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Shankargate: how did it happen?

Jun 2, 2011: A look into Adrian Shankar's past, and at Northamptonshire's success

Trevor Penney

Catching Beefy

Jul 11, 2010: Getting Mike Procter's autograph, partying like it's 1989, and an experience better than any in cricket

Lessons from the county scene

Jun 17, 2010: County chief executives on the lessons learned from the season to date

Eric Hollies

The smiling spoilsport

Jun 5, 2010: He may be remembered for one delivery, but there was rather more to the Falstaff-like Warwickshire leggie born 98 years ago today

Glorious tradition v grubby money

Feb 15, 2010: An ancient county committee room comes face to face with horrid reality

Belly got backbone

Feb 8, 2010: Boardroom negotiations between Ashley "I'm-in-charge" Giles and Ian "Tough-as-nails" Bell

Jonathan Trott

England's forgotten Ashes hero

Sep 25, 2009: Not many discussed him before his century on debut to secure the Ashes, not many seem to be discussing him after that performance

England's No.3 battle

"Someone had to go and it was my turn" - Bell

Apr 9, 2009: Ian Bell only returned from the warmer climes of the Caribbean a week ago, but had no qualms swapping his shorts and T-shirt for a beanie and three jumpers as he prepared to play for MCC at Lord's

English season review

Time to hang up the bats and boots

Sep 29, 2008: During the season a number of players announced their retirements, including some major forces on the county scene. Cricinfo recaps those who have decided their playing days are over

English season review

And the award goes to...

Sep 29, 2008: Cricinfo looks back at the 2008 English season and hands out a batch of awards

County awards - June

Middlesex's successful crisis

Jul 2, 2008: Cricinfo picks out the best performances from the county circuit during June

The Kolpak issue

The rape of South Africa's resources

May 30, 2008: Cricket South Africa and all concerned with the future of the game in the Republic now need to really have their wits about them as the trickle has become a full-scale flood, with close to 50 players having gone down the Kolpak route

Tim Ambrose

Ambrose checks in

Jan 4, 2008: It looked like he had been passed over in favour of his former team-mate Matt Prior. Not quite. Tim Ambrose is England's surprise choice for the wicketkeeper's spot in the squad for New Zealand

The Wisden Cricketer

Australian Kolpaks get closer

Nov 5, 2007: Lawrence Booth on the probable expansion of Kolpak

England domestic season 2007 review

Thrilling in the rain

Sep 25, 2007: Andrew McGlashan reviews England's 2007 domestic season

The Wisden Cricketer - October 2007

The Championship - what's the score?

Sep 20, 2007: Paul Weaver goes in search of the truth about the County Championship

Top Performer - Ian Bell

England's old-school anchorman

Aug 29, 2007: Ian Bell has burst forth from the margins to assume the role of England's tempo-setter

Frith's encounters: Sydney Barnes

Was Barnes the greatest bowler of all time?

Aug 18, 2007: David Frith speaks to former England bowler Sydney Barnes whose 49 wickets against South Africa in 1913-14 is still the record for most wickets in a series

Successful counties with weak bank balances

Victory no passport to profit

Aug 14, 2007: Sussex count their double cost and counties outside the Test circle are selling their souls for survival, reports Paul Coupar

County View

Harvey left with nowhere to go

Aug 14, 2007: Ian Harvey is a much-travelled cricketer. He's plied his trade - mostly with distinction - in Australia, South Africa and England