1 Yorkshire Gerard Brophy, the wicketkeeper, suffered a hairline fracture to the little finger of his left hand in the Roses match on Wednesday and is replaced by Simon Guy for the championship match against Warwickshire that starts at Edgbaston today.
Played 8 Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Batting 27 Bowling 23 Points 108
Next matches Warwickshire (A) Surrey (H) Kent (H) Lancashire (H) Worcestershire (A)

2 Lancashire The club could play their Twenty20 Cup quarter-final on Wednesday without Sanath Jayasuriya, whose spell is due to end against Essex on Sunday, and Muttiah Muralitharan, who is not set to return from Sri Lanka duty until a week today.
Played 8 Won 2 Drawn 6 Lost 0 Batting 20 Bowling 23 Points 95
Next matches Worcestershire (A) Sussex (H) Yorkshire (A) Hampshire (H) Kent (A)

3 Durham Stephen Harmison has taken up the option of playing in the championship match against Sussex that starts at Horsham today. The ECB originally intended for Harmison only to play the previous game, against Surrey, before the first Test against India.
Played 8 Won 3 Drawn 2 Lost 3 Batting 22 Bowling 23 Points 94.5
Next matches Sussex (A) Hampshire (H) Warwickshire (H) Surrey (H) Worcestershire (H)

4 Sussex Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan and Surrey off spinner, who is now eligible to play in the county championship after being granted a British passport, is in the 12-man squad for the game against Durham that starts at Horsham today.
Played 8 Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 2 Batting 18 Bowling 22 Points 94
Next matches Durham (H) Hampshire (A) Lancashire (A) Warwickshire (H) Surrey (A)

5 Warwickshire Jonathan Trott and Tim Ambrose miss the championship match against Yorkshire, which starts today, because of selection for England Lions, but Ian Bell is available. Heath Streak may be rested ahead of next week’s Twenty20 Cup quarter-final.
Played 8 Won 2 Drawn 5 Lost 1 Batting 29 Bowling 17 Points 94
Next matches Yorkshire (H) Kent (A) Durham (A) Sussex (A) Kent (H)

6 Hampshire The county have signed Daren Powell, the fast bowler, as a replacement for Stuart Clark, subject to approval from the West Indies Cricket Board. He is expected to make his debut for the county against Durham next Friday.
Played 8 Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Batting 13 Bowling 22 Points 93
Next matches Durham (A) Sussex (H) Worcestershire (H) Lancashire (A) Surrey (H)

7 Kent In spite of strong criticism by Paul Millman, the chief executive, and Graham Ford, the coach, the ECB has not been asked by Kent to take action against Worcestershire now the abandoned championship fixture at New Road has been rescheduled.
Played 7 Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost 3 Batting 19 Bowling 16 Points 71
Next matches Warwickshire (H) Yorkshire (A) Worcestershire (A) Surrey (H) Warwickshire (A)

8 Surrey Chris Schofield, the leg spinner who has forced his way back into the England reckoning thanks to his one-day performances, is now looking to establish himself in the championship side. “I’m surprised but delighted to be in this position,” he said.
Played 8 Won 1 Drawn 3 Lost 4 Batting 21 Bowling 19 Points 65
Next matches Yorkshire (A) Worcestershire (H) Kent (A) Durham (A) Sussex (H)

9 Worcestershire Mark Newton, the chief executive, said the cost to the club of moving today’s Pro40 match to Derby will be “£50,000 to £80,000”. They also have 9,700 sold tickets worth £120,000 outstanding from five cancelled Twenty20 games.
Played 7 Won 0 Drawn 3 Lost 4 Batting 14 Bowling 17 Points 43
Next matches Lancashire (H) Surrey (A) Kent (H) Hampshire (A) Yorkshire (H)