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.