1 Sussex bounce back to top flight Sussex - relegated last year - secured their return to LV= County Championship Division One after clinching promotion with a game to spare.
2 Pietersen seeks KwaZulu-Natal move The ECB confirmed that England batsman Kevin Pietersen has requested permission to join South African team KwaZulu-Natal Inland for two matches in October as preparation ahead of the Ashes.
3 Wagh and company give Notts hope Mark Wagh led a valiant Nottinghamshire fightback against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge but they still face an uphill task to avoid a defeat that will throw the LV= County Championship title race wide open.
4 Kieswetter carries fight to Lancashire Craig Kieswetter hit 84 off 80 balls - his highest LV= County Championship score of the season - as title hopefuls Somerset moved into a strong position against Lancashire on day two at Taunton.
5 Tomlinson to the fore for Hampshire James Tomlinson bagged 4-59 to help skittle Kent for 182 and earn fellow relegation candidates Hampshire a slender first-innings advantage on a day cut short by rain and bad light at Canterbury.
6 Sussex seal promotion Sussex clinched their promotion from LV= County Championship Division Two after collecting sufficient bonus points against Northamptonshire.
7 Wright struts his stuff Chris Wright and Tony Palladino returned their best figures of the season as relegation-haunted Essex took a firm grip on their LV= County Championship encounter against reigning champions Durham.
8 Shah set to sign off in style Owais Shah closed in on a farewell century in his final game for Middlesex despite bad weather cutting short the second day of the LV= County Championship match against Worcestershire.
9 Rain stunts Surrey progress Bad light and rain limited play to just 45 overs on day two of the LV= County Championship Division Two clash at the Brit Insurance Oval. Glamorgan closed on 72 for two, trailing Surrey by 308.