Supersize me – The rise and rise of the cult cricketer

ANNIE CHAVE As the ECB and the counties discuss financial terms for the privatisation of the Hundred in the England and...

New world order puts the individual first

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Cricket teams that win big tournaments nearly always cite a special togetherness which contributed to their victory; something...

England favourites in an open field

MARK BUTCHER I’m expecting an unpredictable T20 World Cup. The way the tournament is structured this time – with four groups...

Get excited, get very excited

BEN GARDNER It rarely takes the very best long to resume normal service after some time out. Think Steve Smith scoring...

All eyes on the World Cup – But Blast still packs a punch

DARREN STEVENS If Twenty20 is your thing then you’ve got it made over the next few weeks. Between now and the...

The hare and the tortoise

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler If Jerry Springer was still on the telly, my relationship with the County Championship would be...

Buttler’s England have firepower to win again

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have just two more T20 matches against Pakistan, following Saturday’s pipe-opener at Edgbaston, before they mount their...

World Cup offers welcome break from franchise diet

MARK BUTCHER With the ICC holding global tournaments every year for the foreseeable future, it doesn’t leave long for the anticipation...

Focus on the fans

By RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler How red-ball cricket can survive if attention is paid to those who are still paying...

Finding a second home

ANNIE CHAVE At the end of the 2020 season when, after 15 years playing and coaching on the county circuit, Australian...

Waters muddied as ECB changes rules for Yorkshire

KATYA WITNEY After the latest development to Project Darwin, it’s hardly surprising if those following it are struggling to keep track....

Slaughtered seamers need not despair

DARREN STEVENS The T20 World Cup begins next Saturday hard on the heels of the Indian Premier League in which arguably...

FOOTPRINTS OF A MASTER SCRIBE

DAVID Foot, who died two years ago at the age of 92, was one of those journalists who loathed the prosaic....

Uncapped wonders

DARREN STEVENS FIVE WHO SHOULD HAVE PLAYED FOR ENGLAND If I was to list all the players I’ve come up against...

Big stage brings out the best in me

Danni Wyatt, Player of the Match in Southern Brave’s victory over Northern Superchargers in the Hundred final at Lord’s, speaks to...

The need for speed

THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER As The Hundred hurls along to its conclusion, the Caribbean Premier League is...

Key must get tough in game’s Wild West

@derekpringle Mark Wood is such a compelling cricketer and character, so seemingly steeped in those team concepts of loyalty and camaraderie,...

40-OVER FORMAT IS MISSED

I’VE played all sorts of forms of one-day cricket in my career: 60 overs, 50 overs, 45 overs, 40 overs. I...

Overton and Henry powering Cidermen

By Jeremy Blackmore Craig Overton is feeling close to his best after helping to spearhead the Somerset attack which played a...

UDAL: MY LIFE WAS TURNED INSIDE OUT

Former England, Hampshire and Middlesex off-spinner Shaun Udal has bravely spoken out about living with Parkinson’s disease in his bid to...

JOE CONTRIBUTES TO OLD PALS’ ACT

Joe Root’s scintillating one-handed snaffle at first slip to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne off Mark Wood was a one-off – but only...

From Fleetwood to the big time

Former Australia quick Mike Whitney talks to Richard Edwards about his surreal Test debut at Old Trafford in the 1981 Ashes...

Will cricket make the Esports leap?

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler In recent years, one of the sports industry’s buzziest buzzwords has been diversification. Having built your...

Top trio are honoured

ENGLAIND trio Lydia Greenway, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Greenway, a two-time World...

Farewell to a true master of his craft

David Emery 1946-2023 Derek Pringle looks back at the career of The Cricket Paper supremo who sadly died last week Despite...