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Essex win the County Championship
Cricket 17/12/20 7:00am

Essex begin remodelled County Championship at home

Essex will begin their defence of the men's County Championship title at home to Worcestershire on Thursday, April 8.

Kent and England's Joe Denly donned his whites to face a delivery in his hallway
Cricket 12/04/20 12:30pm

County Championship starts - at home!

The County Championship has got underway in players' homes with the coronavirus pandemic preventing any actual play.

Sir Alastair Cook and Essex would be set to defend their County Championship crown in the 2020 season
Cricket 28/03/20 8:04pm

Cook against shortened Championship season

Sir Alastair Cook would rather the County Championship was not played this season over a dramatically shortened campaign.

Essex won the County Championship in 2019
Essex 21/03/20 11:21am

Could regional four-day cricket be played?

Essex CEO Derek Bowden has suggested regional four-day cricket could be staged in 2020 with coronavirus hitting the schedule.

Essex win the County Championship
Nasser Hussain 21/03/20 8:40am

'Cricket purists may have to suck it up'

Nasser Hussain says cricket purists "may have to suck it up this summer" with coronavirus impacting the calendar.

Graham Onions
Cricket 20/03/20 12:00pm

Onions fears red-ball wipeout for 2020

Graham Onions fears he may not bowl a red ball all season with the county calendar affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate holds the 2019 County Championship trophy
Middlesex 18/03/20 12:10pm

'Cricket in October, if that's what it takes'

Angus Fraser says the expected delay to the 2020 cricket season due to coronavirus could see the sport played as late as October "if that's what it takes".

Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 18 centuries in 75 Tests for India
Gloucestershire 19/02/20 10:00am

Gloucestershire sign India star Pujara

Gloucestershire have signed India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara for the first six games of the County Championship season.

Essex won the County Championship
Essex 21/01/20 3:05pm

Westley named Essex captain

Ryan ten Doeschate has resigned as Essex captain, with Tom Westley taking over for the defending Championship winners.

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 372 Test wickets at an average of 25.36
Yorkshire 16/01/20 8:03am

Yorkshire sign India spinner Ashwin

Yorkshire have signed India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the majority of this season's County Championship.

Simon Harmer helped Essex to the County Championship title in 2019
Cricket 26/11/19 7:00am

Essex to start title defence against Yorkshire

Essex will start the defence of their Specsavers County Championship title at home to Yorkshire on April 19.

Somerset during County Championship title-decider at Taunton against Essex
Rob Key 19/11/19 1:07pm

Key: ECB had to act on 'poor' pitches

Rob Key says the ECB were right to punish Somerset for a "poor" pitch in their County Championship title-decider with Essex.

The pitch at Somerset was in poor condition in September
Somerset 18/11/19 8:03pm

Somerset to start 2020 season on -12 points

Somerset have been docked 12 points after being found guilty after producing a "poor" pitch against Essex last season.

Essex win the County Championship after tense final-day draw with rivals Somerset
Cricket 26/09/19 1:51pm

Essex win County Championship crown

Essex survived a nervous finale to their winner-takes-all clash with Somerset to win the Specsavers County Championship.

The Northamptonshire squad celebrate promotion to Division One of the County Championship
Cricket 26/09/19 12:37pm

Gloucs, Northants win promotion

Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire clinched promotion to Division One of the County Championship without taking to the field.

Tom Banton and Murali Vijay watch rain dilute Somerset's title hopes at Taunton
Cricket 25/09/19 4:00pm

Essex on brink as rain stops Somerset

Essex have all but secured their second County Championship title in three years after rain washed out day three at Taunton.

Roelof van der Merwe (R) smashed four sixes in his enterprising 60 as he shared a half-century stand with last man Jack Leach (L)
Cricket 24/09/19 4:55pm

Van der Merwe dazzles to give Somerset hope

Roelof van der Merwe's sparkling half-century reignited Somerset's hopes of a title-winning victory before more Taunton rain.

Ben Sanderson's brace helped Northamptonshire shred Gloucestershire's top order
Cricket 23/09/19 6:46pm

Northants rip through Gloucestershire

Northamptonshire enhanced their promotion hopes by ripping through Gloucestershire on a rain-truncated day in Bristol.

Simon Harmer took two wickets in three balls for Essex at Taunton
Cricket 23/09/19 6:10pm

Essex on top before rain at Taunton

Sam Cook and Simon Harmer struck double blows for Essex before rain washed out play on day one of the County Championship title decider against Somerset.

Jack Leach will return for Somerset as they look to win their maiden County Championship title
Essex 22/09/19 12:30pm

Somerset welcome back Leach for decider

Somerset will welcome back Jack Leach for the Sky Live County Championship title shootout at home to Essex.

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