It's Harmer time at Essex
The Kolpak offspinner has played a big role in Essex making it to the top of the Championship table
'It gets a bit annoying - quarter-finals, semi-finals, out'
Ravi Bopara talks about Essex's prospects of winning limited-overs silverware this year, and his aspirations of playing for England again
County previews: Division Two
Notts, Sussex among leading contenders
Durham penalty leaves mountainous task
County previews: Division One
Can Middlesex hold off chasing pack?
Yorkshire, Surrey pose major threat
How Essex ruled the '80s
All Out Cricket: From loveable pushovers to strutting county titans, Essex's self-made story through the 1980s chimed perfectly with the times
County ins and outs
Keep up to date with all the player movements ahead of the 2017 season
Essex's great entertainer signs off on top
Graham Napier hobbled out of his last match at Chelmsford knowing he had given his all in two decades as a one-club pro
County news
Silverwood's dream awakens Essex slumber
Promotion achieved in first year
The academy of cricket
All Out Cricket: Essex has produced several England captains and batting giants, but they don't have silverware of their own and they'd like to change that
County news
ESPNcricinfo panel backs professional revamp
Agreement that changes are for betterment of game
'I wasn't fast-fast, but I could be slippery'
Former England bowler Neil Foster looks back on his Test career, selection in the '80s, and playing with Gooch
The toughest finishing school in cricket
Many young England players have honed their skills in the unforgiving world of Australian grade cricket. The latest generation is no exception
Quit griping and get on board in fight to save game
Ambitious ECB plans to grow engagement and inspire a new generation need cricket lovers to start working together, says David Hopps
County news
County ins and outs 2016
Keep up to date with all the player movements ahead of the 2016 season
England news
Rashid battles to prove his worth
One-day stage has Test debut as the prize
| Lyth bares his soul on Facebook
Ess v Surr, Colchester, 1st day
Pettini and Browne lift patched-up Essex
Report - Twin centuries underpin innings
'Bloody hell, I must be old'
Ravi Bopara on his autographing ethics, and putting up with Trott's velcro-heavy superstitions
England news
Footitt eyes up England's left-arm vacancy
Tim Wigmore: looks at the career of Mark Footitt, the left-arm quick who is the surprise name for the Ashes training camp
English cricket should bemoan Hales' IPL jaunt
George Dobell: Lack of faith in England's T20 tournament is perverse
NatWest T20 Blast
Blast promises to break 1m barrier
Expectations high for crowd surge
Jesse Ryder's suburban fairy tale
Jarrod Kimber: For New Zealand's wild child, there is probably no better place than county cricket right now
Essex 2015 preview
Essex troubled by run of near misses
Must offset Mills and Foakes departures
Gooch, with a side of chips
My Favourite Cricketer: The most English of English batsmen turned Daniel Brigham into a lifelong fan of the game
County news
County ins and outs 2015
Keep up with all the latest news from your county
Tim Wigmore
Franchises are not the answer
Tim Wigmore: England needs to learn the right lessons from the BBL and not turn to a franchise system that would freeze thousands of committed fans
England news
Morgan's warning must be heeded
Standards of England's T20 under scrutiny
Tymal Mills
'I'll head in all guns blazing'
All Out Cricket: Three years after Tymal Mills was a stand-in in a village side, the left-armer from Essex is knocking on the doors of the national selectors
Charl
'I'd always be the one with the reddest trousers'
Former South Africa fast bowler Charl Willoughby is quite the stickler when it comes to shining the ball
Chris Stonor
Invaluable council
As counties struggle to adapt to changing economic times, their local councils have become important allies. By Chris Stonor
County Cricket 2013
County cricket's commercial crusade for the 21st century
Every club is trying its best to stay afloat, selling real estate, borrowing heavily, but is the model sustainable? By Chris Stonor
Salute the messenger
2012 Review: In a year of great performances, let's not forget the brave efforts of Tony Palladino in outing fixing in county cricket. By Rob Steen
County Cricket Live
Welcome to the 2012 county blog
Find out about our live coverage of domestic cricket
What does the future hold for the county game?
What does the future hold for the county game?
We underestimate county cricket at our peril
George Dobell: Its familiarity may have bred contempt in many, but the County Championship remains of enormous value
1994
If it ain't fixed...
Rewind: As Mervyn Westfield heads to prison, we look back at when the first claims of match-fixing in English domestic cricket emerged
County ins and outs
ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on where players are moving over the winter for the 2012 season
The winner is...
With the English county season over, George Dobell hands out his awards for 2011
Domestic bliss
Switch Hit: County cricket continues to excite. We speak to Surrey's Tom Maynard after his maiden century. Plus: is the pull of the IPL too strong?
Youth shines, but where's the experience?
Countyscape: Do fluctuating standards and performances suggest an underlying weakness in the competition?
County cricket
Youth flourishes, but where's the experience?
George Dobell on the opening weeks of the season
Championship tussle promises intrigue
Nottinghamshire won't have an easy job of their title defence. A look at Division One in this year's County Championship
| Division Two: Promotion battle
