Leicestershire head coach Paul Nixon proud to be visionaries in women in sport as club aims to overcome financial obstacles
The all-rounder scored a sublime century in the Blast last week, a knock which hasn’t gone unnoticed
By Paul Edwards Spend more than five minutes chatting to Paul Nixon and you start to believe him. The optimism and the determination flow out and you begin to share his conviction that Leicestershire’s fortunes can be transformed and that the club which has won just six County Championship matches since 2012 can be taken […]
Paul Nixon absorbs all the events of an eventful 2017 and picks his standout players
As the Champions Trophy draws ever nearer, it makes me remember the only international tournament that I was ever involved in with England. It’s ten years ago since we went over to the Caribbean for the 2007 World Cup, and while we didn’t do particularly well on the field, it was a great experience. It’s […]
Having been left stranded on 99 not out in the first Test against West Indies, this week Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed for the same score in the second Test. There are some who will criticise Misbah for not going on and getting a big score but I can’t help but feel for him. It’s […]
It was another brilliant and fascinating weekend of County Championship action with Yorkshire bowler Ben Coad arguably the star of the week. He took ten wickets in the match, with five-wicket hauls in each innings as the White Rose bounced back from their surprise defeat to Hampshire by easing to victory over Warwickshire, and Coad […]
With the County Championship beginning, the counties have been warming up with clashes against University teams, and they’re a brilliant way to start the season. I was never bright enough to be involved in them as a student but played in many as a county pro against the Unis. As a professional, it’s a game […]
The draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League took place this week and I’m really pleased with the business that Jamaica Tallawahs have done. I will be back in the West Indies in a few months and, having seen our new squad, I’m hopeful of making it three titles out of three – I wouldn’t […]
Kevin Pietersen has rejoined Surrey for this season’s T20 Blast and it’s great to see the big man back playing cricket in this country.
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