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County Championship 2023: team-by-team guide to the new season

Hampshire have eyes on first title in 50 years with a formidable bowling attack but Lancashire have recruited well and defending champions Surrey will be tough to beat

The Guardian - UK

McAndrew to join Steve Smith on Sussex county duty

Australian pace-bowling allrounder Nathan McAndrew has been signed up to join his star compatriot Steve Smith in Sussex's county championship team.

AAP

Australia stars 'queuing up for pre-Ashes county stints' after Steve Smith deal

Mitchell Starc and Usman Khawaja are among the Australian cricketers who could join Steve Smith in enjoying some pre-Ashes preparation in the County Championship

Daily Mirror

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Steve Smith to warm up for Ashes in County Championship with Sussex

The 33-year-old will be available against Worcestershire, Leicestershire and Glamorgan

The Independent UK

ECB’s Mo Bobat happy for Steve Smith to gear up for Ashes in county cricket

Mo Bobat of the ECB said he has no problem with Australia’s Steve Smith playing in the County Championship before this summer’s Ashes

The Guardian - UK

Rehan Ahmed to become England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer against Pakistan

The 18-year-old only made his County Championship debut for Leicestershire in May but is set to play in England’s third and final game in Pakistan

The Independent UK

Gareth Batty named permanent Surrey head coach after County Championship success

Gareth Batty has finally been confirmed as Surrey’s permanent head coach after winning the County Championship during his interim spell in charge this summer.

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Keaton Jennings would ‘love’ England recall after resurgent year

The Lancashire opener averaged over 75 with five hundreds in County Championship Division One this season

The Independent UK

England opener Zak Crawley opens up about "worst summer I've ever had"

Opener Zak Crawley has reflected on a difficult summer which saw him average just 23 for England in Test cricket and only 27.47 for Kent in the County Championship

Daily Mirror

Surrey beat Yorkshire to clinch County Championship Division One title in style

Surrey’s victory against Yorkshire, combined with Hampshire’s defeat by Kent, meant a 21st County Championship title for the club

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes' one-word response shows what he thinks about Andrew Strauss' county proposal

The ECB have announced proposals to reduce the number of County Championship games by up to four per county, an idea England captain Ben Stokes has already revealed he opposes

Daily Mirror

Surrey thrash Yorkshire by 10 wickets to seal latest County Championship title with a game to spare

Surrey have been crowned county champions for the second time in four seasons after a crushing 10-wicket victory over Yorkshire at The Mickey Stewart Oval.

Evening Standard

Surrey win 21st County Championship title after victory over Yorkshire

Surrey have beaten Yorkshire by ten wickets at the Oval to seal their 21st County Championship title win, with Ollie Pope, Tom Lawes and Daniel Worrall all starring

Daily Mirror

County cricket: Balderson hat-trick leads Lancashire to stunning win over Essex

Essex collapsed from 24 without loss to 59 all out in a remarkable finish at Chelmsford while Surrey moved to the verge of the title

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County cricket: Durham could lose points over size of Nic Maddinson’s bat

Lancashire v Yorkshire, Kent v Essex and Somerset v Gloucestershire all feature in the latest round of County Championship matches. Join Tanya Aldred

Evening Standard

Cut down County Championship schedule and reward multi-format England players, says Andrew Strauss review

The County Championship will remain at 14 matches for the 2023 season, but Andrew Strauss’s High Performance Review has recommended a reduction in domestic cricket in coming years.

The Guardian - UK

Lancashire’s awkward squad ready to battle for county cricket’s future

Lancashire members are leading a nationwide campaign to protect the County Championship and give fans their say

The Guardian - UK

Cook and Harmer make hay for Essex against Gloucs: county cricket – as it happened

Alastair Cook hit 145 before Simon Harmer picked up another five wickets to put Essex on the verge of victory at Chelmsford

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The Guardian - UK

Bairstow defends decision to play in the IPL instead of County Championship

Jonny Bairstow has defended his decision to play in the Indian Premier League after blitzing 136 runs off 92 balls in the second Test against New Zealand

The Guardian - UK

Surrey and Middlesex lead way before break: county cricket – as it happened

Surrey lead Division One while Middlesex are top of the second tier after beating Durham as we head into the white-ball break

Evening Standard

England Test squad: Harry Brook and Matt Potts earn maiden call-ups as James Anderson and Stuart Broad return

England have rewarded Yorkshire’s Harry Brook and Durham’s Matt Potts for their outstanding starts to the County Championship season with maiden Test call-ups, for the first two Tests against New Zealand next month.

Daily Mirror

Rory Burns and Dom Sibley push for England recall with County Championship hundreds

Former England openers Dom Sibley and Rory Burns both scored hundreds in the latest round of the County Championship for Warwickshire and Surrey respectively

Daily Mirror

Cricketer trolls ex-teammate out for six consecutive ducks with brutal Specsavers dig

Kent star Nathan Gilchrist has been dismissed for six consecutive ducks in the County Championship and his former Somerset teammate trolled him on social media

AAP

Injured Bird flies home to Australia

Jackson Bird has been forced to curtail his latest English County Championship stint due to a shoulder injury and left Kent after just three matches.

Evening Standard

Ben Stokes: New England Test captain set for County Championship return with Durham this week

New England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to return from injury in the County Championship this week, while Joe Root is also due to play for the first time since resigning the captaincy.

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