On The Circuit

Richard Johnson, the former Middlesex fast bowler, has joined Berkshire to play in the Minor County Championship.

Hampshire's pre-season tour to Barbados has been cancelled because of a lack of sponsorship, according to the BBC .

Lancashire have announced that an extra 2,755 alcohol-free seats will be available at Old Trafford for internationals and domestic Twenty20's in 2008.

Tony Brown , the former Gloucestershire allrounder, has been elected as the club

Worcestershire are understood to be keen to secure Shane Bond's signature for next season now he's out of contract with New Zealand

The Brecon Beacons in Wales are as bleak and lonely a landscape as Britain has, where the Royal Marines test their physical endurance and where the SAS trek 40 gruelling miles to whittle out the weaklings in their infamous Long Drag

Middlesex have confirmed South African fast bowler Friedel de Wet as a Kolpak player for 2008 after contracts were signed and work permits received

Graeme Swann has guaranteed his next three years will be at Nottinghamshire, after renewing his deal to take him to the end of 2010

Worcestershire have failed to attract Ashley Noffke, the Queensland allrounder, to New Road for the 2008 season.

Steve Davies, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, has signed a one-year contract extension with Worcestershire

Luke Wright, the England allrounder, has signed a new three-year deal with Sussex which will keep him at the club until 2011.

James Benning and Stewart Walters are making the most of their off-season

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has expressed his interest in becoming Glamorgan's bowling coach in the future.

Darren Maddy has extended his contract with Warwickshire by three years to keep him at the club until the end of the 2010 season

Middlesex Cricket Board cricket development officer, Graeme West has been appointed as Middlesex CCC

Essex have appointed Graeme Welch as their new seam-bowling coach

Kevin Pietersen has agreed a three-year extension to his Hampshire contract, although the club will see very little given all his England commitments.

David Wainwright, the left-arm spinner, has signed a new three-year deal with Yorkshire through to the 2010 season.

Sajid Mahmood has signed a contract extension which will keep him at Lancashire until the end of the 2009 season

Surrey have retained the services of Ali Brown with a one-year contract which will keep him at The Oval until the end of the 2008 season.