The UK county cricket season finished last weekend, although with the riveting World Twenty20 on, it got a bit left behind in the media, and on this blog as well. And with England starting their winter of cricket with the first one dayer against Sri Lanka on Monday there is no room to rest at the moment in cricket news terms!

In the county championship division 1, Sussex were the first side for a while to win back to back titles. Spearheaded, again, by Mustaq Ahmed, Chris Adams’ team did enough to hold off Lancs and Durham, who finished second and third.

In the second division, Somerset didn’t surprise many people by winning promotion back to the top division. With players such as Tresco, Langer, Cameron White playing, and Caddick having had his best season for a while they won at a canter. With the restrictions not allowing as many overseas players next year we have seen the last of White there for a bit, but Langer remains as captain and will be hoping to finish near the top of the top division next season.

Otis Gibson was one of the stars of the county season, taking 80 wickets, and at the ripe old age of 38. With Alan Donald busy elsewhere for England’s tour of Sri Lanka, Gibson will be the bowling coach for them, a role he has done for Peter Moores at the academy recently.

Mark Ramprakash had another barn-storming season with the bat, and finished the season with a batting average of over 100! Two magnificent years in a row for the guy – now if only he’d had this sort of form when he played for England…

For a more in depth view of which were the players of the season, take a look at the cricket blog over at the googly – they see more county cricket than I do and do a much better job bringing it all together!