Features and Columns

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

Pringle column: Chris Jordan should be England’s target – not just Jofra Archer

13 March 2019 0 comments

Chris Jordan has been undervalued in ODIs by England, writes Derek Pringle

Brian Close will forever be one of cricket’s great mavericks

13 March 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle recalls the career of Yorkshire and England great ‘Closey’

ECB chief executive Tom Harrison concedes shifting Tests to air on terrestrial TV is simply too great a loss in income

7 March 2019 0 comments

Graeme Swann aired his frustrations last week about a lack of mainstream scope for English cricket

Pringle column: How Indian boycott could backfire in 2019 Cricket World Cup

6 March 2019 0 comments

The game’s prominent powerbroker, India, will not succeed in getting Pakistan booted out the World Cup, writes Derek Pringle

Master blaster Chris Gayle shows no sign of slowing down for the West Indies

6 March 2019 0 comments

You can never have too much of a good thing with the West Indies veteran, despite the emergence of Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope

FEATURE: Surrey’s Alec Stewart backs Jason Roy for Ashes glory

6 March 2019 0 comments

The Surrey director of cricket discusses the club’s championship defence, Jason Roy and Ollie Pope, and the summer to come for England

Martin Johnson column: No bruising paceman will forgo their fear factor

28 February 2019 0 comments

When a batsman’s bottle was broken. But bowlers can be vulnerable too to their short fuses

The greatest innings of all time – is it Kusal Perera’s 153?

27 February 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle divulges a talking point which has arisen from Kusal Perera’s spectacular feat in Durban

Lavalette: Surely World Cup is beyond Ricky Ponting

21 February 2019 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette welcomes the recruitment of a former skipper to the Aussie ODI set-up but questions whether it has come too late

Adam Collins column: Emerald Isle now learning to swim at the deep end

21 February 2019 0 comments

It’s not easy, as Kermit the Frog taught us as kids, being green. And so it is for Ireland cricket […]

Isabelle Westbury column: I’m all for an Ashes taunt but let’s make it funny!

21 February 2019 0 comments

Almost 20 years ago I made my first pilgrimage to St James’ Park. It was the start of the 1999 […]

The tragedy of Wilf Slack, one of cricket’s true gents

21 February 2019 0 comments

He was 35 not out when he collapsed. He would not play another shot or draw breath again

We’ve got right mix to make yo-yo a no-no, says Joe Leach

21 February 2019 0 comments

Cliches come to mind all too easily when one thinks of Worcestershire.

Johnson column: Ok, you’ve beaten death but can you bat No.3?

21 February 2019 0 comments

The on-field verbals in St Lucia have turned out to be a bit more spicy than the anodyne stuff you […]

Derek Pringle: Let’s protect Mark Wood and Olly Stone with a job-share

21 February 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle recognises express English pairing have to be managed due to fitness concerns but insists they have to be allowed to play, too

Simon Jones: Cranking up the speed makes all the difference

21 February 2019 0 comments

Richard Edwards talks to former England fast bowler Simon Jones about the importance of raw pace and how there’s no bigger weapon in any form of cricket

Young Gun: Glamorgan batsman Jeremy Lawlor

16 February 2019 0 comments

‘The King’ talks to TCP about his hopes for this season and beyond

Tristan Lavalette column: Sympathy for Jason Holder but game just has to speed up

14 February 2019 0 comments

Baseball is nostalgically known as America’s pastime, but has been leapfrogged by basketball as the US’ second most popular sport. […]

Isabelle Westbury: Women’s game is on the charge but there’s still lots more to do

14 February 2019 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury celebrates the advances made on the field by women in the game but reveals that there are still areas that urgently need tackling

Head boy Travis was an island treasure

14 February 2019 0 comments

Richard Edwards discovers how Australia’s latest batting star made a name for himself on the Isle of Wight in the Southern League

Adam Collins column: Time is right for Aussies to let it rip with four quicks

14 February 2019 0 comments

When Michael Clarke’s side toured the West Indies in 2015 ahead of their trip to England, it was the rule […]

Nick Browne chasing Ashes spotlight after being kept in dark so long

14 February 2019 0 comments

Chris Stocks talks to one of the country’s leading opening batsmen who, despite excellent run scoring, has not even figured for the Lions

Martin Johnson column: Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, the ‘Barmies’ just keep coming

14 February 2019 0 comments

While England’s batsmen were busy using a Test match as practice for the upcoming T20 series, the Barmy Army trumpeter […]

Holder, the gentle giant destined to be a leader

14 February 2019 0 comments

Stephen Thorpe takes a look at the character and development of the West Indies skipper and suggests that he was always heading for the top of the game

Derek Pringle column: Kemar Roach is improving with age, just like Malcolm Marshall

14 February 2019 0 comments

Kemar Roach may not possess the lithe fluidity of the late Malcolm Marshall’s bowling action or the astounding Test record, […]

Features and Columns

Pringle column: Chris Jordan should be England’s target – not just Jofra Archer

Brian Close will forever be one of cricket’s great mavericks

ECB chief executive Tom Harrison concedes shifting Tests to air on terrestrial TV is simply too great a loss in income

Pringle column: How Indian boycott could backfire in 2019 Cricket World Cup

Master blaster Chris Gayle shows no sign of slowing down for the West Indies

FEATURE: Surrey’s Alec Stewart backs Jason Roy for Ashes glory

Martin Johnson column: No bruising paceman will forgo their fear factor

The greatest innings of all time – is it Kusal Perera’s 153?

Lavalette: Surely World Cup is beyond Ricky Ponting

Adam Collins column: Emerald Isle now learning to swim at the deep end

Isabelle Westbury column: I’m all for an Ashes taunt but let’s make it funny!

The tragedy of Wilf Slack, one of cricket’s true gents

We’ve got right mix to make yo-yo a no-no, says Joe Leach

Johnson column: Ok, you’ve beaten death but can you bat No.3?

Derek Pringle: Let’s protect Mark Wood and Olly Stone with a job-share

Simon Jones: Cranking up the speed makes all the difference

Young Gun: Glamorgan batsman Jeremy Lawlor

Tristan Lavalette column: Sympathy for Jason Holder but game just has to speed up

Isabelle Westbury: Women’s game is on the charge but there’s still lots more to do

Head boy Travis was an island treasure

Adam Collins column: Time is right for Aussies to let it rip with four quicks

Nick Browne chasing Ashes spotlight after being kept in dark so long

Martin Johnson column: Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, the ‘Barmies’ just keep coming

Holder, the gentle giant destined to be a leader

Derek Pringle column: Kemar Roach is improving with age, just like Malcolm Marshall

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