County Cricket 2013
The next Cowdrey off the rank
Alastair Mavor talks to Fabian Cowdrey who is taking on a huge weight of expectation to try and forge his own career
County cricket
Top three is top priority
One Man And His Dog: Realisation that the top order can't continue to be bailed out will occupy Dougie Brown
County Cricket 2013
County Corner
Scarborough showdown as seagulls follow the trawler
Switch Hit
The return of the roller
Switch Hit: Pitches, the Champions Trophy, and things people actually care about
Switch Hit Podcast
Is Haddin the new Washbrook?
Switch Hit: Australian vice-captaincy, county cricket, and Graeme Smith's impressive core
Steven Davies
'I was ready to give up... I hated the game'
Surrey keeper Steven Davies talks about how the death of a team-mate made him wonder if he wanted to continue playing
Martin Williamson
Opening Pandora's one-day box
Rewind: Fifty years ago, an effort to bring back crowds to cricket led to the birth of a new format
Mark Nicholas
The death of two salesmen
Mark Nicholas: Another county season gets underway. It won't be the same without Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Tony Greig
Switch Hit Podcast
KP concerns, and Middlesex's marker
Switch Hit: Jonathan Harris-Bass, George Dobell and Andrew McGlashan discuss the 'golden' summer ahead and the county scene
County Championship, Division Two
A familiar foreboding
One Man And His Dog: It's early to panic after one poor display, but the signs weren't good from Glamorgan
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
1903
Snow, sleet... and cricket
Rewind: In 1903, the English county season got off to a frosty start, with a match between London County and Surrey played amid sleet and snow showers
If it's April, it must be the IPL
Mark Nicholas: Once, spring meant county cricket, but there's no denying the centre of the cricket world has moved east since
Are we in a golden age of cricket writing?
Rob Steen: There are no Carduses around, but that's no bad thing. There's more variety and perspective in coverage today
Requiem for a county cricketer's dream
Switch Hit: Iain O'Brien, Paul Smith and George Dobell talk about the Maynard inquest and the distractions surrounding county cricketers, then and now
The blade maketh the man
What batsmen want out of their bats has changed over the years - not that they are any less finicky than their predecessors. By Paul Edwards
County news
County ins and outs 2013
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Shahzad aims to put regrets behind him
Ajmal Shahzad, looking to reawaken his career with Notts, admits he was 'stubborn' in the stand-off that resulted in him leaving Yorkshire. By Jon Culley
Are overseas players worth the bother for counties?
They are, if teams know where to look and can work their way around the international schedule. By Tim Wigmore
