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All timesDurham seamers take charge on rain-affected day
Kent face stiff fourth-innings task after conceding overnight deficit of 221
Gay cruises to first century of season as Crawley fails again
Durham take the opening-day spoils before England opener falls cheaply
Inside county cricket: What do players really think about the Championship?
Senior players explain how the English domestic game has changed in an ESPNcricinfo panel
Durham, Lancashire front race to escape second tier
Everything you need to know about Division Two in our Rothesay County Championship preview
James Minto: 'It's been tough, but I know my mum would be proud'
Young Durham talent on losing his mother, playing the Under-19 World Cup final and Andrew Flintoff the boxer
ECB warns counties to play fair with new player replacements rule
"If teams start pushing at the edges of the regulation, it risks a chance that we'll have to backpedal"
Ben Stokes out of action until May due to broken cheekbone
England Test captain had been expected to play first round of County Championship for Durham
Durham sign Kumar Roach for first half of Championship season
West Indies seamer brings five-year association with Surrey to an end
Ben Stokes undergoes surgery after blow to face in nets
England Test captain was struck on right cheek while watching nets session
De Leede leaves Durham to focus on international commitments
Ghafari signs as legspinning allrounder on local deal, after completing asylum claim
PCA fears burnout after Championship schedule is unveiled
County Championship 2026 will be played in three blocks of matches starting in April, June and August
Men's county ins and outs 2025-26
Keep up to date with all the movements around the counties ahead of the 2026 men's county season
Warwickshire retire Birmingham Bears moniker for revamped T20 Blast
ECB announce fixtures for men's and women's competitions in 2026, in new two-month window
Counties confirm decision to bin Kookaburra ball trial
Kookaburra had been used instead of the Dukes in selected rounds of the County Championship
John Windows, Durham's long-standing academy director, steps down for health reasons
Coach played key role in developing Stokes as a teenager, along with other future England stars
Durham relegated after disastrous final-day collapse
Needing to bat out a draw for Division One survival, visitors plunge to 85 all out
Yorkshire edge closer to safety as relegation equation wavers for Durham
George Hill steers hosts on shortened day with both dressing rooms eyeing Hampshire result
Mayank Agarwal 175 steers Yorkshire towards Division One safety
India overseas star underpins hosts' reply, to leave Durham looking towards Southampton clash
Bedingham, Raine lead Durham fightback in must-win match
Teams play respects to Dickie Bird before play, as Stokes, Carse work on fitness ahead of Ashes
Hameed wants 'four more days of quality cricket' as Notts eye Division One title
Nottinghamshire captain wary of looking too far ahead as they aim to depose three-time defending champions Surrey
Somerset handed points deduction for 'below average' pitch
Taunton surface falls foul of ECB regulations after 35 wickets fell in two days of Durham fixture in July
Gay, Rhodes land precious batting points to maintain Durham's survival bid
Spirited batting closes gap to eighth place with one round of matches to come
Worcestershire relegation confirmed despite tons for Gareth Roderick, Ethan Brookes
Fate sealed after failing to pick up a third batting point, though they frustrate a Durham side looking to avoid drop
Roderick 95* leads Worcestershire's solid start
Trio of fifties set the agenda for bottom club in must-win contest
Paul Coughlin to join Lancashire from Durham
Homegrown allrounder has had limited opportunities this summer
2026 County Championship Division Two
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Records index
Most runs, most wickets, and a lot more
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The many shades of Marlon Samuels
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20 cricketers for the 2020s: players we think will dominate the decade
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Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Rahul Dravid: 'He taught me there is life beyond cricket'
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What has English cricket been like for black players?
