County news

Ramprakash suspended for two matches

Mark Ramprakash has been suspended for Surrey's first two County Championship matches of the 2009 season, and fined £1500, after pleading guilty to using abusive language towards an umpire during Surrey's match against Sussex, at The Oval, on August 20

Pleads guilty to using abusive language towards an umpire

Duncan Fletcher set to join Hampshire

Giles White confirmed as team manager

Ashes more important than Stanford - Harmison

'I know what it is like to lose 5-0'

Udal leads Middlesex for Stanford

Dexter and Carter named in 15-man squad

Surrey secure Michael Brown deal

Opening batsman leaves Hampshire

Rafiq signs three-year Yorkshire deal

Gary Ballance also handed his first contract

Michael Vaughan takes up media role

Former England captain to write for Telegraph newspapers

Hampshire swoop for Cork

Fast bowler handed two-year contract at The Rose Bowl

News, views and gossip from the county dressing-rooms

Turning back the clock, affordably

Review: Pocket-friendly reprints of a couple of 1920s Wisdens

My friend the bookseller

A Surrey bookshop that has become a Mecca for collectors

'We're riding the crest of a cricket revolution'

Andrew Miller on Underwood's succession as MCC president

Championship shows it can survive

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The raining champions

Rewind: When Hampshire were robbed by the weather

Goughie in Prague, Shoaib at Surrey

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