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Kent and Middlesex leading chasing pack

A look at the teams in Division Two, leading up to the start of the English County Championship

14-Apr-2009•Andrew McGlashan

Foster stays calm after call-ups

James Foster has learnt to be patient. It is more than six years since he last played for England so he isn't getting too carried away after enjoying a good week

11-Apr-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Napier extends contract with Essex

Graham Napier has signed a two-year deal with Essex which will keep him with the county side until the end of the 2011 season

06-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

ten Doeschate opts for Essex over Netherlands

Fresh from his match-winning 106 for Netherlands in their opening match of the World Cup Qualifiers, Ryan ten Doeschate has revealed he will not be playing a full part for his country in the tournament owing to his commitments with Essex

01-Apr-2009•Will Luke in Johannesburg

Napier raring to go for Mumbai

Essex allrounder Graham Napier is keen on joining the Mumbai Indians for the second season of the IPL which gets underway in South Africa from April 18

25-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Walker powers Essex to title

Essex kept their cool in testing conditions at the Sheik Zayed Stadium on Wednesday night to add the Pro ARCH Trophy to their Friends Provident Trophy success of last season after beating Middlesex in an evenly contested final

25-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell in Abu Dhabi

Essex in the final after Chambers burst

An explosive five-wicket haul from Essex's Jamaican-born paceman Maurice Chambers blew away Sussex's middle-order to hand a comfortable 47-run win and catapult his side into Wednesday's Pro Arch Trophy final

23-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell

Essex survive scare in opening win

Essex were pushed to their limits by a team of amateur players representing the Pro Arch Trophy sponsors, Emirates Airline, but survived a double injury scare to go on and post a six-wicket win on a steamy evening in Dubai

17-Mar-2009•Mark Pennell in Sharjah

Essex development hit by inquiry

Essex's plans to redevelop their ground have been put on hold after an inquiry was launched into the proposed building work following fears put forward by local residents and concerns over flooding

17-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Foster stays at Essex until 2011

Essex's wicketkeeper, James Foster, has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2011 season

05-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Bopara's abundant class

A week ago Ravi Bopara was in the sleepy city of Christchurch, but the world is a small place these days. Now he is England's Test No. 6 and is going to take some shifting

27-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Stanford 'dirty money' concerns counties

Rod Bransgrove has suggested that the first-class counties hand back the £18,000 they each received as a result of England's participation in the Stanford 20/20 for 20

19-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Essex chief grateful for players' generosity

Essex's chief executive David East has praised his club's players for stumping up with the cash to fund their pre-season tour of Abu Dhabi

11-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Essex players to fund Abu Dhabi trip

Essex's players have volunteered to pay their own way for a club tour to Abu Dhabi for the pre-season Pro Arch Trophy 2009

09-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Westfield commits to Essex

Mervyn Westfield, the 20-year-old fast bowler, has extended his contract with Essex until 2010

06-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

ECB announces 2009 county fixtures

The reigning county champions, Durham, will begin their 2009 title defence against Yorkshire on April 22 with the traditional season-opener against the MCC, at Lord's, on April 9

18-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Counties warn of compensation over IPL

English counties who loose centrally contracted players to the IPL next year will seek compensation, which may have to come from the pockets of the players themselves

11-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

County fixtures delayed by tour uncertainty

The announcement of the 2009 English domestic fixtures has been delayed by up to a month because of the uncertainty surrounding who the first set of tourists will be

18-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Maunders secures Essex deal

Former Leicestershire opening batsman John Maunders has signed a one-year deal with Essex after a brief spell with the county at the end of the 2008 season

14-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Essex veteran Cray dies

Chick Cray, one of the diminishing number of cricketers who played first-class cricket before the war, has died in a Torquay hospital at the age of 87

10-Nov-2008•Martin Williamson

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