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Derbyshire look beyond title glory

Derbyshire claimed the Division Two title as they ended the longest exile of any county from the top tier of the County Championship

14-Sep-2012•Jon Culley at Derby

White holds nerve in narrow win

Leicestershire ended the season on a high, beating Gloucestershire by two wickets in a dramatic finish to the Division Two game at Grace Road

14-Sep-2012

Yorkshire secure redemption after promotion

Yorkshire could look back on a highly satisfying season after their final game ended in a 239-run win over Essex

14-Sep-2012•George Dobell at Chelmsford

Krikken toasts return to success

Karl Kirkken compared leading Derbyshire to promotion with one of his best days as a player for Derbyshire, winning the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1993

13-Sep-2012•Jon Culley at Derby

McGrath gets Yorkshire over the line

Anthony McGrath may have played his last game for Yorkshire but if he does leave the club, he can do so in the knowledge that he has played a big hand in Yorkshire's promotion

13-Sep-2012•George Dobell at Chelmsford

Late wickets give Leics edge

Claude Henderson snapped up two wickets in the penultimate over of the day to give Leicestershire a chance of finishing the season with a victory against Gloucestershire.

13-Sep-2012

Kent denied by win for Croft

On the day Glamorgan announced a change to their traditional one-day name, they closed the season, and Robert Croft's career, with a win to deny Kent promotion

13-Sep-2012•Paul Edwards at Cardiff

Croft's farewell turn hurts Kent

Robert Croft claimed his 51st five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in his final appearance as Kent's promotion hopes took a heavy blow

12-Sep-2012•Paul Edwards at Cardiff

Yorkshire take control and lead

Yorkshire moved to the top of the Division Two table for the first time this season and look overwhelming favourites to gain promotion

12-Sep-2012•George Dobell at Chelmsford

Khawaja anchors Derbyshire bid

Derbyshire lost top spot in Division Two to Yorkshire but, thanks to Usman Khawaja's half-century, edged closer to securing promotion

12-Sep-2012•Jon Culley at Derby

Thakor brights up damp day

Leicestershire teenager Shiv Thakor produced another eye-catching innings on a rain-hit second day with Gloucestershire at Grace Road.

12-Sep-2012

Derbyshire nervy after Vince ton

James Vince score a hundred for Hampshire before late wicket left Derbyshire wobbling in their bid to secure promotion

11-Sep-2012•Jon Culley at Derby

Allenby plays the school bully to hold up Kent

Send For Tredders sounds like a school story from the 1920s but it might be just what Kent need if they are to win promotion from Division Two

11-Sep-2012•Paul Edwards at Cardiff

Spinners put Leicestershire on top

Leicestershire spinners Claude Henderson and Jigar Naik shared five wickets as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 234 on the first day at Grace Road

11-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rafiq and Sidebottom show Yorkshire grit

Perhaps it was fitting that two Yorkshiremen from different backgrounds and different vintages combined to nudge their side ahead in the race to achieve promotion from Division Two

11-Sep-2012•George Dobell at Chelmsford

Essex end Hampshire hopes

The Essex bowlers secured a 122-run victory that all but ends Hampshire's chances of promotion to Division One

07-Sep-2012•Ivo Tennant at West End

Kent win keeps promotion race open

Kent earned the vital victory their efforts deserved to set up a thrilling final week in Division Two of the Championship

07-Sep-2012•David Lloyd at Canterbury

Foster bats on before Hants wilt

Essex chose to bat out their innings and set Hampshire a target of 425 to stay in the hunt for promotion before claiming three late wickets

06-Sep-2012•Ivo Tennant at West End

Norwell hauls Gloucs off the bottom

Liam Norwell claimed five wickets as Gloucestershire moved off the bottom of the County Championship table with a 207-run victory inside three days against Northamptonshire at Bristol.

06-Sep-2012

Yorks complete important win

06-Sep-2012•Les Smith at Headingley

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