County Cricket 2012
County Championship 2012 begins
The season began under laden skies at Trent Bridge•Getty Images
Richard Jones removes Chris Read as Worcestershire wrecked havoc with the ball•Getty Images
Rory Hamilton-Brown survived an lbw appeal by James Anyon•Getty Images
Rob Key made 97 with 12 fours before being run out•Getty Images
Leicestershire recovered from 1 for 3, losing two wickets to the first two balls of the day, with Ramnaresh Sarwan scoring 41 on his debut for the county•Associated Press
James Taylor made 4 on debut for Notts•Getty Images
Moeen Ali celebrates the wicket of Neil Edwards as Notts were bowled out for 118•Getty Images
Hamilton-Brown struck two boundaries but was caught behind for 18•Getty Images
Ajmal Shahzad and Yorkshire went wicketless in the morning session•Getty Images
Tom Maynard top-scored for Surrey with an unbeaten 86 in their first-innings 264•Associated Press
At the Oval, Sussex began well against Surrey, Amjad Khan bowled Chris Jordan for 7•Getty Images
By contrast to the rest of the country, the weather at Headingley was lovely•Getty Images
At Grace Road, Glamorgan won the toss and inserted Leicestershire. Here, William Bragg blows on his hands whilst fielding•Associated Press