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One of England's oldest warhorses, 40-year-old Devon Malcolm , has announced his retirement, and delivered a parting shot criticising the number of foreigners playing in the county game

Sussex 614 for 4 dec v Leicestershire 179 and 38 for 2 at Hove Scorecard At last the wait for Sussex is over

When you've got a maiden Championship title at stake, there's nothing quite like sealing it in style

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Sussex v Leicestershire, Hove Scorecard Sussex need to take a mere six points from their final match of the season, against Leicestershire at Hove, to be certain of securing the Championship title for the first time in their history

Surrey 198 for 9 beat Glamorgan 190 by eight runs at Cardiff Scorecard They may have blown the Championship, but Surrey were today crowned the National League champions after beating last year's winners Glamorgan by eight runs in a low-scoring

Nottinghamshire have a fight on their hands to keep Kevin Pietersen at the club

Lancashire 450 for 6 dec v Sussex 251 and 21 for 2 at Old Trafford Scorecard Sussex will have to endure a nervy final day at Old Trafford, after they were forced to follow-on by a tigerish Lancashire side whose hopes of snatching the title at

Lancashire 368 for 5 v Sussex at Old Trafford Scorecard The champagne in the Sussex dressing-room will have to wait for at least one more day as Lancashire and the rain further prolonged their wait for that elusive maiden Championship title

Eight players have been awarded central contracts by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in a deal which could net each of them as much as £400,000 over the next year

Lancashire 225 for 2 v Sussex at Old Trafford Scorecard Leaders Sussex, requiring 10 points from their remaining two games to secure their first title, were frustrated by the rain and then Lancashire in a shortened day's play at a gloomy

England's selectors today named the tour parties for the first part of this winter's tour

If the timing of Lord MacLaurin's remarks regarding the future of English cricket last week was designed to kick-start a debate on the subject, then it has done exactly as intended

If the timing of Lord MacLaurin's remarks regarding the future of English cricket last week was designed to kick-start a debate on the subject, then it has done exactly as intended

Cambridge blues: Derek Pringle's conflict of interests in 1982 is unlikely to happen again © Getty Images In 1982 Derek Pringle was selected to play his second Test match for England

Gloucestershire 232 for 7 beat Essex 227 by five runs at Bristol Scorecard With the game in their sights, Essex suffered a dramatic collapse of eight wickets for 40 runs to blow it against Gloucestershire

Kent 535 v Surrey 125 and 169 for 7 at Canterbury (Day 2) Scorecard Surrey's title hopes took a massive dive as they spiralled to almost-certain defeat against Kent

Lord MacLaurin, the chairman of the England & Wales Cricket Board until earlier this year, has warned that cricket in England risks becoming "a former sport of the summer ..

Essex 335 v Nottinghamshire 284 and 71 for 2 at Chelmsford (Day 2) Scorecard Andy Clarke and Jon Dakin added 63 for the tenth wicket to give Essex a vital first-innings lead in their relegation dogfight against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford

Essex 77 for 2 v Nottinghamshire 284 at Chelmsford Scorecard Chris Cairns thrashed a rapid 70 from 73 balls, then took a wicket in his first over, as Nottinghamshire and Essex jostled for position on the first day at Chelmsford