Ronnie Irani

Former captain's departure may hasten new deal for Alastair Cook

Club stalwart oversaw rich era of success, stemming from appointment of Chris Silverwood

Despite reports to the contrary elsewhere, Andy Flower, Martyn Moxon and Tom Moody have all informed ESPNcricinfo they are not pursuing an interest in the role

Another misfire in the Championship has increased the pressure on Essex's coach ahead of their NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final against the holders

As the dust settles on a wet English season, albeit one with a pulsating finale, Cricinfo takes a look at those players who will not be returning in 2008

Ronnie Irani has retired as Essex captain with immediate effect. Earlier this month, Irani said he would be retiring at the end of the season

Ronnie Irani has announced he will retire at the end of the 2007 season due to the long-standing knee problems which forced him to give up bowling four years ago and have limited his appearances this summer

A round-up from the latest Friends Provident matches where rain wrecked most of the fixtures with only Essex managing a positive result

The round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches

A round-up from the third day of County Championship action as the action hots up

Essex captain Ronnie Irani is confident about being fit for the start of the season after hip and knee operations during the winter

Essex's captain, Ronnie Irani, is set to fly to America next week to undergo hip and knee operations. Irani, 35, flies out to Colorado at the weekend for appointments with reputed surgeons Marc Philippon and Richard Steadman

Cricinfo takes a look back at the week of county action and some of the performances that caught the eye

Essex powered to the Twenty20 Floodlit Cup after trashing Derbyshire by 92 runs at Derby

A round-up of of the latest action from the County Championship

A round-up of the latest matches in the Championship

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

A round-up from the final qualifying matches in the Twenty20 as teams fight for the quarter-finals

Shane Warne turned Hampshire's C & G Trophy match against Surrey into a one-sided affair with six wickets in 20 balls as they went on to win by eight wickets