Sussex skipper Ben Brown took no part in their successful T20 Group campaign, but he made his presence felt as the Championship returned

Josh Poysden will only play Championship matdhes on loan for the rest of the season but stays with Birmingham Bears as long as their T20 season continues

Glamorgan would have become the third West Country side to reach the last eight with victory at Hove but instead a 98-run defeat leaves all hanging on their final game

Alex Lees was once hailed as the most exciting young batsman in the country, a captain at 22. Now he hopes Durham will rescue a career in free-fall

Yorkshire's top-heavy batting cost them as they collapsed in the latter half of their innings when total around 220 was on the cards

Yorkshire's interest in Liam Plunkett lapsed the moment he accepted a late IPL deal, leaving Surrey to offer him a three-year contract

Left-field selection confirms that county cricket is in an existential crisis not of its own making

Middlesex threw the Division Two promotion race wide open, and maintained interest in their own season in the process, with a hard-won 18-run victory

Jonathan Trott has a new task awaiting him when he retires from first-class cricket at the end of the season

Chris Woakes did not appear to be in prime Test form but Warwickshire remained in control at Lord's, despite resistance from Stevie Eskinazi

A seven-wicket morning session gave way to a more promising position at the close, but Warwickshire hold whip hand in make-or-break tussle

He has one of the highest T20 strike rates of all time but Birmingham Bears opener Ed Pollock is enjoying his anonymity - at least for now

A survey by the Professional Cricketers Association strongly supports promotion and relegation in four-day cricket but on The Hundred there is not a word

An afternoon start because of the World Cup meant a sparse crowd at Bristol but they watched Gloucestershire sneak a thrilling encounter

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast includes relief at Trent Bridge, Joe Denly's treasured England wicket and why Yorkshire will no longer go head-to-head against England's World Cup semi-final

The ECB will become the first sports governing body to take part independently in the march in a statement about cricket's commitment to diversity

Finding enough players for a Saturday club game can be difficult enough - but the prospect of a clash with England's World Cup quarter-final is making leagues and captains sweat

ESPNcricinfo previews the teams in the North Group for the Vitality T20 Blast

ESPNcricinfo previews the teams in the South Group for the Vitality T20 Blast