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Somerset confirm Hurry appointment

Andy Hurry has been rushed back to Taunton as Somerset's director of cricket after the removal of Matthew Maynard

02-Oct-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Relegated Middlesex seek ECB hearing in crossbow points-deduction furore

Middlesex are to request a hearing with the ECB in an attempt to have the points deduction from their Championship match at The Oval revoked

29-Sep-2017•George Dobell

Ashes call-up Vince toughs it out as Hampshire survive

James Vince displayed his stubborn side as Hampshire staved off relegation by batting through the last day at Edgbaston

28-Sep-2017•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Leach redemption secures Somerset survival

Jack Leach began the season with a remodelled action and doubts about his effectiveness. He finished it with 50 Championship wickets as he bowled Somerset to safety

28-Sep-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Chanderpaul celebrates runners-up spot with unexpected flourish

Shivnarine Chanderpaul cast aside a lifetime of caution to secure Lancashire's runners-up spot with 16 off the final three balls

28-Sep-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Essex complete historic unbeaten season as Yorkshire feel the pain

The celebrations belonged to Essex but the inquest will surely be felt byYorkshire as a county that imagined itself as champions a year ago took a thorough pounding

27-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Leach strikes as relegation fight goes to wire

Somerset claimed three Middlesex wickets before the rain arrived at Taunton as the looked to secure the victory that keeps them in Division One for 2018

27-Sep-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Livingstone steers Lancs towards second place

Liam Livingstone took six wickets and notched a half-century as Lancashire closed in on victory in their Specsavers County Championship clash with Surrey at Old Trafford

27-Sep-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Has the Bell tolled for Hampshire?

Ian Bell has had a dispiriting season which led him to resign the Warwickshire captaincy and privately wonder about his future but his return to form might lead to Hampshire's relegation

27-Sep-2017•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Hildreth digs in to help dig Somerset out of trouble

James Hildreth's fine, unbeaten 82 quietened concerns about the Taunton pitch and put Somerset in an excellent position to escape relegation

26-Sep-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Surrey scrap in battle for second after Croft's ton

Lancashire captain Steven Croft hit his first century in over a year to help Lancashire recover from a flurry of pre-lunch wickets on day two of their Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey

26-Sep-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Hampshire collapse leaves relegation looming

Twenty wickets fell in a day to show how impressive Dom Sibley's unbeaten 92 was with Hampshire left with a tough task to stay in Division One unless Middlesex help them out

26-Sep-2017•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Essex close in on unbeaten record

Yorkshire have put up meagre resistance against an Essex side seemingly heading inexorably towards an unbeaten Championship season

26-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

High Noon for Somerset amid threat of pitch penalty

Ravi Patel's seven wickets on a turning pitch rocked Somerset but they claimed three wickets in return in this relegation decider

25-Sep-2017•George Dobell at Taunton

Surrey deny Lancashire a point in race for second

Saqib Mahmood took a career-best 4 for 50 as Lancashire had the better of the opening day at Old Trafford with the runner's up spot at stake

25-Sep-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Westley survives Ashes scare as Yorkshire stay up

Tom Westley rushed for a precautionary x-ray on a hand injury as Yorkshire secured their Division One future, and the news was good for Essex's England No. 3

25-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Who needs what to stay stay safe and earn promotion

The final round of the County Championship is upon us. The title is already safety in Essex's hands, but there are still crucial issues to be resolved around promotion and relegation

24-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Somerset's late defeat leaves do-or-die finale

Somerset and Middlesex are not the only counties in danger of relegation but their meeting at Taunton next week has the makings of a sudden death affair

22-Sep-2017•Tim Wigmore at Kia Oval

History repeats itself as Essex win after following on

Coach Chris Silverwood invoked memories of a victory following on against Hampshire when Essex last won the title 25 years ago - and they did it again

22-Sep-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Patterson proves his worth as Yorkshire keep survival in sight

Steve Patterson's defiance at No. 9 may have saved his side from relegation, as Yorkshire squeaked to an agonising two-wicket win at Headingley

22-Sep-2017•David Hopps at Headingley

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