We round up all of the latest county news from the last few days in our latest County Cricket Round-Up.
With many of England's county cricketers now heading home from their off-season destinations in time for Christmas, we take our monthly look at how they have been performing for their franchises or states so far in the 2011-12 season.
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.
Worcestershire have signed struggling Australian Test opener Phil Hughes as their overseas player for the second half of the 2012 season. The deal is expected to begin after the conclusion of the group stage of the Friends Life t20.
The 23 year-old was recently recalled to Australia's Test side as part of a new-look opening partnership but has since struggled against South Africa and New Zealand as his fondness for the cut shot has led him into trouble on numerous occasions.
Wayne Madsen has, as expected, been named Derbyshire captain for 2012. He replaces Luke Sutton who announced his retirement from professional cricket yesterday.
Derbyshire captain Luke Sutton has announced his intention to retire from competitive cricket with immediate effect. He cited depression as one of the main reasons for his decision.
The county season will get underway earlier than ever in 2012, with the traditional Champion County curtain-raiser scheduled to begin on 27th March in Abu Dhabi, and the first of the university fixtures set to kick off on 31st March.
A round up of all the latest county news.
Former ECB chairman David Morgan handed his long-awaited report on the "business of domestic cricket" to the ECB at its board meeting at Lord's today. Morgan was tasked with conducting an extensive review of the county game earlier this year and has canvassed for opinions widely over the summer.
A look at all of the latest county cricket news in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
All of the latest from the county circuit, including news of Derbyshire's overseas player for the first part of 2012.
News from Sussex, Warwickshire, Durham, Yorkshire and Somerset in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News of contract extensions for Paul Franks, Paul Stirling, plus more in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Seventeen year-old off-spinner Peter Burgoyne has signed a two-year contract with Derbyshire. For the first year he will be on a summer contract as he completes his A-Levels, while in the second year he will be playing as a full-time professional.
We take a look at the latest news from the county scene in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Following the high-profile defection of Joe Denly to Middlesex and Leicestershire's predicted loss of James Taylor to either Nottinghamshire or Warwickshire, we examine whether more needs to be done to reward counties who produce talented young players.
We take a look at the latest county cricket news in our regular County Cricket Round-Up feature.
David Wainwright has joined Derbyshire on a two-year contract after activating a release clause in his Yorkshire contract earlier this month. He was originally meant to join Derbyshire on loan during the 2011 season but was recalled by Yorkshire before he could make his Falcons debut.
Derbyshire have announced their Academy intake for the 2011 winter and 2012 summer seasons. It includes nine players from the previous year's intake, the most notable being that of England Under-19 international Peter Burgoyne.
The eleven players will spend the winter working on their skills and fitness, according to a statement on the club's website, before spending the summer playing cricket under the Derbyshire County Cricket Club banner.
On a tumultuous day of departures for Kent, we round up that and the rest of the day's County Cricket news.
We round up the latest county news from the past couple of days in our regular County Cricket Round-Up feature.
Derbyshire have confirmed that Dan Redfern has signed a new contract that will see him remain at the club until the end of the 2014 season. He joins a growing list of young players that have been offered three year deals with the county, as new head coach Karl Krikken, in conjunction with chairman Chris Grant, look to build a solid base for future success and put behind them many years of underachievement.
In spite of the 2011 season being barely finished and far from forgotten, the ECB have announced the draw for the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.
The Netherlands, Scotland and Unicorns are allocated to group A, B and C respectively with the rest of the places decided by a free draw.
On the penultimate day of action in the LV= County Championship, Surrey cemented their promotion to Division One at the expense of Hampshire; Northamptonshire completed victory over Gloucestershire; and Middlesex went a step closer to being crowned Division Two champions following an excellent day against Leicestershire.
Of the title challengers, Durham were eliminated from the race by events at The Rose Bowl; while Warwickshire emerged as slight favourites in what is now a two-way battle with Lancashire. We round up the day's events below.
