County Championships
County 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 to be promoted to the...
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/ 8 months agoHampshire takeover first step on slippery slope
By Richard Edwards THE DELHI Capitals’ takeover of Hampshire is unlikely to herald a headlong rush from private investors looking to...
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/ 3 years agoEoin Morgan’s semi-final selection conundrum
England captain Eoin Morgan has a selection conundrum ahead of England's IT20 World Cup semi final vs New Zealand.
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/ 4 years agoIT’S THE END OF A COUNTY ERA
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Time’s up: Daryl Mitchell heads a long list of County Championship stalwarts who have announced their...
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/ 4 years agoHead coach Ripley hails Northants legend Levi
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE head coach David Ripley has paid tribute to the impact that Richard Levi made in the team after the club...
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/ 4 years agoCROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. ___ cricket,fun game played on coastal sands (5) 4. Azam ___. Karachi Kings and Pakistan batsman (5) 6. 1980s...
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/ 4 years agoPatterson now eyeing magic 500 for Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE’S Steve Patterson has set his sights on reaching 500 wickets. Patterson, 37, recently hit the 450 mark for the White...
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/ 4 years agoYOUNG GUNS FILLING A £120M COVID HOLE
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Paul Hardcastle was not one of those unfamiliar names in the Sussex side for the Championship...
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/ 4 years agoMalan’s the man again for Proteas
By Neil Harvey JANNEMAN Malan stroked his third ODI hundred, setting the platform for a strong South African total that enabled...
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/ 4 years agoESSEX’S FATE WAS DECIDED ON FIELD
Advantage: Paul Farbrace ESSEX’S abandoned game against Derbyshire, after a home player tested positive for Covid, was not the ideal way...
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/ 4 years agoChopra’s sights on Lord’s
VARUN Chopra is targeting a hatful of runs after joining Middlesex on loan from Essex. Chopra will play for Middlesex in...
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/ 4 years agoCROSSWORD
ACROSS 2. Wellington ‘keeper who’s played 11 NZ Teats since 2017 (8) 6. Wasim ___, Pakistan stumper with eight catches in...
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/ 4 years agoFynn’s back at Sussex
FYNN Hudson-Prentice has admitted he could not turn down the chance to re-join Sussex from Derbyshire. Hudson-Prentice will move back to...
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/ 4 years agoFinch suffers injury blow
West Indies win the series 4-1 AUSTRALIA are limping towards the T20 World Cup this autumn after a 4-1 series defeat...
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/ 4 years agoLIAM’S A LIQUORICE ALLSORTS PLAYER
Pringle’s viewpoint Valuable option: Master blaster Liam Livingstone scoring England’s fastest ever T20 century to cement his claims for a place...
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/ 4 years agoFOXES REAPING DAN’S REWARDS
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Young guns: Leicestershire are benefiting from the progression of talented young players such as Harry Swindells...
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/ 4 years agoRampaul back at Derbys
WEST Indies bowler Ravi Rampaul has rejoined Derbyshire for this summer’s Royal London Cup. Rampaul helped Derbyshire reach Finals Day in...
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/ 4 years agoCROSSWORD
ACROSS 2. Canterbury bat who top-scored for the Kiwis in the tied 2019 WC final (8) 6. Current Tasmania captain and...
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/ 4 years agoHales focuses on Notts
ALEX HALES has shrugged off the disappointment of failing to earn an England recall by signing a new two-year white-ball deal...
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/ 4 years agoFixtures
SUNDAY JULY 11 INTERNATIONAL ONE-DAY SERIES: 1st ODI – Ireland v South Africa (10.45am, The Village, Dublin) LV= COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (all...
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/ 4 years agoSteve Waugh piloted the Golden Era | Tristan Lavalette
SORRY loyal readers but I’m going to dredge back two decades when the hapless England cricket team was a worldwide punchline....
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/ 4 years agoFixtures
SUNDAY JULY 4 INTERNATIONAL ONE-DAY SERIES: 3rd ODI – England v Sri Lanka (11am, Bristol County Ground, Bristol) LV= COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP:...
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/ 4 years agoCOUNTY GAME IS ONE HARD SELL!
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Like many English cricket fans, I fear for the future of the county game. Unlike most,...
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/ 4 years agoSelman ready for a return
GLAMORGAN batsman Nick Selman is expected to come out of self-isolation this week (from July 5) after he tested positive for...
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/ 4 years agoCROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Irish T20 Interprovincial Cup club, Munster ___ (4) 7 Lock and Laker’s Surrey and England pace colleague later an...
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