31 July
India spin star tells fans to bowl out tobacco (This Is Nottingham) 
Durham dump Surrey (South London Press) 
County Championship First division round-up (Times) 

30 July
Chanderpaul guides Dynamos home (Oval World) 
Chanderpaul shines on debut (Guardian) 
Counties get ready for Jones scramble (Mail) 
'This could be the start of a new Harbhajan Singh' (Rediff) 
Croft confident Jones will stay (Sporting Life) 
Chanderpaul has arrived (Telegraph) 
Harbhajan casts long spells of magic (Telegraph) 
Savour moments of Tendulkar's genius (Telegraph) 
Chanderpaul’s summer love-in continues (Times) 

29 July
Jaques repels Harbhajan threat (Oval World) 
Chanderpaul powers Dynamos home (BBC) 
Harmison confident of August comeback (CricInfo) 
Chanderpaul leads the way (ECB) 
Jaques offers Worcestershire hope (Independent) 
Everyone should be able to watch Test cricket on TV (Observer) 
Surrey v Durham (Sporting Life) 
Chanderpaul steers Durham to an easy seven... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Harbhajan Singh's toil meets defiance (Telegraph) 
English cricket will have to look to Australia (Telegraph) 
Surrey throw away chances of big victory (Times) 
Time for a quick spin (Times) 
Godleman continues to soar (Times) 
Counting the cost (Times) 

28 July
Preview: Surrey Brown Caps v Durham Dynamos (Oval World) 
Worcestershire leave the door ajar (Oval World) 
Worcs hold off rampant Harbhajan (BBC) 
Pears fall short of follow-on safety (Birmingham Post) 
Harbhajan toils in draw (ECB) 
Shiv is set for Durham debut (Evening Chronicle) 
Harbhajan turns the screw (Guardian) 
Under the weather (Independent) 
Lancs high on Broad's wish-list (Manchester Evening News) 
Surrey v Worcestershire Day 4 (Sporting Life) 
Defiant Jaques guides Worcestershire through... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey prepare for electrifying clash with the... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey 2nd XI v Sussex 2nd XI at Whitgift School (Surrey CCC Official) 
Harbhajan Singh turns it on for Surrey (Telegraph) 
Harbhajan in hurry to show what India are missing (Times) 
County face defeat after following on (Worcester News) 

27 July
Ramprakash metes out further punishment on... (Oval World) 
Harbhajan puts Worcs in trouble (BBC) 
Durham complete Chanderpaul coup (BBC) 
Ramprakash punishes Pears (Birmingham Post) 
Durham sign Chanderpaul (CricInfo) 
Harbhajan on song (ECB) 
Durham sign Chanderpaul (ECB) 
Kent see red as lost Worcester match yields only four points (Guardian) 
Surrey v Worcestershire Day 3 (Sporting Life) 
Windies ace signs for Durham (Sporting Life) 
Rich Mark of quality (Surrey Advertiser) 
Nicholson and Singh tear through Worcestershire (Surrey CCC Official) 
Mark Ramprakash hits 93rd century (Telegraph) 
Surrey pin all their hopes on Ramprakash (Times) 
Vultures circle as Broad prepares to fly the nest at... (Times) 
Surrey on top with Ramprakash ton (Worcester News) 

26 July
Butcher and Ramprakash denied by the weather (Oval World) 
Ramprakash hits Guildford century (BBC) 
Pears toil on return to Championship action (Birmingham Post) 
Walters is finally where he belongs (Croydon Advertiser) 
Ramps hits ton number 93 (ECB) 
Ramprakash helps give Pears that sinking feeling (Guardian) 
Huge milestone for Ramprakash (South London Press) 
Rory's keen to test himself (South London Press) 
Surrey v Worcestershire Day 2 (Sporting Life) 
Ramprakash keeps going despite the rain (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey show no pity (Telegraph) 
Mike Soper tipped to win in split decision (Times) 
Problems piling up for Rhodes after Surrey add to suffering (Times) 
Bedser Award for Robert (Woking News & Mail) 
Batty strikes but rain halts County effort (Worcester News) 

25 July
Surrey on top before rain arrives (BBC) 
Soper rejects burn-out concerns (BBC) 
Hamilton-Brown defends Under-19 cricket (CricInfo) 
Surrey take advantage (ECB) 
Rain men Gough and Moxon revive the White Rose (Independent) 
Surrey v Worcestershire Day 1 (Sporting Life) 
Rain brings premature end to day one at Guildford (Surrey CCC Official) 
Bill’s got it covered (Surrey Advertiser) 
County Championship preview (Telegraph) 
County Championship First division round-up (Times) 

24 July
Preview: Surrey v Worcestershire (Oval World) 
Duo compete for ECB chairmanship (BBC) 
Soper and Clarke in ECB chairman contest (CricInfo) 
Worcestershire lose kit in floods (CricInfo) 
Surrey set to keep faith (ECB) 
Clarke and Soper nominated (ECB) 
Gough looking for some positive spin (Guardian) 
Gough shows old thunder to keep Yorkshire rumbling on (Independent) 
Surrey set to stick (Sporting Life) 
Pears to end championship hiatus (Sporting Life) 
Pears in a kit of bother (Sporting Life) 
Soper and Clarke vie for ECB role (Sporting Life) 
Surrey unchanged for Woodbridge Road (Surrey CCC Official) 
Darren Gough claims moral victory (Telegraph) 
Yorkshire v Surrey (Times) 
Entrepreneur stakes claim for top ECB role (Times) 
Gough claims six-for before rain forces draw (Yorkshire Post) 
Gough best all in vain (York Press) 

23 July
Gough efforts thwarted by weather (BBC) 
Gough prospers before rain (ECB) 
Evergreen Gough makes Surrey dance to his tune (Guardian) 
Cricket can become country's number one sport, says... (Guardian) 
Rashid posts career best to aid Yorkshire's title bid (Independent) 
Soper charts ambitious course in race to lead ECB (Independent) 
Yorkshire v Surrey Day 4 (Sporting Life) 
Soper favourite for ECB post (Sporting Life) 
Ramprakash and Clarke make the game safe as... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Rory to captain England (Surrey CCC Official) 
Brown Caps have fond memories of Guildford (Surrey CCC Official) 
Adil Rashid registers career best score (Telegraph) 
Lord's Diary: ECB race hots up (Telegraph) 
Bunbury boys follow in Flintoff's footsteps (Telegraph) 
Yorkshire v Surrey (Times) 
Rashid onslaught puts Tykes on top (York Press) 

22 July
Rashid keeps Surrey attack at bay (BBC) 
Yorkshire v Surrey Day 3 (Sporting Life) 
Surrey have work to do as Ramprakash closes... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Anthony McGrath happy to stick with Yorkshire (Telegraph) 
County cricket wage scale less than first-class (Telegraph) 
Rashid boost (Times) 

21 July
Bad weather hits Headingley game (BBC) 
Rashid withdrawn from Under-19 series (CricInfo) 
Rain dominates at Headingley (ECB) 
Rashid's Under-19 call-up upsets Yorkshire (Guardian) 
McGrath thriving on 'fresh air' of Yorkshire (Independent) 
Picking Tremlett was a classic Moores selection, but... (Independent) 
Weather frustrates Surrey (Surrey CCC Official) 
Yorkshire soured over Adil Rashid selection (Telegraph) 
Surrey bowlers find form to dictate terms to leaders (Times) 
Bat will not do for Tykes (York Press) 

20 July
Leaders Yorkshire made to suffer (BBC) 
Schofield gets a second chance (Croydon Advertiser) 
Money nothing to do with decision says chief... (Croydon Advertiser) 
Matt enjoying his time at the Brit (South London Press) 
Things changing for Rikki (South London Press) 
Yorkshire v Surrey Day 1 (Sporting Life) 
Festival cruch time for Butcher (Surrey Advertiser) 
Solid days work from Surrey bowlers at... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey seconds perform strongly against Essex (Surrey CCC Official) 
Tykes seeking 'high and dry' Surrey double (York Press) 

19 July
Preview: Yorkshire v Surrey (Oval World) 
Twenty20 star Doshi quits Surrey (BBC) 
Unhappy Doshi flees Surrey (CricInfo) 
Yorkshire boosted by Bresnan (ECB) 
Schoey and Snooty play survival game (Manchester Evening News) 
Doshi quits Surrey (Sporting Life) 
No change for Surrey (Sporting Life) 
Lions return for Yorkshire (Sporting Life) 
Butcher names unchanged line up for Yorkshire... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Harbhajan Singh on Rahul Dravid's mind (Telegraph) 
'Bury my rib at Sophia Gardens' (Times) 

18 July
Surrey announce £35million Oval overhaul (CricInfo) 
Turbanator favours India without Flintoff and... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Whingeing counties deserve strong wallop (Telegraph) 
Twenty20 quarter-final delayed after heavy rain (Times) 

17 July
Private pleasure, but no public virtue (Guardian) 
Why Bhaji will watch pal Monty with envy (Mail) 
Plans submitted for £35 million Investment in the... (Surrey CCC Official) 

16 July
Schofield back on right track (BBC) 
Schofield finds his groove (ECB) 
Convincing win for Second XI (Surrey CCC Official) 

15 July
Harbhajan keen to impress India with success at Surrey (CricInfo) 
For Piet's sake get on with it (Mail) 
Light at the end of the tunnel (Telegraph) 
Hell and high water at Worcester (Telegraph) 
Sport letters (Times) 

14 July
Yorkshire lodge complaint with ECB (CricInfo) 
Yorkshire lead flood of protest at order to replay game (Guardian) 
Counties round on ECB for Worcester flood decision (Independent) 
ECB await appeal (Sporting Life) 
Yorkshire take issue with ECB (Telegraph) 
Counties join forces over ECB ruling (Times) 

13 July
Stump the Bearded Wonder No 150 (BBC) 
Twenty20 Provisional Squads (Cricket365) 
Injury leaves Styris' Durham future in doubt (Northern Echo) 
'Exturbanater' Azhar sad to have left (South London Press) 
Singh's determined to lift Surrey away from... (South London Press) 
Spinners turn towards scholarships (South London Press) 
Surrey break duck (South London Press) 
The win we all wanted (South London Press) 
Letters to the Sports Editor (Telegraph) 
County Championship: First division (Times) 

12 July
Saqlain ponders England options (BBC) 
Worcester fiasco was a total farce (Bromley Times) 
Yorkshire fuming at New Road decision (CricInfo) 
Saqlain considers England option (CricInfo) 
Schofield's remarkable turnaround (East Anglia Daily Times) 
Twenty20 fillip for Schofield (ECB) 
Surrey happy with decision (ECB) 
Schofield back in fold for England (Express) 
Schofield career revived with shock call-up to England squad (Guardian) 
Schofield's dream comeback (Manchester Evening News) 
Schofield can paint the town red white and blue (Mirror) 
Surrey have no complaints (Sporting Life) 
Disappointment for Second XI at Normandy (Surrey CCC Official) 
Jim Laker Scholarship - Searches for Spinners (Surrey CCC Official) 
Marcus Trescothick back in the England frame (Telegraph) 
Trescothick back in frame as England put their faith in... (Times) 

11 July
Yorkshire planning replay protest (BBC) 
Schofield's long road back (CricInfo) 
Bill Morris urged to stand as ECB Chairman (CricInfo) 
Call-up surprises Schofield (ECB) 
Morris urged to stand for ECB job (Guardian) 
Bad batting habits cost us (icNewcastle) 
Kepler Wessels keen on India coaching job (India Times) 
Harmison's best can't halt Durham defeat (Northern Echo) 
Schofield's surprise at call-up (Sky Sports) 
Call-up adds gloss to Schofield return (Sporting Life) 
Surrey defy back-to-form Harmison (Telegraph) 
England selectors look for Twenty20 vision (Telegraph) 
Brave Clarke secures Surrey win (Times) 

10 July
Harmison's hostile spell gives Surrey the jitters (Oval World) 
Behaviour ruined the match (Argus) 
Clarke leads Surrey to first win (BBC) 
Surrey break their duck (ECB) 
Durham fall to defeat at The Oval (Northern Echo) 
Harmy breathes life into Durham (Northern Echo) 
Surrey v Durham Day 3 (Sporting Life) 
Butcher and Clarke see off a fiery Harmison to... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Harmison hits back (Telegraph) 
Harmison gives hope to Durham (Times) 
Championship revamp overshadows one-day concerns (Times) 

9 July
Walters gives Surrey the edge (Oval World) 
Fiery Harmison gives Durham hope (BBC) 
Harmison revives Durham (ECB) 
Durham again nurse Twenty20 hangover (Northern Echo) 
Surrey v Durham Day 2 (Sporting Life) 
ECB seek Morgan successor (Sporting Life) 
Nicholson bowls Surrey into winning position... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey heed Butcher's plea (Telegraph) 
Durham lose patience and go down swinging (Times) 

8 July
Bowlers take plaudits at The Oval (BBC) 
Surrey save face (ECB) 
Surrey v Durham Day 1 (Sporting Life) 
It’s ‘Advantage Surrey’ as Walters justifies his... (Surrey CCC Official) 
‘Turbanator’ back in Surrey Colours (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey fighting fit for Durham encounter (Surrey CCC Official) 
Roaring Twenties hardly vintage (Telegraph) 
Drifter turns it around (Times) 

7 July
Preview: Surrey v Durham (Oval World) 
The story of Surrey's Twenty20 Cup campaign (Oval World) 
Singh ready for Surrey (ECB) 
Artificial pitch is a genuine solution to old problem... (Independent) 
Harbhajan ready for action (Sporting Life) 
Styris makes Durham return (Sporting Life) 

6 July
Nash burns bright in the gloom (Argus) 
Surrey slip out as Kent progress (BBC) 
Thorpe lands Aussie coaching job (BBC) 
Blues name Thorpe as assistant coach (CricInfo) 
Butcher stands strong (Croydon Advertiser) 
Three and easy for Cook (ECB) 
Twenty20 Cup hots up (ECB) 
Thorpe lands coaching post (ECB) 
Stevens' stars as Kent dismiss Surrey to go... (Kent Messenger) 
Thorpe handed Blues role (Sporting Life) 
Spitfires’ win stops Surrey’s progression... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Blues wait on news from McGrath (Sydney Morning Herald) 
Sussex through to last eight (Telegraph) 
Kirtley takes Sussex to the quarter-finals (Times) 

5 July
Robbo is the Tinkerman (Argus) 
Sussex progress with Oval victory (BBC) 
Spitfires lose out in dash to the finish (Bromley Times) 
Rory wishing for a brighter future (Croydon Guardian) 
Sussex in Twenty20 quarters (ECB) 
Surrey paceman penalised (ECB) 
Walk the walk for CHASE (ECB) 
Ramprakash voices fear over unruly crowds (Scotsman) 
The spin king (South London Press) 
Surrey v Sussex (Sporting Life) 
Sharks win through in fascinating five over... (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey hunt Sharks for place in T20 quarter final (Surrey CCC Official) 
ECB press for Kolpak controls (Telegraph) 
Barratt's back in for Devon (This Is Exeter) 
Early Tests may suit England but it is hardly fair on the... (Times) 

4 July
Saqlain was so nervous (Argus) 
'We're quietly confident' - Nicholson (CricInfo) 
Henderson puts a spell on Surrey (Guardian) 
Ali’s forgotten as England look for knockout punch (Mail) 
Time to control the fans, says Ramps (Mail) 
Ramprakash's stark Twenty20 vision (Sporting Life) 
Surrey 2nds v Kent Trophy matches (Surrey CCC Official) 
Easy win for Middlesex (Telegraph) 
ECB propose salary cap and county funding cut (Telegraph) 
Ramprakash fears for Twenty20 future (Times) 

3 July
Surrey jinx ended by Middlesex (BBC) 
Wright set to step down (Belfast Telegraph) 
Henderson keeps it tight (ECB) 
Surrey set the pace (ECB) 
Schofield's skills benefit Surrey (Guardian) 
County conundrum and Facebook frenzy (Guardian) 
A po-faced game with all fun flushed away (Guardian) 
Middlesex get one back on Brown Caps (Surrey CCC Official) 
London Derby part two (Surrey CCC Official) 
Surrey on top (Telegraph) 
Surrey extend winning streak to seven (Times) 
Umpires demand to be protected from drunk Twenty20... (Times) 
Water-cricket anyone? (Times) 

2 July
Adams: Twenty20 Cup format is unfair (Argus) 
Surrey pip Kent with late assault (BBC) 
Kent go down to Surrey despite Morkel's heroics (Kent Messenger) 
Beckenham showdown promises runs galore (Kent Messenger) 
Injured Di Venuto back for Friends Provident (Northern Echo) 
Kent v Surrey (Sporting Life) 
Azhar launches Surrey towards T20 quarter finals (Surrey CCC Official) 
Top of division crunch match (Surrey CCC Official) 

1 July
Fire breaks out during cricket match (Argus) 
When Willis met Major (Observer) 
Spin-fest a turn for the better (Telegraph) 
Balancing act... (Times) 

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