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Dal finds his identity
Derbyshire NEXT MATCHES: Glam, CC (A), Sep 20-23;
Franklin moves on
Durham NEXT MATCHES: Sussex, CC (H), Sep 20-23;
Roelofsen rocks up
Essex NEXT MATCHES: Lancs, CC (H), Sep 20-23;
Gill’s arrival provides breath of fresh air
Glamorgan NEXT MATCHES: Derby, CC (H), Sep 20-23;
The Marchant of menace
Gloucestershire NEXT MATCHES: Warks, CC (H), Sep
Prest’s loyalty pays dividends
Tom Prest starred in Hampshire’s One-Day Cup campaign
Cup hero Stevens ‘baffled’ by cold shoulder
Kent NEXT MATCHES: Lancs, RL final (N), Sep
Great Dane best-in-show yet again
Lancashire NEXT MATCHES: Kent, RL final (N), Sep
Rehan Ahmed: the teenage leggie in a hurry
Leicestershire NEXT MATCHES: Middx, CC (H), Sep 20-23;
Higgins heads home
Middlesex NEXT MATCHES: Leics, CC (A), Sep 20-23;
White chalks up another milestone
Northamptonshire NEXT MATCHES: Somerset, CC (A), Sep 20-23;
Duckett returns to favour
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Hildreth calls time on glittering career
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Sussex NEXT MATCHES: Durham, CC (A), Sep 20-23;
Farbrace moves on
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STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS
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