Neil McKenzie has confirmed that he will be returning to The Rose Bowl next season, albeit in a reduced role, while Hampshire have announced that batsmen Benny Howell and Tim Ravenscroft will both be leaving the club.
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.
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.
Plus, Ben Smith has been confirmed as Leicestershire's batting coach.
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.
All of the latest county cricket news in our latest County Cricket Round-Up.
Welcome to the second part of Cricket World's look at how county cricketers are faring for their chosen franchises, states or provinces this winter.
A new contract for Mahmood, plus news from Sussex, Yorkshire and Gloucestershire among others in our regular County Cricket Round-Up.
News from Kent, Lancashire, Hampshire and Sussex 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.
We take a look at the latest news from the county scene in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Plus news involving Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Hampshire in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News of contracts for Shahid Afridi, David Murphy, Rob Newton and Simon Jones in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News from Surrey, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and more in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News of contract extensions for David Masters and Will Smith in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News from Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and more in our latest 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.
Kent have been busy on the contract front over the past few days. We round up that and the rest of the county news in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
We take a look at the latest county cricket news in our regular County Cricket Round-Up feature.
We round up the latest county news from the weekend in our regular County Cricket Round-Up feature.
We round up the latest county news from the past couple of days in our regular County Cricket Round-Up feature.
