In 1968 county cricket welcomed the world’s greatest players through its doors by relaxing the rules on residential qualification, and the game has never been the same since.

Pick up issue 7 of Wisden Cricket Monthly, featuring a 21-page special to mark the 50th anniversary of overseas players in county cricket

As well as Jon Hotten telling the story of a transformative half-century for the English game, to mark this 50th anniversary we’ve asked an expert on each county to pick their top three for that club – and given you the chance to vote on them, too.

See our experts’ picks and explanations, or have your own say, using the links below.

DERBYSHIRE
DURHAM
ESSEX
GLAMORGAN
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
HAMPSHIRE
KENT
LANCASHIRE
LEICESTERSHIRE
MIDDLESEX
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
SOMERSET
SURREY
SUSSEX
WARWICKSHIRE
WORCESTERSHIRE
YORKSHIRE