Stricken by tragedy and written off as no-hopers, Surrey were in a tailspin. Until it all came together like magic

Joe Root is fancied by bet365.com to be England's leading run scorer in the first innings of the first Test in Abu Dhabi

England's slow-bowling cupboard looks bare because of the tournament's spinner-unfriendly pitches and its sapping and lopsided schedule

Luke Wright has been named as Sussex's captain across all three formats for the 2016 season, following Ed Joyce's decision to stand down

The Yorkshire batsmen, Jonny Bairstow and Jack Leaning, have been named as County Championship Player of the Year and Young Cricketer of the Year respectively at the Cricket Writers' Club annual lunch in London

Jason Roy, fresh from putting pen to paper on a three-year deal, marked Surrey's second division title with 77 from 35 balls

Sussex began their innings needing to bat out 92 overs for the draw or score 309 runs to win. They never looked like reaching either objective

Alastair Cook was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the match as Essex and Lancashire settled for a draw at Chelmsford

Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke batted Glamorgan to safety on the final afternoon of the LV= County Championship match with Gloucestershire at Bristol.