Yorkshire secure redemption after promotion

Derbyshire claimed the Division Two title as they ended the longest exile of any county from the top tier of the County Championship

Leicestershire ended the season on a high, beating Gloucestershire by two wickets in a dramatic finish to the Division Two game at Grace Road

On the day Glamorgan announced a change to their traditional one-day name, they closed the season, and Robert Croft's career, with a win to deny Kent promotion

Anthony McGrath may have played his last game for Yorkshire but if he does leave the club, he can do so in the knowledge that he has played a big hand in Yorkshire's promotion

Karl Kirkken compared leading Derbyshire to promotion with one of his best days as a player for Derbyshire, winning the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1993

Claude Henderson snapped up two wickets in the penultimate over of the day to give Leicestershire a chance of finishing the season with a victory against Gloucestershire.

Robert Croft claimed his 51st five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in his final appearance as Kent's promotion hopes took a heavy blow

Leicestershire teenager Shiv Thakor produced another eye-catching innings on a rain-hit second day with Gloucestershire at Grace Road.

Yorkshire moved to the top of the Division Two table for the first time this season and look overwhelming favourites to gain promotion