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Brutal Durham punishment reflects poorly on ECB

Durham's relegation and heavy points deduction penalises players and supporters - but not the people that let them get into financial difficulty

03-Oct-2016•George Dobell

Spinners stir after change to toss rules

Changes to the toss in England's county game were intended to encourage spin back into Championship cricket. But have they been successful?

28-Sep-2016•Alan Gardner

ESPNcricinfo County Championship XI

Let the debate begin. Do you agree with the final XI selected by ESPNcricinfo's county writers?

24-Sep-2016•Andrew McGlashan

The moments that made the season - Part Two

The greatest retirement statement to the heart-stopping finish, ESPNcricinfo rounds up the memorable moments from the 2016 County Championship, from No.10 to 1 ...

24-Sep-2016•David Hopps

The hope that leads to the hurt

Down in Taunton, they knew it was the longest of shots, but since when did knowing ever stop you hoping?

23-Sep-2016•Paul Edwards at Taunton

Somerset's waiting game presages the onset of winter

Somerset's cricketers have done all they can to win the County Championship for the first time. Now all they can do is wait

23-Sep-2016•Paul Edwards at Taunton

The moments that made the season - Part One

From spin surprises to tail-end onslaughts, ESPNcricinfo rounds up the memorable moments from the 2016 County Championship, from No.20 to 11 ...

23-Sep-2016•David Hopps

Essex's great entertainer signs off on top

Graham Napier hobbled out of his last match at Chelmsford knowing that he had given his all in two decades as a one-club pro

20-Sep-2016•Alan Gardner

Strength of reserves proves system is working - Flower

Andy Flower believes that the success of England Lions in white-ball cricket this summer is the best evidence yet that the ECB's development system is doing its job

19-Sep-2016•Rob Johnston

Trott's story emerging with happy ending

Jonathan Trott will leave the game with a smile on his face and many good memories. From the position he was in not so long ago, that is something to be cherished

17-Sep-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Warwickshire secure one-day silverware

17-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bell still focused on unfinished business

Another Lord's final, Warwickshire's Championship safety, a potential England recall... Ian Bell has had an illustrious career but believes there is plenty to look forward to

15-Sep-2016•George Dobell

Silverwood's dream awakens Essex slumber

Chris Silverwood has taken Essex into Division One of the Championship in his first season as coach. Now the trick will be keeping them there

15-Sep-2016•Alan Gardner

A Chateau Lafite cricketer in a wine-box world

Lancashire batsman Haseeb Hameed has a style that's both simple and cultivated. What stands out, though, is his calmness

13-Sep-2016•Paul Edwards

Gubbins revels in all-for-one title charge

Middlesex have topped the Championship with a focus on the team's 'DNA' and playing for each other, reveals opening batsman and leading run-scorer Nick Gubbins

31-Aug-2016•Will Macpherson

Northants feast on Tuckshop's massive plateful of joy

T20 Finals Day is a long day's journey into night: three hefty dollops of disappointment and finally an outburst of joy deep into the following morning

20-Aug-2016•Paul Edwards at Edgbaston

Shrubsole's studies make her perfectionism less painful

Psychology student Anya Shrubsole knows plenty about the relationship between perfectionism and competitive anxiety, and has used those lessons to aid her bowling

20-Aug-2016•Adam Collins

T20 debate swirls despite Blast success

The battle over the future of domestic T20 in England is set to come to a head once again. At its heart is a conflict between profitability and growing the game

19-Aug-2016•George Dobell

Underdogs versus underperforming heavyweights

ESPNcricinfo sizes up the challengers for this year's Finals Day, with only one former champion among the four

19-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Paul Collingwood: Durham's DNA

He knows his side are 'underdogs' against Yorkshire in the T20 semi-final, but he has spent his entire career scrapping and has no intention of stopping yet

19-Aug-2016•Tim Wigmore

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