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Roland-Jones hat-trick gives Middlesex Championship title

In the most dramatic scenes imaginable, Middlesex secured their first County Championship title since 1993 when Toby Roland-Jones claimed a hat-trick, in a six-wicket haul, to bowl out Yorkshire out for 178 with 4.4 overs of the season remaining

Updated on 23-Sep-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Kent step up legal challenge after missing out on promotion

Kent's chairman, George Kennedy, has confirmed that the club is seeking arbitration with the England & Wales Cricket Board after being overlooked for a place in Division One

13-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

ECB press Durham creditors for rescue package

The ECB have contacted Durham's creditors to try to negotiate a part writing-off of debts to put the county on a firmer financial footing

10-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Collingwood laments 'kick in the nuts' as Durham go down

The Durham captain, Paul Collingwood, has described the ECB's decision to relegate his county, and mete out further punishment through the docking of points in all three competitions next season, as 'a massive kick in the nuts'

03-Oct-2016•Will Macpherson in Dhaka

Kent seek legal advice after missing out on promotion

Kent are to take legal advice as they seek to appeal the decision to readmit Hampshire to Division One of the County Championship in place of Durham

03-Oct-2016•George Dobell

Durham relegated in return for ECB bailout, Hampshire stay up

Durham have been relegated from the top flight of the County Championship, with Hampshire staying up in their place, after being hit with a penalty for receiving financial support from the ECB during the 2016 season

03-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Durham face relegation if ECB impose points deduction

Durham could face the prospect of a points deduction, and possible relegation, as a consequence of receiving financial support from the ECB

27-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hampshire go down as Durham enjoy winning goodbyes

Hampshire were relegated as Scott Borthwick and Mark Stoneman - both bound for Surrey - left Durham with a victory farewell at the Ageas Bowl

23-Sep-2016•Will Macpherson at the Ageas Bowl

Lancashire 'feel crap', but live to fight in Division One

In the end, the spectre of relegation did not materialise for either team, even though the heaviest defeat of their season in terms of runs left Lancashire sweating for a few hours

23-Sep-2016•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Bresnan epic sets up final-day drama

And so, after six months and 16 games, after memorable fightbacks and outstanding performances, it goes down to the last day of the season

22-Sep-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Rogers ensures Somerset do all they can, now must watch and wait

It is a hard world in which you do almost all that is asked of you only to find it is not quite enough. That, though, may be Somerset's fate at some stage on Friday afternoon

22-Sep-2016•Paul Edwards at Taunton

Hesitant Hants face latest day of reckoning

There is no better way to prove that you are worthy of Division One status than by bowling out your last opposition in the final five hours of the summer. For Hampshire, that is the task

22-Sep-2016•Will Macpherson at the Ageas Bowl

Warwickshire eye survival but concerns for future

Whatever the last day has in store, Warwickshire will have to conclude that this has been a let-down of a season, irrespective of the trophy they brought home from Lord's last weekend

22-Sep-2016•Jon Culley

Chris Rogers announces first-class retirement

Chris Rogers has announced his retirement from first-class cricket following Somerset's final County Championship match

22-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bresnan, Hodd keep Yorkshire challenge alive

Tim Bresnan made an unbeaten 72 to keep Yorkshire's Championship hopes alive, as Nick Compton's dropped catch cost Middlesex

21-Sep-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Bess bosses Notts as Somerset dare to dream

Dom Bess, Somerset's 19-year-old offspinner, took another five-wicket haul to bundle out Nottinghamshire and edge his side closer to a first-ever Championship title

21-Sep-2016•Paul Edwards at Taunton

Subsidence threatens Giles' rebuilding job

Warwickshire's lead of 67 on first innings should give them a better than even chance of winning, which they must do if they are to be sure of avoiding relegation for the first time since 2007. For Lancashire the news is not so good

21-Sep-2016•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Stokes relishes spin challenge to hold up Hampshire

Ben Stokes, Graham Clark and Michael Richardson all made half-centuries to frustrate Hampshire

21-Sep-2016•Will Macpherson at the Ageas Bowl

Gubbins shows the gumption to anchor Middlesex's challenge

A brilliant century from Nick Gubbins anchored Middlesex on an attritional first day of their County Championship decider at Lord's

20-Sep-2016•George Dobell at Lord's

Courageous Hildreth braves pain before Somerset shoot themselves in the foot

James Hildreth produced a courageous century alonsgide his fellow centurion Chris Rogers until a wholesale Somerset collapse frittered away a massive advantage against Nottinghamshire at Taunton

20-Sep-2016•Paul Edwards at Taunton

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