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DARK SECRETS: Division two | Vintage Vibes

County Championship: Team-by-team guide to new season – and the England hopefuls to look out for

With Test places up for grabs, another thrilling English summer could be in store

The Independent UK

County Championship 2026: team-by-team guide to the new season

Surrey look well placed to reclaim the title after their runner-up finish last season while all eyes are on promotion for Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-eight days later: the fastest sackings in English football’s top tier

Plus: Austria’s full-house of goals and assists, more free-kick purple patches and seeing red after scoring a hat-trick

The Guardian - UK

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Durham collapse to defeat and relegation as Yorkshire and Hampshire survive

Durham were bowled out for just 85 runs and will play in the second tier while Hampshire survived.

The Independent UK

Hampshire’s relegation fate left on knife-edge as bad light stops play vs Surrey

Strugglers Hampshire were 148 for nine when the umpires led the teams off early, with just one wicket left in hand and the winning line 33 runs away.

The Independent UK

Durham v Surrey, Yorkshire v Sussex, and more: county cricket day one – as it happened

Sussex’s 10th wicket partnership denies Yorkshire, Rehan Ahmed shines again and Surrey skittle Durham

The Guardian - UK

Leicestershire hammered by Middlesex to end unbeaten season

The County Championship Division Two leaders lost by an innings and 127 runs.

The Independent UK

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Counties to vote on radical shake-up to cut matches from domestic cricket

The 18 first-class counties will this week finalise plans to cut the County Championship and Twenty20 Blast to 12 matches in each competition next season in a significant restructure of the domestic game

The Guardian - UK

‘When we made it 2-1 against Gillingham, I felt something big was happening – I knew I’d get one more chance and told myself I had to keep calm and take it’ - Paul Dickov remembers iconic moment that changed Manchester City history

Manchester City may not be where they are today if they had not miraculously escaped defeat in the third-tier play-off final in 1999

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County cricket day four: Somerset beat Essex, Middlesex edge Kent and more – as it happened

James Rew was the hero as Somerset roared back to beat Essex by three wickets at Taunton

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Porter claims six second-innings wickets as Essex see off Worcestershire

Porter finished with match figures of eight for 101.

The Independent UK

Crawley denies Green debut county victory with Glos

Cam Green's English county debut for Gloucestershire has ended in a tense draw, the Australian denied by Ashes foe Zak Crawley who steered Kent to survival.

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Ben Brown’s Hampshire captaincy starts with five-wicket win against Yorkshire

Adam Lyth ground out 106 to give Yorkshire hope of a sensational turnaround victory.

The Independent UK

County Championship 2025: team-by-team guide to the new season

Surrey look primed to make it four titles in a row and Lancashire have enough to jump back to Division One

The Guardian - UK

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Which footballers have won most under-age caps and switched allegiances?

Plus: winless quintets this far into an English top-flight season, more unlikely tattoos and first-half shellackings

The Guardian - UK

Ron Yeats obituary

Footballer who captained Liverpool under Bill Shankly and helped win the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history

The Independent UK

Vitality County Championship leaders Surrey on top against Worcestershire

In Division Two Yorkshire wrapped up victory inside three days at Scarborough.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey wrap up innings win, Durham draw with Essex – as it happened

The champions proved far too strong for Hampshire while Leicestershire are top of Division Two after drawing with Northants

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The Guardian - UK

Who was the first footballer booked for removing a shirt in celebration?

Plus: most goals conceded with a positive GD, more refuseniks and managerial replacements with the same initials

The Guardian - UK

Hybrid pitches to be used for first time in 2024 County Championship season

Hybrid pitches will be used for the first time in the 2024 County Championship and matches will take place every month of the season with two games in late August

The Independent UK

Middlesex relegated from Division One as Kent survive on dramatic final day

Middlesex fell just short of the victory they needed at Nottinghamshire to stay up instead of Kent.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Hampshire v Surrey, Kent v Lancashire, and more – as it happened

Surrey need only two more points to win the title after bowling out Hampshire for 219 at the Rose Bowl

The Independent UK

Durham are Division Two champions after bowling out Worcestershire

With promotion already secured last week, Durham required a maximum of five points to clinch top spot.

The Guardian - UK

From Surrey’s title march to Bazball at Durham – county run-in highlights

There is plenty to look out for in the championship climax, including thriving England discards and famous young names

The Independent UK

Zak Crawley puts Kent in command as Lancashire dominate Middlesex

Tom Bailey took three wickets for the Red Rose while in Division Two, Yorkshire’s Shan Masood and Finlay Bean were on form.

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