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Cricket returning is the chance for county supporters to get back together

Richard Clarke: The start of summer! Get ready for a spectacular season of county red-ball cricket

The start of every county season is a process of reacquaintance. There are familiar friends and foes, customs and traditions, sights and smells.

The England cricket team are getting under Australia fans’ skin

Adam Collins: Why do Aussies hate Bazball?

A confession: I am an Australian who doesn’t have a pathological hatred of the current England team. I’m not exactly enthralled by them either, but moderation on the...

Jacob Bethell finished his stop-start summer with a flourish

Mark Butcher: Jacob Bethell in pole position following Ollie Pope’s demotion

We’re in the commentary box for the One-Day Cup final, it’s raining outside, and Nick Knight pipes up: “Who bats three? Pope or Bethell?” The room went quiet...

Nottinghamshire fast bowler Dillon Pennington

Darren Stevens: The season’s over but the show must go on

The lot of a professional domestic cricketer is crazy: he plays way too much cricket between April and September, then far too little in the other six months.

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Hampshire walk out to start another season

Spotlight on the County Championship – just as it should be

It’s been quite the start for the grand old County Championship in 2026. Some watery spring sunshine, and quality players like Ben Foakes and Jimmy Anderson showing that...

Zaman Akhter will be looking to bolster Essex’s pace attack.

Essex seamer Zaman Akhter ready for action

Essex are hoping that 27-year-old seamer Zaman Akhter, acquired at the end of last season, will bolster an attack which has struggled to bowl sides out of late.

Will Thomas Rew take the gloves for Somerset this season?

The Rew generation: Brothers Thomas and James raring to go for Somerset

Thomas Rew is looking to line up alongside his brother James in Somerset’s Championship side this summer

Sam Whiteman has family in Yorkshire but had never been to Headingley

Yorkshire’s new signing Sam Whiteman eyes success on home soil

Batter Sam Whiteman, Yorkshire’s new signing from Australia, made his debut against Glamorgan this week on his return home after 30 years.

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Hampshire walk out to start another season

Spotlight on the County Championship – just as it should be

It’s been quite the start for the grand old County Championship in 2026. Some watery spring sunshine, and quality players like Ben Foakes and Jimmy Anderson showing that...

Ben Duckett has turned down the IPL for the County Championship

County Championship Division 1 Preview: Notts begin title defence as Surrey look to reclaim their crown

County Championship cricket finally returns after what feels like a long winter. After England’s Ashes debacle, red-ball cricket in this country is very much under the spotlight, with...

Zak Crawley will need early-season runs to silence his critics

County Championship Division 2 Preview: Durham and Worcestershire looking to bounce back

The race for promotion from the second division looks to be hotly contested this year. Adam Hopkins previews the opening round of matches...

Zaman Akhter will be looking to bolster Essex’s pace attack.

Essex seamer Zaman Akhter ready for action

Essex are hoping that 27-year-old seamer Zaman Akhter, acquired at the end of last season, will bolster an attack which has struggled to bowl sides out of late.

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England bowler Matthew Potts in action

England’s Matthew Potts targets ‘being a workhorse that doesn’t miss’ after Ashes misery

England bowler Matthew Potts is ready to go back to his roots as a ‘workhorse’ after his Ashes disappointment in Sydney, admitting: “the cold, hard facts were I...

Sir James Anderson feels England remain in good position to claim Ashes revenge

Sir James Anderson believes England remain well-placed to claim Ashes revenge despite a dismal display Down Under.

Nottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed sees ‘whole picture’ and eyes an England return

Haseeb Hameed feels in a “better space” than when he last represented England as he attempts to reignite his international ambitions in the early weeks of the Rothesay...

Australia v England – NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 – Fifth Test – Day One – Sydney Cricket Ground

“It was a tough period for me” – Ben Duckett eager to put difficult winter behind him ahead of County Championship stint

Ben Duckett reaffirmed he has made the “right decision” to withdraw from the upcoming Indian Premier League and instead focus on rediscovering his form for Nottinghamshire in the...

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Cricket analysis: All you need to know ahead of IPL 2026

For many cricket fans, the start of April signals only one thing - the return of the English domestic season. But as ever, a white-ball franchise competition is...

England Nets and Press Conference – The Gabba – Wednesday December 3rd

England back Brendon McCullum despite Ashes defeat as ECB rejects ‘football-style’ sackings

The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its decision to back the leadership team that oversaw this winter’s Ashes surrender, insisting the future of Brendon McCullum and...

India players celebrating

T20 World Cup: India make history by thrashing New Zealand to retain trophy

India made history as the first men’s team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups with a dominant 96-run victory over New Zealand in Ahmedabad.

India celebrate Jos Buttler’s dismissal in the T20 World Cup semi-final

T20 World Cup: India and New Zealand power their way into final showdown

Co-hosts India will look to become the first nation to successfully defend their title when they take on New Zealand in the final of the Men’s T20 World...

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