The first round of County Championship matches featured two totals over 500, five draws and a number of batsmen filling their early-season boots. Jamie Smith was one, promoted to number three by Surrey. What do we read into that and what else did we learn from those first matches? Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consider the entrails ad celebrate the continued excellence of the 43 year old Jimmy Anderson as he passes the 1150 first class wicket mark. Later on we chat to Sam Morshead, the founder of CounterPress, a platform offering daily, dedicated online coverage of individual counties with news, opinion and reports. The individual sites can be found by clicking on these links below - Cider Press (Somerset) http://ciderpress.newsHove & Away (Sussex) http://hoveandaway.newsLanky Lanky (Lancashire) http://lankylanky.newsKing Pears (Worcestershire) http://kingpears.newsTaff & Daff (Glamorgan) http://taffanddaff.newsThe Bear (Warwickshire) http://the-bear.newsThe Chester (Durham) http://thechester.newsThe Fox (Leicestershire) http://the-fox.newsThe Hawk (Hampshire) http://thehawk.newsThe Peakite (Derbyshire) http://thepeakite.newsThe Rey (Surrey) http://therey.newsThe Spitfire (Kent) http://thespitfire.newsThe Steeler (Northants) http://thesteeler.newsThe Trent (Notts) http://thetrent.newsUp The Middle (Middlesex) http://upthemiddle.newsWhite Rose Files (Yorkshire) http://whiterosefiles.newsThe Glorious Gazette (Glos) https://www.thegloriousgazette.news #cricket #countychampionship #englandcricketLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices