Features and Columns

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

Would England’s one-day masters embrace the Ashes, too?

4 June 2019 0 comments

Success in the World Cup and Ashes would create a tidal wave of publicity for The Hundred

Niall O’Brien column: Kev needs to keep his record

1 June 2019 0 comments

Niall O’Brien feels the door is wide open for other nations to challenge World Cup favourites England

FEATURE: Joe Root on the World Cup, Ashes and selectors getting out to watch county cricket

28 May 2019 0 comments

Joe Root is a big fan of the new England kit

Johnson column: Remembering the 1999 Cricket World Cup

21 May 2019 0 comments

Martin Johnson takes a unique look at rule changes made to the Cricket World Cup over the years

When cricket matched the ‘miracle’ of Anfield

15 May 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle takes a look at when cricket reached the suspense and drama of the recent Champions League semi-finals

James Faulkner and CA got it all wrong over ‘boyfriend’ mix-up

9 May 2019 0 comments

The ex-Lancashire all-rounder and Cricket Australia treated an emotional issue bluntly

My Dream XI: Stephen Eskinazi – Middlesex wicketkeeper-batsman

7 May 2019 0 comments

An XI picked on players he has played with an against

Millfield begin title defence with aplomb

7 May 2019 0 comments

The Cricket Paper is proud to sponsor the 2019 National U17 Schools Cup tournament

Steve Smith and David Warner make Australia returns ahead of Cricket World Cup

7 May 2019 0 comments

Disgraced Australia batting duo Steve Smith and David Warner are back in the international fold following their selection in The […]

Derek Pringle takes the measure of Australia’s Ashes attack

2 May 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at how the Australia attack will transition from southern hemisphere wickets to England

Cricket’s Game of Thrones player ratings

30 April 2019 0 comments

Match ratings for Winterfell CC

My Dream XI: Notts bowler Luke Fletcher

25 April 2019 0 comments

The Nottinghamshire pace bowler picks an XI based on those he has played with and against

Johnson column: Tiger at Augusta? Nothing beats the comeback of David Gower

23 April 2019 0 comments

A washout at Cheltenham in the 1980s, surely no chance of play – at least is what players and the press thought

Collins column: The players who stand more of a chance of playing for England than Duanne Olivier

23 April 2019 0 comments

The Warwickshire and Middlesex players who also have Jofra Archer to thank for the ECB going three-from-seven

My Dream XI: Essex and England batsman Tom Westley

18 April 2019 0 comments

Of course Ryan ten Doeschate is involved!

Pringle column: Ed Smith’s answer to ‘Branderson’

18 April 2019 0 comments

Who are the heirs to England greats Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson?

Enjoy the two Virat Kohlis – one an oasis of calm, one buzzing

17 April 2019 0 comments

It should surprise no-one that Virat Kohli has fulfilled that rare double of being one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of […]

Tension is rising between great rivals Pakistan and India

10 April 2019 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette speaks to Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani about the country’s political tensions with neighbours India

Westbury column: County Championship will survive but may have to adapt

10 April 2019 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury writes on the County Championship’s need to adapt to the IPL

Hayter column: Captain Cameron Bancroft? That’s a step too far

3 April 2019 0 comments

Peter Hayter really doesn’t agree with the appointment of Bancroft as Durham captain

FEATURE: Dawid Malan optimistic about Middlesex’s 2019 prospects

26 March 2019 0 comments

The England batsman on the arrival of AB and the return of Rojo

Pringle column: How the MCC are looking at ways to speed up play

24 March 2019 0 comments

“I can count the number of drinks breaks I had during my career on one hand”

Westbury column: Vulnerable kids doing it their own way as lack of terrestrial TV exposure reduces the power of sport

19 March 2019 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury on the generation who may never have seen a ball bowled on TV

Gayle force onslaught first began brewing at Worcestershire’s New Road

14 March 2019 0 comments

Chris Gayle is a man who likes to make an impact but as Stephen Moore walked over to his hulking […]

MS Dhoni is the legendary chaser who deserves a World Cup swansong

14 March 2019 0 comments

Turning the screw on Australia in a World Cup year

Features and Columns

Would England’s one-day masters embrace the Ashes, too?

Niall O’Brien column: Kev needs to keep his record

FEATURE: Joe Root on the World Cup, Ashes and selectors getting out to watch county cricket

Johnson column: Remembering the 1999 Cricket World Cup

When cricket matched the ‘miracle’ of Anfield

James Faulkner and CA got it all wrong over ‘boyfriend’ mix-up

My Dream XI: Stephen Eskinazi – Middlesex wicketkeeper-batsman

Millfield begin title defence with aplomb

Steve Smith and David Warner make Australia returns ahead of Cricket World Cup

Derek Pringle takes the measure of Australia’s Ashes attack

Cricket’s Game of Thrones player ratings

My Dream XI: Notts bowler Luke Fletcher

Johnson column: Tiger at Augusta? Nothing beats the comeback of David Gower

Collins column: The players who stand more of a chance of playing for England than Duanne Olivier

My Dream XI: Essex and England batsman Tom Westley

Pringle column: Ed Smith’s answer to ‘Branderson’

Enjoy the two Virat Kohlis – one an oasis of calm, one buzzing

Tension is rising between great rivals Pakistan and India

Westbury column: County Championship will survive but may have to adapt

Hayter column: Captain Cameron Bancroft? That’s a step too far

FEATURE: Dawid Malan optimistic about Middlesex’s 2019 prospects

Pringle column: How the MCC are looking at ways to speed up play

Westbury column: Vulnerable kids doing it their own way as lack of terrestrial TV exposure reduces the power of sport

Gayle force onslaught first began brewing at Worcestershire’s New Road

MS Dhoni is the legendary chaser who deserves a World Cup swansong

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