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.
Kent have signed former Durham all-rounder Ben Harmsion on a contract of undisclosed length ahead of the 2012 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.
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.
Plus, Ben Smith has been confirmed as Leicestershire's batting coach.
Kent Academy duo Adam Ball and Daniel Bell-Drummond have extended their existing contracts with the club by three and two-years respectively.
Plus all the rest of the day's county news including news of Kent's coaching shortlist.
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.
News from Kent, Leicestershire, Lancashire and Somerset in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Leicestershire have been rocked by the news that newly-signed batsman Martin van Jaarsveld will not be joining them in 2012 following his decision to retire from county cricket.
Van Jaarsveld originally signed a two-year contract with the Foxes back in September and was widely seen as the man who was going to replace the outgoing James Taylor in their middle-order.
All of the latest from the county circuit, including news of Derbyshire's overseas player for the first part of 2012.
News from Warwickshire, Kent, Surrey and more in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Warwickshire have secured the services of New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel as their overseas player for the duration of the 2012 season subject to visa clearance from the Home Office.
A new contract for Mahmood, plus news from Sussex, Yorkshire and Gloucestershire among others in our regular County Cricket Round-Up.
Sussex have extended the contract of Chris Nash, plus news from Kent, Warwickshire and Somerset in our County Cricket Round-Up feature.
News from Kent, Lancashire, Hampshire and Sussex in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News of contract extensions for Stephen Peters and Lee Daggett plus county news from Kent and Yorkshire in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
News of contract extensions for Matt Prior and Jim Allenby and more 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.
News of contracts for four Midlands players 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 of contract extensions for David Masters and Will Smith in today's County Cricket Round-Up.
Town Malling’s junior cricketers have completed a successful first season sponsored by local award winning south east chartered surveyors Caxtons, in cracking style.
The Under 11A team won all ten of their league games, which meant they brought home the championship trophy in the Mid Kent Youth League when, in their tenth game, they beat Offham CC, achieving a maximum 150 points and beating Otford A into second place.
