Geoff Cook

Geoff Cook, Durham's director of cricket, will take a step back from first-team responsibilities in order to devote more time to the county's development of young players

In part one of ESPNcricinfo's awards for the 2013 county season, George Dobell hails Durham's local influence

What the key figures in Durham's Championship success said about their season

In June, Geoff Cook suffered a heart attack while out running. He admits it was 'touch and go' for a while, but now he is back working with his beloved county as they chase the Championship title

Geoff Cook, the Durham head coach, is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack on Thursday

No play was possible on the final day of Durham's County Championship match against Warwickshire at Chester-le-Street, denying the hosts the chance of their first win of the season.

As we pass the halfway point of the county year, George Dobell talks to four county coaches about the key features of the season so far

Will Smith has been named Durham's new captain, replacing Dale Benkenstein who stepped down after leading the county to their first County Championship title in 2008

Helping Durham clinch their maiden County Championship title is the "proudest achievement" of his career, says Geoff Cook, the head coach

Durham's victory in the Friends Provident Trophy final showed just how far they have come in 15 years as a first-class county. Huw Turbervill charts their progress from Minor County to champions

Cricinfo looks back at 11 players to have claimed Man-of-the-Match awards for starring in finals at Lord's

The former England opener, Geoff Cook, has been appointed as the new head coach at Durham, following the resignation of Martyn Moxon

Durham have launched a state-of-the-art IT facility for local schools so that pupils can achieve numeracy and literacy levels at Key Stages 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum