1 Nottinghamshire Stephen Fleming has recovered from a back spasm to return against Gloucestershire at Trent Bridge from today. Kyle Hogg and Simon Francis are added to the squad as the pace department is patched up.
Played 9 Won 4 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Batting 34 Bowling 26 Points 131.5
Next matches Gloucestershire (H) Northants (A) Somerset (H) Northants (H) Middlesex (A)

2 Somerset Giles Clarke, the chairman, has not decided whether to stand for the chairmanship of the ECB. “Developing the County Ground at Taunton is a big job and I have just opened Jack’s, my restaurant in Bristol,” he said.
Played 8 Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 1 Batting 34 Bowling 20 Points 122
Next matches Northants (H) Essex (H) Derbyshire (A) Notts (A) Glamorgan (A)

3 Essex The club play host to the England Lions’ three-day match against the Indian touring team at Chelmsford today. Essex members will gain free admission – £20 for nonmembers. The club hope for a daily attendance of between 2,500 and 3,000.
Played 9 Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 2 Batting 32 Bowling 21 Points 111
Next matches Somerset (A) Gloucestershire (A) Gloucestershire (H) Leicestershire (H) Derbyshire (A)

4 Middlesex David Nash, the wicketkeeper, is to undergo tests to try to find out why he has missed several recent matches after fainting in the dressing-room. “It is a concern for the club but more so for him,” John Emburey, the director of cricket, said.
Played 8 Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost 1 Batting 13 Bowling 21 Points 90.5
Next matches Leicestershire (A) Glamorgan (H) Northants (A) Gloucestershire (H) Notts (H)

5 Derbyshire Mike Stones has resigned from the committee after the departure of David Houghton, who he hoped would be offered a contract extension as director of cricket. Don Amott, the chairman, wants a successor to Houghton by September.
Played 8 Won 2 Drawn 5 Lost 1 Batting 21 Bowling 21 Points 90
Next matches Glamorgan (H) Somerset (H) Gloucestershire (A) Leicestershire (A) Glamorgan (A)

6 Northamptonshire Alex Wakely, the England Under-19 batsman, makes his championship debut today at Taunton. Mark Tagg, the chief executive, says that the two washed-out Twenty20 Cup home matches have cost the county about £20,000.
Played 8 Won 3 Drawn 2 Lost 3 Batting 22 Bowling 16 Points 88
Next matches Somerset (A) Notts (H) Glamorgan (A) Middlesex (H) Notts (A)

7 Leicestershire Paul Nixon celebrated leading the county to their first championship win of the season with champagne and strawberries in the dressing-room. Having failed to reach the last eight of the Twenty20, they face Kent in the Pro40 tomorrow.
Played 9 Won 1 Drawn 4 Lost 4 Batting 23 Bowling 22 Points 75
Next matches Middlesex (H) Glamorgan (A) Derbyshire (H) Essex (A) Gloucestershire (H)

8 Gloucestershire Mark Alleyne, the coach, and Alex Gidman, the stand-in captain with Jon Lewis injured, have blamed their woes on the failure of the batting lineup to score more first-innings runs as they head to Trent Bridge to face Nottinghamshire.
Played 8 Won 1 Drawn 3 Lost 4 Batting 18 Bowling 21 Points 64
Next matches Notts (A) Essex (H) Derbyshire (H) Essex (A) Middlesex (A)

9 Glamorgan Having been rejected by Daren Powell, the county have been courting his compatriot, Ravi Rampaul, the West Indies seam bowler, to replace Damien Wright, who had to return to Australia this week for ankle surgery.
Played 7 Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 5 Batting 17 Bowling 19 Points 46
Next matches Derbyshire (A) Leicestershire (H) Middlesex (A) Northants (H) Somerset (H)