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Relegation completes Lancashire fall

Lancashire will finish a season they entered as defending champions with relegation to Division Two after Surrey's victory and their own defeat

07-Sep-2012•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Essex end Hampshire hopes

The Essex bowlers secured a 122-run victory that all but ends Hampshire's chances of promotion to Division One

07-Sep-2012•Ivo Tennant at West End

Kent win keeps promotion race open

Kent earned the vital victory their efforts deserved to set up a thrilling final week in Division Two of the Championship

07-Sep-2012•David Lloyd at Canterbury

Surrey spinners secure status

Surrey played like a team that wanted to end their last match at home on a high and did so with a chilled 195-run victory

07-Sep-2012•Jarrod Kimber at The Oval

Somerset rise to challenge for Rose farewell

Somerset surged to a five-wicket victory over Sussex that gives them the opportunity to steal the runners-up position in Division One at the last

07-Sep-2012•David Hopps at Hove

Davies dropped for 'lack of form'

Surrey dropped their England wicketkeeper Steve Davies from the line-up for their current match against Nottinghamshire because of a "lack of form"

07-Sep-2012•Jarrod Kimber at The Oval

Northants bring in Spriegel

Northamptonshire have begun to plan for next season by signing the Surrey allrounder Matthew Spriegel on a two-year contract

07-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

2011 title miss spurred us on - Troughton

Jim Troughton has admitted that the pain of missing out on the Championship title in 2011 played a large part in pushing his side to go the extra step in 2012

07-Sep-2012•George Dobell at New Road

Foster bats on before Hants wilt

Essex chose to bat out their innings and set Hampshire a target of 425 to stay in the hunt for promotion before claiming three late wickets

06-Sep-2012•Ivo Tennant at West End

Lancashire's fate in other hands

Lancashire's bid for Division One safety looks set to be reliant on Surrey failing to beat Nottinghamshire after failing to take control against Middlesex

06-Sep-2012•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Lord's

Magoffin strikes after Goodwin goodbye

Four wickets in five overs at the end of a keenly contested day almost put hopes of a surprise Somerset victory to bed

06-Sep-2012•David Hopps at Hove

Warks grateful to former Essex boys

Two of the architects of Warwickshire's 2012 Championship triumph were former Essex players: Chris Wright and Varun Chopra

06-Sep-2012•George Dobell at New Road

Safety-first Surrey edge towards survival

If you look at this day in isolation, Surrey had a good day. If you look at it in the context of the whole season, they should have done better

06-Sep-2012•Jarrod Kimber at The Oval

Norwell hauls Gloucs off the bottom

Liam Norwell claimed five wickets as Gloucestershire moved off the bottom of the County Championship table with a 207-run victory inside three days against Northamptonshire at Bristol.

06-Sep-2012

Yorks complete important win

06-Sep-2012•Les Smith at Headingley

Derbys incensed by Tredwell inclusion

Derbyshire were incensed at James Tredwell's substitution as their promotion hopes took a blow at Kent

06-Sep-2012•David Lloyd at Canterbury

Durham breach salary cap

Durham will start next season with point deductions in all three competitions after breaching the salary cap in English domestic cricket.

06-Sep-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Warwickshire win Championship title

Warwickshire secured their first County Championship title since 2004, taking less than half the third day at New Road to take the remaining eight wickets in Worcestershire's second innings

06-Sep-2012•George Dobell at New Road

Cockbain gives Gloucs command

James Fuller's career-best County Championship bowling figures and 99 from Ian Cockbain put Gloucestershire in a winning position on the second day at Bristol.

05-Sep-2012

Giles' anxiety until job is done

With last year's agonising disappointment in mind, Ashley Giles won't be at peace until the Championship title is secured

05-Sep-2012•George Dobell at New Road

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