Som v Hants, Taunton, 2nd day

Bess' seven gives Somerset shot at a chase

Report - Target 259 in low-scoring match

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

'I can focus on being a better bowler rather than think about my action'

Jack Leach talks about remodelling his bowling in time for the Sri Lanka tour

Peter Roebuck's Somerset agony

David Hopps on newly published material that reveals Roebuck's despair at being made a scapegoat for the decision to release the club's West Indian stars

Roger that

Australia (and county cricket) veteran Chris Rogers takes a quiz | The Cricket Monthly November issue

County ins and outs

Keep up to date with all the player movements ahead of the 2017 season

Coming back to Tresco

Ten years after his last England game, he is a hero for Somerset - and for cricketers coping with mental illness | The Cricket Monthly September issue

'Botham hit it hard, but Viv hit it harder'

I Played a Great: When a club spinner bowled long hops to two biffers

'I'd be a pro golfer if not a cricketer'

Marcus Trescothick on alternative careers, his only Test wicket, and the hardest bowlers to face

County news

ESPNcricinfo panel backs professional revamp

Agreement that changes are for betterment of game

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

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

Somerset 2015 preview

Maynard has ingredients to make Somerset rise

Rehman can fire title challenge

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

Cricket Brain 2014

'Did you once tell Atherton you'd seen better batters in your fridge?'

Fast bowler Steve Kirby takes on the Cricket Brain 2014 challenge

Nick Compton

'I feel like I'm approaching my peak now'

Nick Compton talks about stepping out of his grandfather's shadow and sharing an honour with a batsman he looks up to

Ian Botham

'I've never been in awe of anyone'

Not even Viv Richards. Ian Botham talks about his first Test hundred, first wicket, and more

Chris Stonor

Invaluable council

As counties struggle to adapt to changing economic times, their local councils have become important allies. By Chris Stonor

Worcestershire v Australians, New Road, 2nd day

Compton's runs can't ease his pain

Hopps: Recent success against Australia is futile

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

'Doubting yourself is one of the worst things you can do'

Dropped by Lancashire, and playing out the rest of the season for Somerset, Sajid Mahmood tries to stay positive and believes he still has plenty to offer

'I want to give the bowlers nothing'

Somerset's Nick Compton is an an old-school scrapper whose timeless virtues are paying dividends. Interview by George Dobell

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

The coach who played no first-class cricket

Somerset's Andy Hurry is an exception in the modern game: an amateur at the helm of a top county side. By Siddarth Ravindran

'I believe I'm a big-occasion player'

Roelof van der Merwe is happy to be an aggro allrounder with game-changing abilities. Interview by Nitin Sundar

Unsung heroes

Switch Hit: Can Somerset go all the way in the CLT20? Plus, a tribute to 1981 Ashes hero Graham Dilley

County ins and outs

ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on where players are moving over the winter for the 2012 season

1954

When the game became too much

Rewind: At the time of year when players call it quits, we look back to one whose retirement came midway through a match