England Domestic Season, 2008 news from Cricinfo.com

Anthony McGrath signs three-year deal with Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Anthony McGrath has signed a new three-year contract which will keep him at Yorkshire until the end of the 2011 season.

I was the wrong selection - Pattinson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Pattinson has said he disagreed with his surprise selection for the second Test against South Africa, at Headingley

Benkenstein ready to move aside

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dale Benkenstein has confirmed he is unlikely to continue as Durham captain after leading them to their first County Championship title

Surrey confirm Butcher departure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A week after it was widely reported, Surrey have confirmed that Alan Butcher has been sacked as coach following the club's Championship relegation

Napier wins Walter Lawrence Trophy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graham Napier has won the 2008 Walter Lawrence Trophy for the season's fastest hundred, having reached three figures off 44 balls against Sussex

Kruger leaves Leicestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Garnett Kruger won't be returning to Leicestershire next season after deciding to cut down on his workload. He will now concentrate on playing for the Lions in South Africa

Hemp released by Glamorgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Hemp will not be offered a new contract by Glamorgan according to WalesOnline. He is expected to be replaced as captain by Jamie Dalrymple

Sussex begin chief executive search

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sussex have officially begun their search for a new chief executive to replace Gus MacKay who has joined Surrey as their managing director

County ins and outs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo keeps you up to speed with the all the movement on the county circuit. We will keep this list updated during the winter as news of releases and signings arrive

Durham title coach's 'proudest' moment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Helping Durham clinch their maiden County Championship title is the "proudest achievement" of his career, says Geoff Cook, the head coach

Warwickshire sign off with style

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the last day in the final round of matches in County Championship's second division

Nottinghamshire sent crashing to painful defeat

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Nottinghamshire's Championship hopes were finally extinguished at 3.57 when Charlie Shreck struck a catch to backward point and Hampshire completed a massive 203-run victory

Goodwin and Rashid bask in the sun

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Martin Williamson reports on the final day of the Championship clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Thorp secures Durham's maiden title

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Durham marched towards their first County Championship title with a thumping innings-and-71-run victory against Kent at Canterbury

Read found pitch 'depressing'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read bemoaned Nottinghamshire's home conditions after the 203-run defeat against Hampshire finally ended their Championship hopes

Adams refuses to be drawn on his future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Adams refused to comment on speculation that he was set to retire, saying he 'hoped to remain at the club in some capacity' next season

Harmison basks in Durham's glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not even a cracked wrist, courtesy of a Geraint Jones cut shot, could deny Steve Harmison his moment of glory with Durham

Lancashire ease to eight-wicket win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire cantered to an eight-wicket victory at Taunton with Mark Chilton falling three short of his second century of the season

Leicestershire end on a high

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the third day in the final round of matches in County Championship's second division

Sussex follow on despite Nash hundred

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew Miller reports on the third day of the Championship relegation clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Thorp boosts Durham's title hopes

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jeremy James reports on the third day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury

Nottinghamshire's grip slowly loosens

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the third day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Key fined for 'Muppet' outburst

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Robert Key has been fined £1250 and reprimanded by the ECB following comments he made about the board's pitch inspectors during Kent's Championship match with Durham

Keedy ends Somerset's chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the third day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Warwickshire secure Division Two title

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the second day in the final round of matches in County Championship's second division

Wainwright century leaves Sussex in the mire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew Miller reports on the second day of the Championship relegation clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Di Venuto and Smith help rekindle Durham's dream

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jeremy James reports on the second day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury

Somerset struggle to make title claim

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the second day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Tahir leaves Notts' hopes in the balance

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the second day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Ambrose bats Warwickshire within sight of title

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the first day in the final round of matches in County Championship's second division

Harmison puts the skids under Kent

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

We report on the first day of the Championship clash between Kent and Durham at Canterbury

Sami leaves Yorkshire under a cloud

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew Miller reports on the first day of the Championship relegation clash between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove

Trego keeps Somerset fighting

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reports on the first day of the Championship clash between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton

Pattinson and Shreck double-act strikes again

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the first day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Blain takes coaching role with Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Blain will return to Yorkshire at the end of October as assistant bowling coach and will also be registered as a player so can be called up if required

Harmison and Trescothick up for award

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Harmison and Marcus Trescothick are in the running for the PCA Player of the Year award after impressive seasons

Nottinghamshire hold edge in title race

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Four teams can still claim the Championship going into the final round, and another four are battling to avoid the drop. That's not bad for a nine-team division

Gough bows out of first-class cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Gough's first-class career is officially over after he was left out of Yorkshire's squad for their must-win encounter against Sussex at Hove on Thursday

Kolpak loophole set to be closed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The end is nigh for the legion of Kolpak players who have used European Union employment legislation to bypass quotas on overseas players in English cricket

Worcestershire stay up after Glamorgan rout

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Worcestershire retained their Division One status in some style with a thumping 103-run victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff

Gough ready to call it a day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Gough, the former England fast bowler, has cast doubt over his availability for Yorkshire's final match of the county season

Salisbury earns Warwickshire promotion

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the final day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

Battling teams fail to force result

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the fourth day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Middlesex wrap up eight-wicket win

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the third day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

McGrath and Rudolph thwart Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the third day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Chapple completes stunning Lancashire victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire supporters were dancing on the outfield at Aigburth after their team completed a stunning turnaround, sealing a 70-run victory against Kent to give them a serious chance of avoiding relegation

Notts reach the summit after Surrey rout

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey were all set to finish a disastrous season on a fittingly flat note, but for Nottinghamshire a glorious finale could yet arrive against Hampshire at Trent Bridge next week

Alan Butcher pays for Surrey's failure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher is, as expected, believed to have paid the price for Surrey's dismal season and been removed as the county's coach

Rogers to captain Derbyshire in 2009

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Rogers will return to Derbyshire as captain next year following a productive campaign with the county this season

Six-gun Nannes routs Worcestershire

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the second day's County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

Blackwell century powers Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the second day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Law fights but Lancashire face defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stuart Law's 79 kept Lancashire just about alive against Kent, but they only lead by 131 with three wickets remaining at Aigburth

Wagh and Patel feast on doomed Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's relegation was finally made official during a morning where The Oval looked more like the set of Casualty than a cricket field

Essex keep promotion hopes alive

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

A round-up of the County Championship action from the penultimate set of matches

Jones fires after Lancashire slump

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After taking advantage of a damp pitch Kent are already ahead at Aigburth after dispatching Lancashire for 107 before Geraint Jones almost matched it on his own

Somerset make most of truncated day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports from the first day of Yorkshire against Sussex at Scarborough

Butcher admits to Surrey's failings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Butcher has said that Surrey's relegation, which is almost certain to be confirmed at The Oval in the next day or so, is not something that will be mourned by many outside the club

Hick farewell ended by injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Hick's county career appears to be over after he was ruled out of his final Championship game against Middlesex, at Kidderminster, with his long-standing elbow injury

Dexter rejects three-year deal with Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Neil Dexter has turned down the offer of a new three-year with Kent,

Hampshire lose Tahir for final match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire will be without Imran Tahir, the legspinner, for their crucial final Championship match against Nottinghamshire starting on September 24

Stunning Goodwin gives Sussex Pro40 title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from a gripping final day of Pro40 action as Sussex claim the title thanks to a breathtaking innings from Murray Goodwin

Walker released by Kent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matt Walker, the Kent batsman, will leave the county after serving them for 16 years

Chris Adams hands captaincy reins to Yardy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Adams, the Sussex captain, has announced he will be standing down at the end of the season following 11 years in charge

Washout at soggy Cardiff

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Glamorgan and Worcestershire finally bowed to the inevitable and agreed to abandon their Championship match at Sophia Gardens

Flower steers Essex to Pro40 crown

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex beat Kent to secure the Pro40 Division Two title in the final round of matches

Rain hits promotion hopes

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action as rain hits division two

Alan Butcher faces uncertain future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey lunged further towards relegation with their innings-and-122-run defeat against Hampshire at The Oval leaving Alan Butcher, the coach, looking increasingly vulnerable

Langer shines but weather wins

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports on the fourth day's play between Somerset and Durham at Taunton

Hampshire top after crushing win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For a few days at least Hampshire are top of the Championship after a crushing innings-and-122-run victory against almost-relegated Surrey at The Oval

Gloucester lose Championship festival

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gloucester has lost its annual cricket festival as Gloucestershire bow to commercial pressures, although the club are hopeful of playing a Twenty20 match at the King's School ground

Bopara shows form for Essex

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Tahir and Tomlinson wreck Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey are in danger of the rare achievement of finishing a Championship match with no points after they collapsed in the face of Hampshire's sizeable total

Chanderpaul and Di Venuto turn the screw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports on the third day's play between Somerset and Durham at Taunton

Northants release Klusener and Brown

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lance Klusener won't be offered a new contract by Northamptonshire after the club said they want to increase the number of England qualified players on the staff

Northamptonshire speed to 300

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up of the latest County Championship action

Surrey left looking broken and beaten

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even if there are any Surrey supporters clinging to the hope of top division cricket next year, the players appear to have resigned themselves to the inevitable after Nic Pothas' second century of the season, and Dimitri Mascarenhas' 99, lifted Hampshire

Harmison puts Durham on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first playing day of this crucial match between numbers two and three in the Division One table - neither of whom have won the championship before - went rather in favour of the visitors

Vaughan staying at Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire have confirmed that Michael Vaughan will be remaining with the club after rumours that he was searching for another county

Gough considers Twenty20 offer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Gough's final appearance at Headingley before retirement ended in a sodden abandonment against Warwickshire, but the Yorkshire supporters may not have seen the last of him after all

Derbyshire's Kevin Dean announces retirement

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Dean, the Derbyshire seamer, has announced he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the season after 15 years with the county

Shoaib strikes on Surrey debut

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

After clocking up plenty of air miles between the UK and Asia, Shoaib Akhtar struck on his Surrey debut during a truncated opening day against Hampshire at The Oval

Malan and Kartik stay at Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dawid Malan, the 21-year-old left-hander, has agreed a long-term contract with Middlesex, while Murali Kartik has re-signed as their overseas player

Shoaib named in Surrey squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has been included in Surrey's squad for their Championship match against Hampshire at The Oval after getting all his visa paperwork in order

Vaughan move talk played down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Vaughan plays down talk of a county move while Hampshire say they haven't approached him

Kidderminster bails out flood-hit Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Worcestershire have confirmed that their remaining games in 2008 will be played at Kidderminster CC after their home ground at New Road was flooded at the weekend

Nicholson leaves Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matthew Nicholson, the former New South Wales fast bowler, has left Surrey by mutual consent with three weeks of the season remaining

Swann and Patel spin out Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the latest Pro40 action, where only one of the four matches survived the weather

Key and Denly dash in vain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kent moved up to third in the Championship table after taking seven points from a rain-ruined draw against Surrey at Canterbury

Worcester floods once again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The storms which have ravaged England in recent days have again caused the rivers surrounding Worcestershire's home at New Road to break their banks and flood the ground

An utterly damp squib

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches where rain wiped out play across most of the country

Somerset to target recent overseas signings for EPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset's recent overseas signings - Cameron White, Graeme Smith and Ricky Ponting - will be their potential recruits in 2010 for the English Premier League

Lancashire should have kept Cork - Flintoff

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Flintoff has criticised Lancashire's decision to release Dominic Cork, the former England bowler, at the end of the season

Shoaib to join Surrey on Sunday

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has sorted out his visa formalities and is expected to join county side Surrey on Sunday

Rain ruins county programme

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches where rain wipes out play across most of the country

Henderson commits to Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tyron Henderson, Middlesex's South Africa allrounder, has signed a new one-year contract with the club

Fraser favourite to become Middlesex managing director

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Angus Fraser has confirmed his interest in running for the newly opened position of managing director at Middlesex, the club at which he played his entire 18-year career

Butcher still hopeful Shoaib will play

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey are still hopeful that Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, will be able to play their final two Championship matches of the season

Lewry extends Vaughan's trot

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches

Trego's aggression boosts Somerset

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Somerset fought back well on the second day against Nottinghamshire, with their lower order batting well to boost the total very usefully, and then seizing two of the home side's wickets before the close

Godleman grinds Middlesex ahead

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Martin Williamson reports on the second day's play between Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Lord's