Features

The death of Tom Maynard in 2012 cast a shadow over Surrey but now a side full of young talent is looking forward to a Lord's final. Captain Gareth Batty wants them to enjoy day

Alec Stewart thinks Sam Curran is the best 17-year-old he has ever seen and thinks Tom Curran should have been on the England Lions tour. Surrey's director of cricket opens up about English cricket's exciting double act

The allrounder has prospered this season for Surrey, but scoring runs and taking wickets are only one part of what makes Zafar Ansari tick

Ahead of the start of the Royal London One-Day Cup campaign, a panel of county cricketers - Steven Crook, Lewis Gregory and Ravi Patel - plus England selector, and Middlesex director of cricket, Angus Fraser discuss how the 50-over game is evolving

Runs were plundered in Cardiff, but not by Kevin Pietersen in his first meaningful innings of the season. Still, this was just the start of his quest for an extraordinary return to the England team

ESPNcricinfo previews the chances of all nine Division Two teams

Injuries derailed him but a fit Stuart Meaker could provide the speed England need

On his first big day of the summer, Kevin Pietersen's failure was greeted with glee by the fans who once cherished him

To seek to exist as a T20 specialist is the most precarious of occupations. Cricket is not like the movies where Harrison Ford can still get the girl even though he is in his 70s

Steven Davies on the pain of keeping to Stuart Meaker, rainy days in the Surrey dressing room, and who'd play him in a movie

Steve Davies has put some tough times behind him and hopes the influence of Graeme Smith and Kevin Pietersen will spark a successful phase in his career

In part two of our feature on the counties' financial health, we look at their year-round business plans and the ECB's efforts to ensure that 'the 18' survive in a challenging financial landscape

ESPNcricinfo profiles the four teams at Friends Life t20 Finals Day

Azhar Mahmood is in the twlight of his career but still plays with the zest of youth as he travels the world for Twenty20

Trying to catch one of his final innings in the game became a matter of urgency, of getting to say a proper goodbye

Problems arguably out of his control contributed to Chris Adams' downfall and have clouded his legacy

Surrey's mid-season sacking of Chris Adams and his assistant Ian Salisbury is more the preserve of football than cricket

The death of a friend and team-mate made Surrey keeper Steven Davies wonder if he wanted to continue playing

Every club is trying its best to stay afloat, selling real estate, hosting concerts, borrowing heavily, but is the model sustainable?

Surrey's new captain preached a message of pride and responsibility as he arrived to begin the task of rebuilding the county in his image