On The Circuit
Hampshire retain out-of-contract players
Hampshire have offered new deals to all five of their out-of-contract players
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
Hampshire have offered new deals to all five of their out-of-contract players.
Billy Taylor, who didn't appear in the Championship in 2007, has been offered a one-day contract only. Greg Lamb and Tom Burrows have been retained - as have David Balcombe and David Griffiths, the two young fast bowlers.
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Gareth Andrew has joined Worcestershire from Somerset on a two-year contract
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Gareth Andrew has joined Worcestershire from Somerset on a two-year contract. Andrew, the 24-year-old medium fast bowler, found only limited first-team opportunities at Somerset
Full postTime for salary caps?
A fascinating report in The Guardian looks into how county cricket pays for itself
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
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Clare earns one-year contract
Jonathan Clare has earned a one-year contract with Derbyshire
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Jonathan Clare has earned a one-year contract with Derbyshire. Clare, a seaming allrounder, burst onto the scene with a five-wicket haul on his first-class debut and he has continued to impress in subsequent one-day matches since.
Clare, 21, had played second XI cricket for the county since the summer of 2005 before making his debut in September 2007.
John Morris, Derbyshire
Full postDean signs new one-year deal
Derbyshire bowler Kevin Dean has signed a new one-year contract, committing him to the club until the end of 2009.
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Derbyshire bowler Kevin Dean has signed a new one-year contract, committing him to the club until the end of 2009.
Dean, the 31-year-old left-arm seamer, boasts a first-class record with 387 wickets at an average of 26.37 and this season he has taken 23 wickets in ten matches at an average of 28.65.
He is Derbyshire
Full postStayt awarded two-year contract with Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire have awarded Tom Stayt a two-year contract.
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Gloucestershire have awarded Tom Stayt a two-year contract.
A seam bowler, Stayt comes from Wiltshire and has played for Bath CC. He spent four years in the Gloucestershire academy, as well as studying accounting and finance at Exeter University.
He made his debut in the Championship against Middlesex at Lord's in August, taking 3 for 57 including the wickets of Andrew Strauss and Ed Smith.
Stayt said:
Full postEssex retain Floodlit Cup
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Essex beat the PCA Masters by four wickets at Chelmsford on Thursday to win the Twenty20 Floodlit Cup.
Having already won their first three matches in the round-robin competition, also featuring Derbyshire, the Eagles went into their final match with the knowledge that another win would secure the Cup for the second year in a row.
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