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Cook beds in after Somerset's sleepy start

Somerset were dismissed for a sub-par 209 on the first day of their season before Alastair Cook bedded in for Essex

14-Apr-2017•David Hopps at Taunton

Teenager Lawrence denies Lancashire with seven-hour stay

Sometimes a teenager just won't be budged. Lancashire went into the final day at Chelmsford needing eight wickets for victory but they foundered on the rock of Dan Lawrence

10-Apr-2017•Alan Gardner at Chelmsford

Davies hundred leaves Essex with fading hopes

Alex Davies posted his maiden first-class century to help Lancashire set Essex 478 to win - or four full sessions to save the game - in a decidedly one-sided opening match of the Specsavers County Championship season.

09-Apr-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Essex given a reality check of Division One life

Lancashire have not lost to Essex in the Championship since 1997 and that does not look like changing in this match

08-Apr-2017•Alan Gardner at Chelmsford

Vilas, Hameed lift Lancashire as Essex faithful rue Foster axe

Dane Vilas top-scored for Lancashire with 74 while Haseeb Hameed proved his fitness after suffering an injury scare

07-Apr-2017•Alan Gardner at Chelmsford

Two commentators, six grounds, one day

ESPNcricinfo is set to start the County Championship Cricket season with a bang as it sets off on a cross-country road trip which aims to take in action from every match on the opening day of the season

06-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Can Middlesex hold off chasing pack?

Alan Gardner, David Hopps and George Dobell preview the chances of the eight teams in Division One

06-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hip problem rules Cook out of Championship start

The much-anticipated early-season match-up between Alastair Cook and James Anderson has been scrubbed with Cook ruled out of Essex's opening Specsavers Championship match

05-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Essex sued over paedophile link to cricket festival

Essex are being sued by a former youth team coach for wrongful dismissal after he warned of inappropriate standards of care at a festival at which a convicted paedophile was one of the organiser

27-Mar-2017•George Dobell

Cook, Anderson among England players released for county duty

The majority of England's centrally contracted players have been made available to play for their counties in the early rounds of the Specsavers County Championship

24-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Wagner bolsters Essex's Division One bid

Essex have added Neil Wagner to their ranks for 2017 as they look to compete on their return to Division One

08-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Essex drop Colchester Festival for 2017

Essex have confirmed that they will not be holding a Colchester Festival in 2017

26-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bopara hands captaincy back to ten Doeschate

Ravi Bopara has stepped down as Essex's limited-overs captain after one season in the role

12-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Essex tie up deal for Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Amir, Pakistan's left-arm quick, has signed as overseas player for Essex for the first half of the 2017 season

08-Nov-2016•George Dobell

County ins and outs 2017

ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on the movement between counties ahead of the 2017 season

24-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

South African Harmer plugs Essex's spin-bowling gap

Essex have turned to South African Simon Harmer to answer their spin weakness

21-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Northeast offers nothing as Kent rue points that got away

Kent's irritation at missing out on promotion went some way to explaining the defiance of their skipper Sam Northeast

23-Sep-2016•ECB Reporters Network

Essex slump after Kent secure second

Essex will require three runs with only one wicket in hand to avoid the follow on after reaching stumps on day three in Canterbury on 289 for 9

22-Sep-2016•ECB Reporters Network

Old dog Stevens bares his teeth on new contract

Kent beneficiary Darren Stevens hit an unbeaten century in what could transpire to be his final game for the county as the hosts posted 389 for 7 on the second day

21-Sep-2016•ECB Reporters Network

'It's still up for grabs,' say counties, despite city cricket vote

Richard Gould, Surrey's chief executive, has called on the ECB to remember the interests of the sport's traditional fans, as the battle for the future of county cricket intensified

15-Sep-2016•Andrew Miller

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