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Derek Pringle: Seam obsession in County game is the cause of our Test woes

14 February 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle does not blame the the new Championship structure for a lack of top order batsmanship but a pre-existing focus on damp pitches

Lavalette column: Big bash losing its mojo in dismal summer

6 February 2019 0 comments

Why the Big Bash is losing its mojo

Westbury: Don’t burden this current West Indies with the past

6 February 2019 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury cautions that misconceptions about the modern Caribbean game may be affecting our judgement of the progress made there

Johnson column: Defeat is only the start of a ritual torture

6 February 2019 0 comments

Martin Johnson on having to face the media after a defeat

Dragons will be back breathing fire again, says mentor Hugh Morris

6 February 2019 0 comments

Jeremy Blackmore catches up with Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris and interim head coach Matt Maynard about the county’s fresh start

Local knowledge is giving Marcus North the edge at Durham

6 February 2019 0 comments

Paul Edwards speaks to Durham’s director of cricket about the county’s aspirations to rebuild both on and off the field

When an embarrassment for West Indies cricket was rescued by a one-off return to one of the region’s iconic venues

6 February 2019 0 comments

First Viv shed a tear but then we got one last hurrah at the Rec

Big trouble lies ahead if the hundred doesn’t work warns Daryl Mitchell

6 February 2019 0 comments

Chris Stocks finds the man who represents the players wants all his members to benefit from the new format but everyone must buy into

Pringle column: Formula for all-rounders is holding England back

6 February 2019 0 comments

England need to start looking at blooding more specialist players if they are to become one of the great sides

Pringle column: No favours to your teammates in the press box please Sir Alastair Cook

29 January 2019 0 comments

Alastair Cook recently conceded he is unwilling to openly criticise ex-England teammates Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad

Hayter column: Arise Sir Jimmy Anderson! The letter should be on its way

22 January 2019 0 comments

Peter Hayter writes why it is time for England’s leading Test wicket-taker to earn his rightful place like Sir Alastair Cook

Jason Holder: We can upset ‘inconsistent’ England

19 January 2019 0 comments

Does a return to form await the West Indies on home soil?

TCP County Championship Team of the Year – Division One

12 October 2018 0 comments

Four players from Surrey’s Championship-winning side included

Alastair Cook is no great of the game, says former Australia coach

9 October 2018 0 comments

Cook is no McGrath or Warne

I’m the last of my type, there will never be another me, says Bhogle

5 October 2018 0 comments

Adam Collins caught up with the legendary broadcaster to talk India and commentary

The redemption of Jade Dernbach: how the Oval maverick has grown into an elder statesman

5 October 2018 0 comments

Tom Maynard is never far from Jade Dernbach’s thoughts as the bowler has matured both on and off the field, writes Charlie Talbot-Smith

Tragedy of Tom Maynard was catalyst for Surrey’s revival, says Hollioake

2 October 2018 0 comments

Adam Hollioake believes Surrey are in a place to dominate county cricket for ‘the next ten years’

The summer is over, how has national selector Ed Smith fared in his first with England?

2 October 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle offers a progress report on Ed Smith’s time as national selector since his appointment in April

Homegrown Surrey plan to start another dynasty

27 September 2018 0 comments

Michael Di Venuto and former head coach Chris Adams have their say on how far the current Surrey side can go across all formats

Westbury column: Every athlete dies twice – we need to talk about life after retirement

13 September 2018 0 comments

A cliche that shouldn’t be rendered by corny films like Rocky, writes Isabelle Westbury

Good guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured

13 September 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter pays tribute to England’s record-breaking opener who rides off into the sunset at Essex

Johnson column: You don’t see 11-hour batting marathons anymore in Test cricket

12 September 2018 0 comments

By Martin Johnson Some of you will remember a Seventies television sitcom in which the title character, Reggie Perrin, opens […]

Westbury column: Language matters, changing to ‘player of the match’ will only cost you a shot at nostalgia

8 September 2018 0 comments

Michael Vaughan had tweeted his concerns over the excessive political correctness behind ditching the ‘man of the match’ title

Johnson column: England collapses come sooner than the changing of the tides

5 September 2018 0 comments

Martin Johnson’s unique take on TMS transitioning to the shipping forecast in between overs

When Robin Smith’s fighting spirit saved England

5 September 2018 0 comments

Richard Edwards recalls a period in Test cricket when Robin Smith was all that stood between England and another batting collapse

Features and Columns

Derek Pringle: Seam obsession in County game is the cause of our Test woes

Lavalette column: Big bash losing its mojo in dismal summer

Westbury: Don’t burden this current West Indies with the past

Johnson column: Defeat is only the start of a ritual torture

Dragons will be back breathing fire again, says mentor Hugh Morris

Local knowledge is giving Marcus North the edge at Durham

When an embarrassment for West Indies cricket was rescued by a one-off return to one of the region’s iconic venues

Big trouble lies ahead if the hundred doesn’t work warns Daryl Mitchell

Pringle column: Formula for all-rounders is holding England back

Pringle column: No favours to your teammates in the press box please Sir Alastair Cook

Hayter column: Arise Sir Jimmy Anderson! The letter should be on its way

Jason Holder: We can upset ‘inconsistent’ England

TCP County Championship Team of the Year – Division One

Alastair Cook is no great of the game, says former Australia coach

I’m the last of my type, there will never be another me, says Bhogle

The redemption of Jade Dernbach: how the Oval maverick has grown into an elder statesman

Tragedy of Tom Maynard was catalyst for Surrey’s revival, says Hollioake

The summer is over, how has national selector Ed Smith fared in his first with England?

Homegrown Surrey plan to start another dynasty

Westbury column: Every athlete dies twice – we need to talk about life after retirement

Good guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured

Johnson column: You don’t see 11-hour batting marathons anymore in Test cricket

Westbury column: Language matters, changing to ‘player of the match’ will only cost you a shot at nostalgia

Johnson column: England collapses come sooner than the changing of the tides

When Robin Smith’s fighting spirit saved England

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