NICK FRIEND & HUW TURBERVILL AT THE HUNDRED TEAM REVEAL: Bairstow, like Joe Root, was chosen via the drawing of lots after Ben Stokes was selected ahead of the Yorkshire pair by Northern Superchargers
NICK FRIEND AT THE HUNDRED TEAM REVEAL: Oval Invincibles had a choice between Curran and Surrey captain Rory Burns – both of whom hold red-ball contracts with England – as their resident Test player, but plumped unsurprisingly for the allrounder
The Cricketer's team of writers pick their standout players from the 2019 county summer...
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HUW TURBERVILL: Surrey's World Cup winner will play for his 'home' team, the Oval Invincibles, as one of their two local icons, signed for £125,000 (the other is Tom Curran, and their 'Test' player is Sam Curran)
NICK FRIEND AT THE HUNDRED TEAM REVEAL: The process for the selection of players in the women’s contest is quite different; there is no draft, but rather a long open window of opportunity to sign individual contracts between players and teams
NICK FRIEND AT THE HUNDRED TEAM REVEAL: Jonny Bairstow will play for Welsh Fire after both he and Root were overlooked in favour of Ben Stokes at Northern Superchargers, their local franchise
It was a season in which Derbyshire finally came of age in Twenty20 cricket but also one they will look back on with a sense of regret
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With their goal of remaining in the County Championship top flight achieved, Kent have already taken major strides in their recruitment programme ahead of next season
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The allrounder, who played a vital hand in securing England's first World Cup and produced one of the great Test innings as the hosts kept their Ashes hopes alive against Australia at Headingley, said he takes a lot of pride in receiving the award
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S. M. HUSSAIN: Ultimately, this series saw school children sitting back in the stands - their first-ever experience of watching ODI cricket in a stadium. And that fact alone is bigger than anything else
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