County Cricket Round-Up - 23rd September

23 September 2011

Mark Chilton has announced his retirement following Lancashire's Championship triumph.

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We round up the latest county news from the past couple of days in our regular County Cricket Round-Up feature.

Dan Redfern has signed a new three-year contract with Derbyshire that will see him remain at the club until the end of the 2014 season. More

Former Derbyshire, Hampshire, Lancashire and England all-rounder Dominic Cork has announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 40.

Mal Loye has been released by Northamptonshire.

Kent captain Rob Key will undergo a wrist operation during the winter but he is hopeful of being fit for the new season.

There is speculation at Kent that coach Paul Farbrace may lose his job in light of the club's poor performance this season after chief executive Jamie Clifford refused to give his backing to the 44 year-old.

Lancashire's Mark Chilton has announced his retirement from county cricket at the age of 34.

Northamptonshire have extended the contract of Andrew Hall until the end of the 2014 season.

Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick has been crowned as the PCA Player of the Year, with Nottinghamshire's Alex Hales named the Young Player of the Year.

Surrey’s Cricket Manager Chris Adams is to embark on a charity bike ride alongside brother David to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research. More

Warwickshire have signed Tim Ambrose on a new two-year contract.

Former Sussex captain Mansur Ali Khan has died at the age of 70. He scored over 3000 runs for the club. More

Alex Hales has extended his Nottinghamshire contract until the end of the 2014 season.

Kirk Wernars has signed a new two-year deal with Sussex.

George Dockrell has returned from international duty with Ireland and will replace Max Waller in Somerset's Champions League squad with immediate effect. England duo Jos Buttler and Craig Kieswetter will replace Lewisn Gregory and Steve Snell at the beginning of October.

Ajmal Shahzad and Jon Lewis have both appeared before an ECB disciplinary panel. Lewis was charged with making deliberate contact with an opposition player and pleaded guilty to the charge. He had already been awarded three penalty points and no further action was taken. Shahzad was charged with deliberately damaging the pitch during Yorkshire's match against Warwickshire. He pleaded guilty and received a severe reprimand and ordered to pay £750 costs.

Lancashire have fought off competition from Warwickshire and extended Gary Keedy's contract by two years.

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Pietersen To Stay With Surrey Indefinitely

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has extended his contract with Surrey until the end of his international career. Pietersen, who first signed for the club on a one-year deal in 2011 following a loan spell in 2010, will play for the Brown Caps until he no longer has an ECB Central Contract.

Woakes Extends Bears Contract

Warwickshire and England seam-bowler Chris Woakes has signed a new two-year deal with the county which will see him remain with the club until at least the end of the 2014 season.

Ben Harmison Signs Kent Deal

Kent have signed former Durham all-rounder Ben Harmsion on a contract of undisclosed length ahead of the 2012 season.

Tomlinson And Rossington Extend County Contracts

Middlesex wicket-keeper Adam Rossington and Hampshire seam bowler James Tomlinson have both signed contract extensions with their respective counties. Rossington, an 18 year-old who has represented England’s Under-19 side, has extended his existing contract by one year to the end of 2013, while Tomlinson has also signed until the end of the 2013 season.

Philander Signs For Somerset

Somerset have tentatively announced that they have secured the services of South African all-rounder Vernon Philander as their overseas player for the first two months of the 2012 season. Philander's availability is dependent on him not being selected to play in the Indian Premier League.