Features

This is where you will find all The Cricket Paper’s Features, opinion and content.

Mark Butcher: Ben Stokes uncertainty creates England dilemma

6 October 2024 0 comments

As England prepared for the first match of their three-Test series in Pakistan, they were faced with a familiar conundrum.

LOOSE-TONGUED HARRY RECEIVES LESSON IN LEADERSHIP

6 October 2024 0 comments

ARK BUTCHER It’s been an eventful week for Harry Brook, who came under fire for his comments after England’s defeat […]

SUNRISERS ON THE UP AS SUN SETS ON RHFT

6 October 2024 0 comments

katya witney Regional cricket bowed out last weekend with the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. While the game […]

A DAMP SQUIB, BUT END OF REGIONAL ERA FEELS PREMATURE

6 October 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It was a funny old way to bring down the curtain on women’s regional cricket. Saturday at Grace […]

HANDING OUT THE GONGS

6 October 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Tap. Tap. Can you hear me at the back? Thumbs up? Super. Good evening, ladies […]

A CHAMPION OF A SEASON

6 October 2024 0 comments

BECAUSE… COUNTY CRICKET MATTERS ANNIE CHAVE In the ECB laboratory, the domestic game is laid bare, its schedule trailing across […]

ACE announces the first professional rookie contracts

6 October 2024 0 comments

This month the African-Caribbean Engagement programme [ACE] took another giant leap forward in their extraordinary story with the announcement of […]

Mark Butcher: Glib Harry Brook receives lesson in leadership

29 September 2024 0 comments

It has been an eventful week for Harry Brook, who came under fire for his comments after England’s defeat to Australia at Trent Bridge.

Katya Witney: Sunrisers win Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy send-off

29 September 2024 0 comments

Regional women’s cricket bowed out last weekend with the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, won by Sunrisers.

Darren Stevens: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ends regional era

29 September 2024 0 comments

It was a funny old way to bring down the curtain on women’s regional cricket on Saturday at Grace Road in the 50-over final.

Triple tons build big Essex lead

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith After a rain-dominated first two days in which Essex reached 116 for 1, Essex batters Dean Elgar, […]

HANDING OUT THE GONGS

29 September 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumblerr Tears of joy: Gloucestershire president Syd Lawrence gets his hands on the Blast trophy PICTURES: […]

Annie Chave: County Championship season one to remember

29 September 2024 0 comments

In the ECB laboratory, the domestic game is laid bare, its schedule trailing across the table as technicians busily fiddle with the formats.

ACE announces the first professional rookie okie contracts

29 September 2024 0 comments

Blazing a trail: ACE graduate Amy Wheeler has secured a deal with The Blaze This month the African-Caribbean Engagement programme […]

INTERVIEW: South Africa legend Allan Donald on cricket and life

29 September 2024 0 comments

The former South African fast bowler and original ‘White Lightning’ reflects on the defining moments of his extraordinary career.

Mark Butcher: Gloucestershire show T20 Blast retains magic

22 September 2024 0 comments

Gloucestershire went into Finals Day as the rank outsiders but delivered a stunning performance to win their first T20 trophy.

Ben Gardner: Sussex’s solid season points to a bright future

22 September 2024 0 comments

For Sussex, at the start of this year, simply not ending the season in crisis would have marked a form of progress.

Pirates win Disability Premier League after unbeaten campaign

22 September 2024 0 comments

Pirates won their first Disability Premier League (DPL) title at Sophia Gardens last weekend, completing a dominant unbeaten season.

Darren Stevens: Gloucestershire deserving T20 Blast champions

22 September 2024 0 comments

After Gloucestershire’s heroics a week ago, I can’t hide my pleasure at seeing a smaller county triumph on domestic cricket’s biggest stage.

INTERVIEW: England great Dennis Amiss on cricket’s evolution

22 September 2024 0 comments

The former England opener, Warwickshire chief executive and deputy chairman of the ECB reflects on his career in the game.

Richard Clarke: Luke Fletcher, Joe Leach a dying breed

22 September 2024 0 comments

There was a time when Luke Fletcher’s preparation for a cricket match consisted of two paracetamols plus a double sausage and egg McMuffin.

Gloucestershire defeat Somerset at Edgbaston to win T20 Blast

15 September 2024 0 comments

Gloucestershire ripped up the scripts and form-books to write their own joyous story on a day of high drama and deep inspiration.

Richard Clarke: T20 Blast finals day is magical, unique

15 September 2024 0 comments

It is 10am on September 4, 1993 and I am shouting at cricket fans as they shuffle into Lord’s. To a man, woman and child, they ignore me.

Katya Witney: Women’s cricket at crossroads ahead of restructuring

15 September 2024 0 comments

September is weird. Cricket season desperately tries to extend the summer warmth, entering its sixth month as nights start to creep in.

Bowlers need the art of surprise to fight back

15 September 2024 0 comments

By Derek Pringle It was Ricky Ponting who spotted it on commentary and only then after a battery of replays. […]

Features

Mark Butcher: Ben Stokes uncertainty creates England dilemma

LOOSE-TONGUED HARRY RECEIVES LESSON IN LEADERSHIP

SUNRISERS ON THE UP AS SUN SETS ON RHFT

A DAMP SQUIB, BUT END OF REGIONAL ERA FEELS PREMATURE

HANDING OUT THE GONGS

A CHAMPION OF A SEASON

ACE announces the first professional rookie contracts

Mark Butcher: Glib Harry Brook receives lesson in leadership

Katya Witney: Sunrisers win Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy send-off

Darren Stevens: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ends regional era

Triple tons build big Essex lead

HANDING OUT THE GONGS

Annie Chave: County Championship season one to remember

ACE announces the first professional rookie okie contracts

INTERVIEW: South Africa legend Allan Donald on cricket and life

Mark Butcher: Gloucestershire show T20 Blast retains magic

Ben Gardner: Sussex’s solid season points to a bright future

Pirates win Disability Premier League after unbeaten campaign

Darren Stevens: Gloucestershire deserving T20 Blast champions

INTERVIEW: England great Dennis Amiss on cricket’s evolution

Richard Clarke: Luke Fletcher, Joe Leach a dying breed

Gloucestershire defeat Somerset at Edgbaston to win T20 Blast

Richard Clarke: T20 Blast finals day is magical, unique

Katya Witney: Women’s cricket at crossroads ahead of restructuring

Bowlers need the art of surprise to fight back

Recent Posts

Jacob Bethell form gives Brendon McCullum selection ‘headache’

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

No ‘holding back’ vows Ben Stokes despite injury problems

England slump to 423-run defeat in final Test against New Zealand

A look at how England are shaping up ahead of the Champions Trophy

Search