Cricket

Northamptonshire wicketkeeper/batsman Ricardo Vasconcelos signs a contract extension to stay with the club until 2021.

Middlesex confirm bowler Steven Finn will miss the final two games of the 2018 season due to a nagging knee injury.

Rory Burns is the right man to replace Alastair Cook as England opener but has been overlooked so far because of his technique, says Surrey team-mate Gareth Batty.

Essex's former England wicketkeeper James Foster will retire at the end of the season.

Worcestershire's Australian seamer Steve Magoffin retires from all forms of cricket at the age of 38.

Leicestershire's longest-serving player Ned Eckersley is to leave the club at the end of the season.

Lancashire, Worcestershire, Sussex or Somerset? Alex Hartley, Kate Cross and Steven Mullaney preview T20 Blast Finals Day.

The England and Wales Cricket Board applies for overseas trademarks for the format for its new competition, which is to be introduced in 2020.

BBC Sport looks at how Surrey put their trust in home-grown talent to win their first County Championship since 2002.

Director of cricket Alec Stewart admits Surrey's 16-year wait for their latest County Championship title was too long.

Derbyshire dig in to seal victory by a single wicket at Northamptonshire in an entertaining end to their Division Two match.

Listen to BBC Radio London commentary of the moment Surrey won the County Championship title for the first time since 2002.

Surrey win the County Championship for the first time in 16 years after beating Worcestershire by three wickets.

Is Joe Root better than Virat Kohli? And who else is challenging them for the title of best batsman in the world?

Durham's former England captain Paul Collingwood says he was "a blubbering wreck" when he told his team-mates he was retiring.

Centuries from Murali Vijay and Tom Westley guide Essex to an eight-wicket County Championship win against Nottinghamshire.

Yorkshire take the last three Lancashire wickets early on the final morning to complete victory in the Roses match.

Gloucestershire eased to a nine-wicket win over Glamorgan after being set just 35 to win on a brief fourth day.

Nottinghamshire sign Leicestershire all-rounder Zak Chappell on a three-year deal.

Durham's former England captain Paul Collingwood will retire at the end of the season, 22 years after his first-class debut.