Derek Pringle

This is where you will find all The Cricket Paper’s Derek Pringle columns, opinion and content.

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

It would have been the pounding blood in his head that disoriented Haseeb Hameed most, even more than the shock […]

Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle

8 August 2021 0 comments

LIKE so many redemption stories, New Zealand’s journey to becoming world Test champions was borne of calamity: the team’s dismissal […]

Andy Lloyd remains the unluckiest of England’s 95 one-cap wonders | Derek Pringle

1 August 2021 0 comments

Joy, stigma, or both? That is one of the questions asked of six England cricketers who won just one Test […]

ALL OF US SHOULD BE RAISING OUR GLASSES TO ‘HENDO’

1 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle MIKE Hendrick had the most wonderful, rhythmic bowling action, but his hatred of conceding runs probably cost […]

England must prepare for pitch battle | Derek Pringle

25 July 2021 0 comments

A WIN is a win is a win that is what Eoin Morgan will be telling England’s T20 team after […]

John Woodcock tribute: The doyen of writers with a human touch

25 July 2021 0 comments

I first met John Woodcock, the legendary cricket correspondent of The Times who died last week at the age of […]

The Hundred can catch on – as past proves | Derek Pringle

18 July 2021 0 comments

The Hundred starts next week amid scepticism as to whether it is a good thing for cricket. Naysayers reckon it […]

Fallen Essex have failed to deliver | Derek Pringle

11 July 2021 0 comments

Essex’s chances of defending their County Championship title look increasingly slim as they enter this week’s final round of preliminary […]

Jimmy Anderson has joined an elite member’s club | Derek Pringle

11 July 2021 0 comments

Taking 1,000 first-class wickets is to join one of the most exclusive clubs in sport. Its members require great skill, […]

SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

4 July 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Sri Lanka were World Cup winners 25 years ago but the current team touring England look like […]

Keepers are a solid bunch now | Derek Pringle

4 July 2021 0 comments

WATCHING Jonny Bairstow keep wicket for England the other day, it is striking how different his physique was to the […]

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

27 June 2021 0 comments

It can be difficult to find out about players when your opponents are not good enough to stretch you but […]

Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense

20 June 2021 0 comments

It was the bigger picture of an Ashes win this winter that drove England’s wacky selections and cricket against New […]

Awkward yes, but Dawid Malan is such a talent and worthy of recall | Derek Pringle

20 June 2021 0 comments

Dawid Malan and Alex Hales are two talented batsmen who have struggled to re-establish themselves with the England teams they […]

Shafali Verma has the poise and style of Sachin | Derek Pringle

20 June 2021 0 comments

I’VE seen the new Sachin Tendulkar and he wasn’t at Southampton where India are currently playing New Zealand in the […]

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

13 June 2021 0 comments

As England’s players lined up before the start of the second Test at Edgbaston, in the black t-shirts that have […]

Pringle viewpoint: Dan Lawrence is unorthodox – but yet so effective

13 June 2021 0 comments

The gnarled old pros talk about the best batsmen being able to make ‘ugly’ runs, which should sit well with […]

LEFTY TACTIC NOT WITHOUT FLAWS

6 June 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle WATCH the greats then copy them has been a mantra for every sporting wannabee down the years […]

ACTION IS LEAVING ARCHER EXPOSED

30 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Risk and reward: Jofra Archer has inherited an action which puts extra strain on his elbow PICTURES: Getty […]

NONSENSE TO REST WOAKES

23 May 2021 0 comments

PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT Specialist: Resting the likes of Chris Woakes, again, gives fringe players such as Gloucestersire’s James Bracey PICTURES: Getty […]

‘ILFORD 2NDS’ GOT SHIRTY WITH GATTS

23 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle World class: Richard Hadlee was a brilliant bowler but an ill-advised remark about some of his New Zealand […]

COUNTY TITLE IS UP FOR GRABS!

16 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Just over halfway through the first stage of the County Championship and some curious results have emerged […]

JASON, IT’S TIME TO FOLLOW TIGER’S EXAMPLE

26 April 2019 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle No fear! Jason Roy has always been one to play on the front foot PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Derek Pringle

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle

Andy Lloyd remains the unluckiest of England’s 95 one-cap wonders | Derek Pringle

ALL OF US SHOULD BE RAISING OUR GLASSES TO ‘HENDO’

England must prepare for pitch battle | Derek Pringle

John Woodcock tribute: The doyen of writers with a human touch

The Hundred can catch on – as past proves | Derek Pringle

Fallen Essex have failed to deliver | Derek Pringle

Jimmy Anderson has joined an elite member’s club | Derek Pringle

SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

Keepers are a solid bunch now | Derek Pringle

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense

Awkward yes, but Dawid Malan is such a talent and worthy of recall | Derek Pringle

Shafali Verma has the poise and style of Sachin | Derek Pringle

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

Pringle viewpoint: Dan Lawrence is unorthodox – but yet so effective

LEFTY TACTIC NOT WITHOUT FLAWS

ACTION IS LEAVING ARCHER EXPOSED

NONSENSE TO REST WOAKES

‘ILFORD 2NDS’ GOT SHIRTY WITH GATTS

COUNTY TITLE IS UP FOR GRABS!

JASON, IT’S TIME TO FOLLOW TIGER’S EXAMPLE

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