ESPNcricinfo wins online county coverage award

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ESPNcricinfo has been named Online Publication of the year for the fifth year running in the ECB’s County Journalism awards, after another season of in-depth coverage of the English domestic game, which concluded with the thrilling final day of the Specsavers County Championship, involving the County Cricket Live blog and extensive reports from staff and freelancers writers.

Will Macpherson, a regular contributor to ESPNcricinfo’s county coverage, was named Christopher Martin-Jenkins Young County Journalist, an award which comes with a £3000 prize which will fund a trip to the UAE next March to cover the first North v South fixtures.

Tim Wigmore, another of ESPNcricinfo’s freelancers, was a runner-up in the category alongside Henry Cowan from All Out Cricket with each receiving £1000.

The Cricket Paper was named County Cricket Newspaper of the Year for the second time in three years with last year’s winner, the Times, receiving a commendation.

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