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County Championship - Division One Future imperfect
The rise of Twenty20 and India's power have challenged England's ability to function independently. A lot may depend on the attempt to fudge together the county game with the franchise system launched in the IPL
Benkenstein ready to move aside Championship shows it can survive new age Adams refuses to be drawn on his future Durham title coach's 'proudest' moment Read found pitch 'depressing' Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day Harmison basks in Durham's glory Kent v Durham, Canterbury, 4th day Lancashire ease to eight-wicket win Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 4th day Nottinghamshire sent crashing to painful defeat Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, 4th day Goodwin and Rashid bask in the sun Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, 4th day Thorp secures Durham's maiden title Kent v Durham, Canterbury, 4th day Key fined for 'Muppet' outburst Sussex follow on despite Nash hundred Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, 3rd day Keedy ends Somerset's chance Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 3rd day Thorp boosts Durham's title hopes Kent v Durham, Canterbury, 3rd day Nottinghamshire's grip slowly loosens Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day Wainwright century leaves Sussex in the mire Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, 2nd day Di Venuto and Smith help rekindle Durham's dream Kent v Durham, Canterbury, 2nd day Somerset struggle to make title claim Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 2nd day Tahir leaves Notts' hopes in the balance Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day Top of the class Harmison puts the skids under Kent Kent v Durham Canterbury, 1st day Sami leaves Yorkshire under a cloud Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, 1st day Trego keeps Somerset fighting Somerset v Lancashire, Taunton, 1st day Pattinson and Shreck double-act strikes again Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day Some young, some old, some homegrown Alan Butcher pays for Surrey's failure Nottinghamshire hold edge in title race Gough bows out of first-class cricket Gough ready to call it a day Salisbury earns Warwickshire promotion Battling teams fail to force result Yorkshire v Somerset, Scarborough, 4th day Middlesex wrap up eight-wicket win McGrath and Rudolph thwart Somerset Yorkshire v Somerset, Scarborough, 3rd day Chapple completes stunning Lancashire victory Lancashire v Kent, Aigburth, 3rd day Notts reach the summit after Surrey rout Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 3rd day Blackwell century powers Somerset Yorkshire v Somerset, Scarborough, 2nd day Law fights but Lancashire face defeat Lancashire v Kent, Aigburth, 2nd day Six-gun Nannes routs Worcestershire Wagh and Patel feast on doomed Surrey Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 2nd day Essex keep promotion hopes alive Jones fires after Lancashire slump Lancashire v Kent, Liverpool, 1st day Somerset make most of truncated day Yorkshire v Somerset, Scarborough,1st day Butcher admits to Surrey's failings Dexter rejects three-year deal with Kent Hampshire lose Tahir for final match Alan Butcher faces uncertain future Langer shines but weather wins Somerset v Durham, Taunton, 4th day Hampshire top after crushing win Surrey v Hampshire, The Oval, 4th day Rain hits promotion hopes Desperate measures, desperate results Bopara shows form for Essex Tahir and Tomlinson wreck Surrey Surrey v Hampshire, The Oval, 3rd day Chanderpaul and Di Venuto turn the screw Somerset v Durham, Taunton, 3rd day Northamptonshire speed to 300 Surrey left looking broken and beaten Surrey v Hampshire, The Oval, 2nd day Harmison puts Durham on top Somerset v Durham, Taunton, 1st day Wet end not mandatory Shoaib strikes on Surrey debut Surrey v Hampshire, The Oval, 1st day Shoaib named in Surrey squad Key and Denly dash in vain Kent v Surrey, County Championship, Canterbury, 4th day Shoaib to join Surrey on Sunday An utterly damp squib Butcher still hopeful Shoaib will play Trego's aggression boosts Somerset Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, 2nd day Visa scuppers Shoaib's Surrey plans Pattinson cuts through Somerset Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, 1st day Hampshire's turnaround Sussex swoop for Sami's services Surrey keen on signing Shoaib Nottinghamshire draw but go top of Division One Ervine hands Hampshire shock win over Durham Foster and Wright rout Leicestershire Kaneria ruled out for six weeks Smith saves Durham as wickets tumble Mushtaq Ahmed quits county cricket Men behaving badly Tredwell and van Jaarsveld seal Kent win Carberry and Lumb ensure draw Hampshire v Somerset, The Rose Bowl, 4th day Denly and Joseph pile misery on Lancashire Joseph demolishes Lancashire Blackwell puts Somerset ahead Hampshire v Somerset, The Rose Bowl, 3rd day Lumb gives Hampshire cause for hope Hampshire v Somerset, County Championship, Rose Bowl Ramprakash altercation overshadows ton Rainy day blues for Hampshire Hampshire v Somerset, County Championship, Rose Bowl Yorkshire end strongest in draw Lancashire v Yorkshire, Old Trafford, 4th day Langeveldt and Hinds ruin Middlesex Gale and McGrath grind down Lancashire Lancashire v Yorkshire, Old Trafford, 3rd day Kaneria spins out Warwickshire Rogers holds firm for Derbyshire Who cares for county cricket? Croft holds up Yorkshire's progress Lancashire v Yorkshire, Old Trafford, 2nd day Terry quits as Hampshire manager Trescothick and Langer flay Surrey Rain wipes out county programme Chapple gives Lancashire fight chance Lancashire v Sussex, Old Trafford, 3rd day Tahir and Tomlinson crush Yorkshire Nash gives Sussex crucial advantage Lancashire v Sussex, Old Trafford, 2nd day Durham sense victory after 23 wickets fall Lancashire labour to Rayner and Lewry Malan and Middlesex strike gold Ramprakash joins the 100 club Yorkshire v Surrey, County Championship, Headingley, 4th day Worcestershire go top in thumping win Five-star Croft spins Glamorgan to crushing win Solanki and Moore share record stand Broad answers England omission Ealham sends Nottinghamshire top Nottinghamshire scent victory Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day Lancashire and Hampshire set for tense final day Brown and Benham thwart Lancashire Wagh extends Notts' advantage Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day Half-centurions propel Lancashire Yorkshire slip on spicy pitch Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day Durham surge to the top Kent and Hampshire face heavy defeats Smith hundred puts Durham in charge Somerset stun leaders Kent Patel leaves Surrey searching for first win Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 4th day Surrey on course for first win Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 3rd day Afzaal, Spriegel and Jordan fire Surrey Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 2nd day Surrey openers fall on curtailed day Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 1st day Wagh and Patel lift Nottinghamshire top van Jaarsveld's second ton seals Kent win Surrey v Kent, The Oval, 4th day Flintoff hits form in Lancashire victory Sussex v Lancashire, Hove, 4th day Two-innings time again Thorp's five sends Durham top van Jaarsveld heaven-sent for Kent Surrey v Kent, The Oval, 3rd day Chapple leaves Sussex struggling Sussex v Lancashire, Hove, 3rd day Surrey take control thanks to Batty Surrey v Kent, The Oval, 2nd day Law rules as Sussex suffer Sussex v Lancashire, Hove, 2nd day Bell's form boosts Warwickshire Batty leads Surrey down the slow lane Surrey v Kent, The Oval, 1st day Sussex fight back as battle is rejoined Sussex v Lancashire, Hove, 1st day Two England captains fail with the bat Two into three won't go From hit and giggle to do or die Yorkshire leapfrog Somerset to go top Sutton's enterprise fails to pay off Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, County Championship, 4th day Thomas gives Somerset hope of victory Cork bowls Lancashire to dominance Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, County Championship, 3rd day Yorkshire put the leaders on the rack Croft century drives Lancashire Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, County Championship, 2nd day Horton and Sutcliffe give Lancashire the edge Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, County Championship, 1st day Rudolph century boosts Yorkshire Spread it over the summer Yousuf double-century confirms draw Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley, 4th day Trescothick and Langer lift Somerset to the top Prior makes his case Harmison hat-trick inspires Durham Benkenstein and Smith hurt Sussex Horton and Yousuf take control Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley, 2nd day Yorkshire fight in tough conditions Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley, 1st day Sussex hit back after slump Denly's century not enough Strong Gale bolsters Yorkshire Sussex surge to first win Nottinghamshire v Sussex, County Championship, Trent Bridge Sussex in charge as Notts rue misses Nottinghamshire v Sussex, County Championship, Trent Bridge Trescothick pushes Somerset ahead Honours even despite Masters six Sussex edge tight day Nottinghamshire v Sussex, County Championship, Trent Bridge Spongers or smart operators? Prior rescues Sussex with fighting century Notts v Sussex, County Championship, Trent Bridge Kruis looks to the future Saqlain takes five but Hampshire hold on Yorkshire go down with no guns blazing Durham v Yorkshire, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day Voges drives Nottinghamshire to victory Yorkshire undone by Onions Durham v Yorkshire, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day Shreck puts Nottinghamshire on course Di Venuto dominates Yorkshire Durham v Yorkshire, Chester-le-Street, 1st day Twenty wickets tumble at Trent Bridge History beckons for Ramprakash One away from a hundred hundreds Miller offers Read selection hope Nerveless Arafat hands Kent first win Collingwood suffers injury scare Lancashire v Durham, County Championship, 4th day Somerset's Ashes rivals pile on the runs Sorry Durham offer little Lancashire v Durham, County Championship, Old Trafford, 3rd day Trescothick steadies Somerset Flintoff's run struggle continues Lancashire v Durham, County Championship, Old Trafford, 2nd day Morkel forced to return home with hamstring injury The overseas invasion Flawed techniques to the fore Lancashire v Durham, County Championship, Old Trafford, 1st day Pietersen builds on Tomlinson's efforts Collymore replaces Harris at Sussex Bopara starts with a bang Yorkshire cling on after wobble Yorkshire v Notts, County Championship, Headingley, 4th day Ramprakash notches hundred No. 99 Marshall hundred cannot stall Glamorgan Read's timely nudge frustrates Yorkshire Yorkshire v Notts, County Championship, Headingley, 3rd day Prior shines but not bright enough Sussex v Surrey, Hove, 3rd day Hopkinson and Goodwin fall short Sussex v Surrey, Hove, 2nd day Jordan bides his time Surrey fast bowler quiet on allegiances Mushtaq out for three weeks after knee surgery Battling Rudolph gives Yorkshire the edge Yorkshire v Notts, County Championship, Headingley, 2nd day Ambrose century drives Warwickshire Dour Yorkshire grind through the wet Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, County Championship, Headingley, 1st day Rain plays havoc on county circuit Maddy sets up Warwickshire win Yorkshire build on Hoggard haul Prior and Mushtaq put Sussex on top Prior focuses on Sussex role Wicketkeeper just concentrating on domestic form Kemp arrives to fight ban Kent left reeling after Prior ton All for England Flintoff ready for New Zealand - Trescothick England allrounder impresses against Somerset Arafat stars against former team Fired-up Flintoff helps sink Somerset Nottinghamshire rout Kent by 10 wickets Harris forced to abandon Sussex contract Nottinghamshire on the brink of victory Follow-on looms for Lancashire Surrey v Lancashire, The Oval, 3rd day Lumb grafts as Hampshire close in Hampshire v Sussex, The Rose Bowl, 2nd day Ealham puts Kent on the back foot Butcher and Afzaal flay Lancashire Surrey v Lancashire, The Oval, 2nd day Vaughan fails against student attack Yorkshire v Bradford/Leeds UCCE, Headingley Bond makes himself at home Hampshire v Sussex, The Rose Bowl, 1st day Pattinson bags five on Notts debut Angry Sussex cut Harris from opening match Ramprakash century overshadows Flintoff Surrey v Lancashire, The Oval, 1st day Axing was a blessing in disguise - Mahmood Sussex ready for strong defence Can Sussex make it a hat-trick? County Championship Division One preview Warne retires from first-class cricket Legspinner will not return to Hampshire Naved-ul-Hasan and Mushtaq cleared to play for counties Naved-ul-Hasan 'cleared' to play for Yorkshire - reports ICL-county situation as clear as mud Confusion over the coming season Clarke dismisses inequality claims Davidson's comments 'deeply regrettable' Leicestershire chairman attacks county inequality ECB under fire for financial policy
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