Features and Columns

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Pringle column: Players and fans to miss out on day out at Lord’s

20 February 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle on the 50-over Cup final being switched from Lord’s to Trent Bridge

Waiting game for Jofra Archer may prove too long in modern world of T20 cricket

15 February 2018 0 comments

Willing to wait? Derek Pringle says Jofra Archer should be prepared for the hype that builds as was the case with Zimbabwe-born Graeme Hick

Planet Cricket: Missing guns will hurt West Indies in World Cup qualifiers

15 February 2018 0 comments

It is a nervous time to be a West Indies cricket fan

North column: It’s time for Glenn Maxwell to show his true worth for Australia

13 February 2018 0 comments

Marcus North on Steve Smith’s public criticism working the charm on big-hitter Maxwell

Hayter column: Imagine Darren Gough’s value in today’s T20 market

13 February 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter says the ‘fat lad from Barnsley’ would have made a steal in mega-riches of the Indian Premier League

Westbury column: Sibling rivalry not just confined to the home in cricket

7 February 2018 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury examines some of cricket’s most renowned siblings names and some you may be less aware of

North column: T20 cricket struggling in international game

6 February 2018 0 comments

Former Australia and Perth Scorchers batsman Marcus North reveals his view that the standard of T20i fall short of ODIs and Tests

Pringle column: Was it fair to grade the Wanderers pitch as ‘poor’?

6 February 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle reveals the worst pitch he has ever seen after South Africa and India were taken off the field in Johannesburg

Westbury column: Skill or freedom – what matters more in the pursuit of express bowlers?

1 February 2018 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury debates recent comments from Michael Holding and Matt Prior regarding bowling and styles of coaching

North column: Real Test for Aussies awaits in South Africa

1 February 2018 0 comments

Ahead of the upcoming series, Marcus North recalls when he, Phil Hughes and Ben Hilfenhaus made their Test debuts in 2009 against South Africa

Nixon column: Why I’m backing this new County Championship set-up

1 February 2018 0 comments

The Leicestershire head coach says the new conference set-up would bring more meaningfulness to matches

Pringle column: Has the structure of the County Championship created a big divide?

31 January 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle cites one observer who has said Division Two counties have abandoned trying to get promoted

Hayter column: Let’s not forget the debacle of the Stanford Series

31 January 2018 0 comments

The 10th anniversary of the ill-fated Stanford Super Series is coming up this year, here Peter Hayter recalls the controversy involving the ECB

Manthorp column: Gibson’s faith in South Africa’s bowling reserves delivers after discovery of Ngidi

25 January 2018 0 comments

Lungi Ngidi looks to be one hell of a find for Ottis Gibson after Dale Steyn falls to injury

Johnson column: The good ol’ cricket press box is just not the same as it once was

25 January 2018 0 comments

Veteran cricket journalist Martin Johnson recalls negotiating the cricket press box in decades past

The figures which prove Rashid Khan to be the world’s best T20 bowler

24 January 2018 0 comments

Tim Wigmore says the young Afghanistan leg-spinner can be as good as Murali and has the numbers to back up his claim

After smashing Jimmy, I knew Liam was destined for the top

23 January 2018 0 comments

Lancashire coach Glen Chapple recalls pitting a young Liam Livingstone up against Jimmy Anderson

North column: England showing a different ball game ahead of the World Cup

23 January 2018 0 comments

By Marcus North Following a winter of discontent Down Under, where England have looked half-decent in patches and pretty ordinary […]

A summer for the Ages – the greatest series there ever was

17 January 2018 0 comments

How the media reported the 2005 Ashes series

Pringle column: Bold new approach is a silver lining for England

17 January 2018 0 comments

Can the right move for Essex prove the right move for England as Chris Silverwood gets to work with bowlers?

FEATURE: Why are the UK’s youth turning their back on playing cricket?

17 January 2018 0 comments

Dan Whiting looks at the issues concerning club chairman with a lot of youngsters leaving the game in their mid-teens

Steve Smith’s brilliance is matched only by his ability to adapt

9 January 2018 0 comments

Alison Mitchell on the Ashes-winning Australia captain and his humble beginnings practicing shots in his garage

Pringle column: Joe Root must learn to bat ugly to become a great

9 January 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle points to Joe Root’s 50-100 conversion rate as an area for concern

Nixon column: If a no. 11 can bat the short stuff will be flying

3 January 2018 0 comments

Paul Nixon takes issue with the exceeding number of bouncers witnessed in Test cricket

Planet Cricket: A one-sided start to new Test format

2 January 2018 0 comments

Tim Wigmore on South Africa’s rout of Zimbabwe in the first four-day Test regulated by the ICC

Features and Columns

Pringle column: Players and fans to miss out on day out at Lord’s

Waiting game for Jofra Archer may prove too long in modern world of T20 cricket

Planet Cricket: Missing guns will hurt West Indies in World Cup qualifiers

North column: It’s time for Glenn Maxwell to show his true worth for Australia

Hayter column: Imagine Darren Gough’s value in today’s T20 market

Westbury column: Sibling rivalry not just confined to the home in cricket

North column: T20 cricket struggling in international game

Pringle column: Was it fair to grade the Wanderers pitch as ‘poor’?

Westbury column: Skill or freedom – what matters more in the pursuit of express bowlers?

North column: Real Test for Aussies awaits in South Africa

Nixon column: Why I’m backing this new County Championship set-up

Pringle column: Has the structure of the County Championship created a big divide?

Hayter column: Let’s not forget the debacle of the Stanford Series

Manthorp column: Gibson’s faith in South Africa’s bowling reserves delivers after discovery of Ngidi

Johnson column: The good ol’ cricket press box is just not the same as it once was

The figures which prove Rashid Khan to be the world’s best T20 bowler

After smashing Jimmy, I knew Liam was destined for the top

North column: England showing a different ball game ahead of the World Cup

A summer for the Ages – the greatest series there ever was

Pringle column: Bold new approach is a silver lining for England

FEATURE: Why are the UK’s youth turning their back on playing cricket?

Steve Smith’s brilliance is matched only by his ability to adapt

Pringle column: Joe Root must learn to bat ugly to become a great

Nixon column: If a no. 11 can bat the short stuff will be flying

Planet Cricket: A one-sided start to new Test format

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