The best from the County Championship
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
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The Guardian's writers pick their best moments, favourite incidents, and heroes from the English season.
David Hopps' highlight of the season: Sitting on the popular bank at Scarborough at Festival time watching Yorkshire v Kent with, I kid you not, the sun shining from a cloudless sky. And KP's first press conference as captain, which was so full of love it gave me an insight into what the 1960s must have been like.
Paul Weaver's lowlight of the season: The greed with which Twenty20 cricket was pursued could be one of sport's great morality tales. Also, giving Michael Vaughan a new central contact when he's not good enough for Yorkshire.
Angus Fraser has also reviewed the season in the Independent.
Best overseas signing Imran Tahir. Hampshire were looking at Second Division cricket when Tahir joined the county. They have not lost a Championship game since.
Worst overseas signing Shoaib Akhtar. The signing of the controversial and unreliable fast bowler highlighted the depth of Surrey's desperation. In two games he took 1 for 117.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo