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Worcestershire play ball, at a cost, as Durham mute the outside noise

MELINDA FARRELL AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: Batting bonus points and a draw confirmed, Ryan Campbell's side travel to Headingley next week, uncertain of what the future holds

Durham and Worcestershire united by a feeling of inadequacy

MELINDA FARRELL AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: As another predictable draw beckons in the September Championship rounds, both sides have had the opportunity to reflect on what has gone wrong

"A lot more excitement, a lot more interest" - The case for a rejuvenated County Championship

MELINDA FARRELL AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: Durham chief executive Tim Bostock outlines why a refreshed four-day competition, with a top tier of 12 counties and a second of six, can transform red-ball cricket in England

"Run towards the pressure and you'll cope with it" - Ben Brown issues rallying call as Hampshire enter defining period

MELINDA FARRELL AT HOVE: Down to eighth in the County Championship with two white-ball showcases to come, it promises to be a helter-skelter finale to the campaign for the club

Hampshire braced for County Championship points deduction

MELINDA FARRELL: The surface used for the nine-wicket defeat to Sussex, which finished before lunch on day three, in late May, was investigated, and an outcome is expected imminently

Lure of the farm sees Adi Birrell take Hampshire decision

MELINDA FARRELL: The men's first team manager will depart the club at the end of the current season in order to spend more time with his family

Asa and Zak Tribe: The Jersey Boys aiming to become the big men in town

MELINDA FARRELL interviews the brothers whose ambitions extend beyond representing the largest Channel Island at international level

Sussex explain position on Championship restructure and plea for unity as vote looms

MELINDA FARRELL AT HOVE: Chair John Filby believes several counties are "waking up and smelling the coffee" with regard to the 13-match Championship structure, which will be voted on later this month

"It is a little bit strange" - A sense of the unknown hangs over Hove

MELINDA FARRELL AT HOVE: A key clash in the relegation battle, or a late-season dead rubber? Sussex and Hampshire are unaware of what they're playing for at the start of their County Championship clash

The boy from Dubai who is emerging as one of Warwickshire's main protagonists

MELINDA FARRELL - INTERVIEW: Kai Smith has played a starring role in the One Day Cup with a series of crucial knocks and catches in winning causes

Tim Southee: England have the attack to trouble Australia

MELINDA FARRELL: The former New Zealand captain would be keen to extend his role as specialist skills consultant after enjoying the India Test series - but for the time being, he has returned his attention to the twilight of his playing career

Malleable Middlesex take a different route to third straight victory

MELINDA FARRELL AT RUGBY: An inspired individual display by Luke Hollman, who shone with bat and ball, ended Warwickshire's stint at Rugby with a defeat

Taz Ali confident England opportunity will come after going on the attack in One Day Cup

MELINDA FARRELL - INTERVIEW: The 19-year-old Warwickshire leg-spinner took a match-winning 5 for 43 as they beat Northamptonshire at Rugby School

Warwickshire embrace Rugby return to kickstart One Day Cup campaign

MELINDA FARRELL AT RUGBY: For the second year, Warwickshire have played their One Day Cup home fixtures here, while Edgbaston is occupied with the ECB's shiny, newish, toy; as an alternative, it has a lot to offer

53 balls, 57 minutes, an ending never to forget

MELINDA FARRELL AT THE KIA OVAL: In less than one hour we have seen the very best of Test cricket, an hour that can only exist because of the 24 days that preceded it; this game, this format wrenches our emotions in a manner no other sport can match

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