Leicestershire are drawing up plans to build around 15 apartments at Grace Road following the ECB’s decision to make up to £1million of loan finance available to each county.

Warwickshire have revealed an operating loss of £668,000 for 2012, a year in which four of seven major match days at Edgbaston were washed out.

Captain Wayne Madsen is leading a seven-strong party of Derbyshire players to Sri Lanka as the county’s preparations for the 2013 campaign continue.

Skipper Andrew Gale is one of seven Yorkshire players heading to Sri Lanka for a brief training camp ahead of the new domestic season.

Derbyshire are set to undertake a £2.5million redevelopment of the County Ground as part of a six-point plan set out to promote and strengthen the county.

England international Ravi Bopara has agreed to join South African franchise Dolphins for their Twenty20 campaign.