Hi there.
One possible solution could be:

=SUM((month(A:A)=10)*(B:B="Reported")*(C:C="John") ) SHIFT + CTRL + ENTER

Please, note that you must end your formula by pressing SHIFT + CTRL +
ENTER, as this formula is an array one.

Regards,
Otávio

"JRD" wrote:

Example:
A B C
1 01/10/2009 Cancelled John, Steven
2 01/09/2009 Reported John, Steven
3 20/09/2009 Cancelled John, Darren
4 12/10/2009 Reported John, Darren, Steven
5 14/10/2009 Reported Darren, Steven
How can I count the number of rows that contain month of October in column A, Reported in column B and contain John in column C - in this example the answer is 1 (row 4)

Thanks