Mike Burns

Michael Burns, the former Warwickshire and Somerset cricketer, has been introduced to the ECB's first-class umpires' full list for 2016, following the recent retirement of Martin Bodenham

Martin Saggers has been added to the full list of First Class umpires for 2012, replacing John Steele who retired at the end of the last season.

Cricinfo take a look at the major players who have retired after or during the 2005 English season

A round-up of all the action from the final day of the latest Division Two County Championship matches

A round-up of all the action from the third day of the latest Division Two County Championship matches

A round-up of all the action from the second day of the latest Division Two County Championship matches

A round-up of all the action from the first day of the latest Division Two County Championship matches

A round-up of all the action from National League Division Two

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, has been given the all-clear by his country's board to lead Somerset in 2005

With the likes of JK Lever, Neil Foster, John Childs and Peter Such helping out behind the scenes at Essex, you would have thought the bowling department was sorted, but, on today's evidence, that was far from the case

Somerset have ended speculation over who will lead them in 2004 by reappointing Michael Burns as their captain

Sussex 521 for 8 v Essex at Colchester Scorecard Murray Goodwin maintained Sussex's momentum at the top of the County Championship with a superb 210, as Essex's bowlers were thrashed to all corners of Colchester on a brutal day of run-scoring

Hampshire Hawks moved to the top of the National league Division II table for the first time following a record breaking performance at Taunton on Sunday (10 August)

Kent 362 and 418 for 3 dec v Nottinghamshire 156 and 29 for 2 at Maidstone Scorecard Kent took complete charge of their match at Mote Park, setting Notts an unlikely victory target of 625 and removing two batsmen by the close

Mike has enjoyed a good season with the bat and is only four runs short of his 1000 runs in a season, and after a run of four scores in the nineties will no doubt be hoping to reach three figures in one of his final innings over the next few days

Mike Burns will take charge of Somerset until Jamie Cox returns from injury

Lancashire seamer Glen Chapple took 6-46 as Somerset were skittled for 204 at Taunton in the CricInfo Championship