Stories By The Cricket Paper Team
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International News
/ 1 week agoWill Pucovski retires from all cricket
Australia and Victoria opener Will Pucovski has retired from all cricket aged just 27 after a brief career plagued by ongoing...
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International News
/ 1 week agoTemba Bavuma suffers elbow injury ahead of WTC final
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma sat out of the South African domestic first-class competition final this week with an elbow...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoStandings
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoFixtures
All change: The new women’s one-day competition starts this week SUNDAY APRIL 13 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE Durham v Warwickshire (Chester-le-Street,...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoTriples all round!
By Richard Edwards THERE ARE starts to the season, and then there’s Tom Banton’s beginning to a Division One campaign that...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoCricket at LA28: Olympic debut confirmed with just T20 teams per gender
Cricket is officially returning to the Olympic Games for the first time in 128 years, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirming its...
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Women (County News)
/ 1 week agoEllyse Perry signs for Hampshire Women
Global cricketing icon Ellyse Perry will play for Hampshire Hawks in this summer’s Vitality Blast. The Australian, widely regarded as one...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoKidsOut Charity: Can you make happy memories for a child fleeing domestic abuse?
We have teamed up with the children’s charity, KidsOut, as part of a national project to ask football, rugby, and cricket...
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Women (County News)
/ 1 week agoPaul Prichard appointed Head Coach of Hampshire Women
Paul Prichard has been appointed as Head Coach of Hampshire Women, on an interim basis, until the end of the 2025...
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England News
/ 2 weeks agoNew white-ball skipper Harry Brook just wants to play for England after IPL snub
Harry Brook insisted there is no amount of money on the lucrative franchise circuit that could sway him from his England...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoCounty Championship R1 Team of the Week – Tom Banton breaks Somerset record, Josh Tongue impresses on return
By Dom Harris The County Championship returned for the 2025 season under clear blue skies across England and Wales. Over the...
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England News
/ 2 weeks agoVice-captain and clean slates – tasks facing new England captain Harry Brook
Harry Brook has been named as England‘s new white-ball captain, succeeding Jos Buttler after a tricky time for the team. Here,...
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England News
/ 2 weeks ago‘Excellent cricketing brain’ Harry Brook named England white-ball captain
Harry Brook has been installed as England’s new white-ball captain, leading both limited-overs sides. The 26-year-old Yorkshireman was the overwhelming favourite...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoAnd we’re off! The 2025 County Championship season begins
Hotter than the Algarve, they reckon. And it did look pretty blissful with good crowds, with queues at several venues –,...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoReader Letters: Farewell, Joel Wilson
Each week we will be publishing a selection of your correspondence. Contact us at newsdesk@thecricketpaper.com or write to TCP Letters Page,...
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England News
/ 2 weeks agoCharlotte Edwards leads England Women’s side into new era
AFTER THEIR ignominious 16-0 Ashes drubbing down under over the winter, the England Women’s side have rung the changes, with head...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoWhat you may have missed this week…
Here is a round-up of cricket stories from the week gone by.
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoMark Butcher: Surrey’s unrivalled depth makes them strong favourites for the County Championship
By Mark Butcher We’ve seen a lot of runs scored in pre-season warm-ups, and I expect that trend to continue in...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoGetting set for the future at Wythenshawe CC
Adam Hopkins meets Tracy Bailey from Wythenshawe CC ahead of her club’s Get Set Weekend powered by Toyota.
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoGet Set Weekend powered by Toyota 2025 stats
Total clubs: 1,722 Volunteers: 37,250 Players visits Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn -Wythenshawe CC Danni Wyatt-Hodge -North London CC Bethan Ellis...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoDazball comes to Northampton
NEW NORTHAMPTONSHIRE head coach Darren Lehmann, who has arrived after the departure of John Sadler last September after three years in...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoQuiet man Ryan Patel embodies the Surrey way
“I THINK you’ve hit the nail on the head, I am a team man”. In conversation with The Cricket Paper, Surrey’s...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoCounty Championship Division One Preview: Can Surrey be stopped?
The three Feathers are looking to make it four in a row The toughest test of their title defence may well...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoCounty Championship Division Two Preview: Who will return to Division One?
The Cricket Paper is expecting Lancashire and Middlesex to be the teams to beat in Division Two this summer, both looking...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoBen Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England
Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.
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England News
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County Championship 2025: Somerset Season Preview
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County Championship 2025: Essex Season Preview
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County Championship 2025: Hampshire Season Preview
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County Championship 2025: Worcestershire Season Preview
