Features and Columns

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

Cash holds the key to staging Test world title

20 February 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle explains how it would be possible for the ICC to deliver a Test World Championship Test cricket is […]

Don’t Bash Blast, franchise system won’t work for us

20 February 2016 0 comments

Tim Wigmore says there should be two divisions for t20 cricket here, but franchises won’t work No one likes January; […]

Where are they now? Surrey – County Champions 2002

16 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Ali Brown admits that the tragic death of Ben Hollioake made him more determined than ever to […]

Pringle column: Much method to the left-arm madness

14 February 2016 0 comments

By Derek Pringle They used to be considered undesirable freaks, but left-handers – at least those who can bowl well […]

Joe Root has strength fused with tranquility

13 February 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the characteristics that have enabled England’s top batsman to fulfil his destiny It seems that Joe […]

Hayter column: 13 words consign KP to history

13 February 2016 0 comments

By Peter Hayter Thirteen words were all it took or white-ball captain Eoin Morgan finally to put an end to […]

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

9 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler David Graveney might have been born in Bristol and played the vast majority of his cricket in […]

Pringle column: ‘Mankading’ and the ‘Spirit of the Game’

9 February 2016 0 comments

By Derek Pringle Until Tuesday, Keemo Paul was not widely known outside his native Guyana. That was the day when […]

Hayter column: Why I won’t doubt Jimmy

8 February 2016 0 comments

By Peter Hayter Hearing Geoffrey Boycott and AB de Villiers imply recently that James Anderson might be in terminal decline brought […]

Kepler Wessels exclusive column

2 February 2016 0 comments

THE victory in Centurion was a much-needed one for South Africa and is sure to boost the morale of the […]

Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers

2 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Craig Wright admits that helping Scotland shock Worcestershire in the NatWest Trophy not only put cricket north […]

Paul Nixon column – Admit it Straussy, KP will be great for World T20

29 January 2016 0 comments

Last year, when Andrew Strauss held a meeting with Kevin Pietersen to effectively shut the door on his Test future, […]

England’s greatest overseas series victories

26 January 2016 0 comments

England’s recent away wins set Joshua Peck thinking about some past triumphs Victories in South Africa and India are no […]

Where are they now? Oxfordshire – 1989 Minor Counties champions

26 January 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler RUPERT EVANS says Oxfordshire have always had an unwritten rule when it came to selecting their sides […]

Looking back – Memorable debuts

19 January 2016 0 comments

Alex Narey on the impact of good and bad debuts, and recalls Bob Massie’s finest hour for Australia in 1972 […]

Bowlers intimidate… but can batsmen?

19 January 2016 0 comments

Garfield Robinson looks at cricket’s fear factor, whether from fast bowlers or dashing strokeplayers Fast bowlers have always sought to […]

Where are they now? Zimbabwe’s 1992 World Cup win over England

19 January 2016 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Dave Houghton admits that Zimbabwe were just worried about saving themselves from embarrassment after being bowled out […]

Johannesburg’s Wanderers up close

11 January 2016 0 comments

Joshua Peck looks at the players and history behind the remarkable story of the Wanderers So, to the Wanderers – […]

Paul Nixon column – Don’t take sledging too far

11 January 2016 0 comments

During the second day of the second Test at Newlands, Ben Stokes made the headlines for all the right reasons. […]

Where are they now? Cumberland CCC – 1986 Minor Counties champions

10 January 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Steve Sharp admits that nobody was as surprised as Cumberland themselves when they were crowned Minor Counties […]

Looking back – South Africa v England in Cape Town 2010

5 January 2016 0 comments

Joshua Peck looks back to the nerve-shredding excitement of the Cape Town Test in 2010 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, […]

Where are they now? Lincolnshire – 1974 Gillette Cup giant-killers

5 January 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Martin Maslin admits that Lincolnshire just wanted to avoid embarrassing themselves when they were drawn away to […]

Associate Nations – 2015 Review

29 December 2015 0 comments

By Tim Wigmore Despite the ICC’s decision to shrink the 50-over World Cup there have been some highlights in the […]

Where are they now? Essex – NatWest Trophy finalists 1996

29 December 2015 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Paul Grayson admits that Essex thought that they had one hand on the NatWest trophy after restricting […]

Marcus North column

21 December 2015 1 comment

AFTER Australia dominated the first Test, West Indies will be preparing for Melbourne and the Boxing Day Test at the […]