1.   A part of the difficulty in leaving county cricket lies in its consuming characteristic.

2.   And here, along with many others, he is highly critical of the structure of county cricket.

3.   Essex are the county cricket champions.

4.   Graveney feels that in county cricket there is not the same class of speed attack as is found in Test cricket.

5.   Nearby is the county cricket ground.

6.   The Australian tourists got their first taste of county cricket against Worcestershire at New Road today.

7.   Perhaps county cricket takes itself too seriously now for Robinson to want to be a part of.

8.   Aftab Habib joined county cricket side Essex on Friday after becoming the first cricketer in England to buy himself out of his previous contract.

9.   After taking seven Warwickshire wickets at his first attempt in English county cricket, Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan repeated the feat in the second innings.

10.   Akram, a former captain and pace bowler, is playing county cricket in England.