County cricket

Hampshire target Warne for Twenty20

Nov 20, 2009: Hampshire are in discussions to sign Shane Warne, their former captain, for next season's Twenty20 Cup

English domestic season 2010

Durham to begin title defence against Essex

Nov 19, 2009: Durham will launch their bid for a third consecutive County Championship title by taking on the newly-promoted Essex at Chester-le-Street

County news

Daren Powell joins Lancashire

Oct 29, 2009: West Indian fast bowler Daren Powell has been signed by Lancashire on a two-year contract subject to visa and registration

County news

Hampshire release Tom Burrows

Oct 21, 2009: Hampshire have released their reserve-team wicketkeeper Tom Burrows and two other players

ECB 40 League 2010

ECB unveil groups for 40-over competition

Oct 19, 2009: The draw for the 2010 ECB 40 League has taken place at Lord's, with 21 teams drawn into three de-regionalised groups

County news

Simon Jones signs for Hampshire

Oct 7, 2009: Former England fast bowler Simon Jones has signed for Hampshire

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 4th day

Drab end shows need for change

Sep 26, 2009: Lancashire's victory over Warwickshire yesterday meant that neither side had any prize-money to play for

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 3rd day

Bairstow enlivens drifting match

Sep 25, 2009: Bad light, which wiped out the final 24 overs of the third day's play, almost certainly ended the already slight hopes of a definite result in this match

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 2nd day

Yorkshire secure Division One berth for 2010

Sep 24, 2009: Yorkshire have earned the right, almost at the last minute, to remain in the first division of the championship in 2010, and that was their main objective of this match

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 1st day

Lumb leads Hampshire through the gloom

Sep 23, 2009: With the first session rather controversially lost to bad light, neither side could claim to have finished with a real advantage

County Championship

Essex set up promotion chance

Sep 18, 2009: All the latest Championship action as Essex secure a vital win with one ball to spare but Derbyshire are denied by Middlesex

County Championship

Compton ton frustrates Derbyshire

Sep 17, 2009: A round-up of all the Championship as points become ever more vital in the promotion and relegation race

County news

Kabir Ali going nowhere unless compensation paid

Sep 17, 2009: Kabir Ali is going nowhere without Worcestershire being paid £60,000 compensation insist the county's chief executive

County Championship

Derbyshire keep up the promotion pressure

Sep 16, 2009: A round-up of the latest Championship action with promotion and relegation to still be decided, but the weather has so far played the main role

County Championship

Promotion challengers frustrated

Sep 15, 2009: A round-up of the latest Championship action with promotion and relegation to still be decided, but the weather has so far played the main role

County news

Kabir Ali heads for Hampshire

Sep 15, 2009: Kabir Ali has agreed a three-year deal with Hampshire, subject to negotiating his full release from Worcestershire

Pro40 round-up

Somerset keep title hopes alive

Sep 13, 2009: A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches as Somerset maintain their title challenge with victory over Hampshire and Middlesex go top of Division Two

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 3rd day

Hampshire victory eases relegation fears

Sep 11, 2009: After failing to win any of their last seven Championship matches, Hampshire secured the victory they needed to lift them away from the relegation positions at New Road

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 2nd day

Worcestershire's relegation confirmed

Sep 10, 2009: It was, perhaps, fitting that Worcestershire's relegation should be clinched by another woeful batting performance

County news

Transfer fee could force Kabir to stay

Sep 9, 2009: Events off the pitch continue to overshadow those on them at New Road. It has now emerged that Kabir Ali could yet remain a Worcestershire player after the club demanded a significant transfer fee for his services