County news

2009 FPT draw announced

The defending champions of the Friends Provident Trophy, Essex, have been placed in Group D of next year's tournament, along with Glamorgan, Lancashire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire

Finalists Kent grouped with Scotland

ECB rejects pink balls

Board turns away MCC proposal despite good trials

Oval ball to red ball in Pacific Islands

Three county players join MCC tour

Cricket writers complete 1000-mile bike tour

Sponsored tour of 18 first-class counties comes to an end

Underwood takes over as MCC president

'It is an exciting era for the sport'

MCC overhauls tours policy

Higher profile trips but fewer of them

Top of the class

The best performers in this year's English county season

Feuding barons, tottering Aussie

Why the Bradshaw-Stewart Twenty20 proposal failed

Army and Navy prepare for centenary fixture

Match to be held at Lord's on July 29

Botham slams London bore draws

'Let's put cricket before the coffers'

Two-innings time again

CMJ: England's top six need to get into Test-match mode

Seaside shuffle

Rewind: How holiday crowds followed the 1934 Ashes