CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Classification of one-day cricket below international level (4-1) 4. Son of Kirkheaton, early 20th century Yorkshire and England all-rounder...

Stephenson to Essex

JOHN Stephenson is leaving his position as assistant secretary (cricket) at MCC to become the chief executive of Essex. Stephenson, who...

HISTORIC 100 TIE WAS LIKE MINI T20

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket THERE’S NO BLOCKING! IT’S BISH! BASH! BOSH!” Eyes fixed behind Michael Caine’s spare pair of specs from Alfie,...

Sophia Dunkley is the game’s next trailblazer | Adam Collins

There’s one way of detailing Sophia Dunkley’s rise to prominence that doesn’t sound all that remarkable. As a kid, moving to...

A TRUE TALENT, BUT SO BEAUTIFULLY BONKERS

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket For the most obvious reason the summer of 1981 will be regarded forever as one of the landmarks...

SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Sri Lanka were World Cup winners 25 years ago but the current team touring England look like they’d...

THE SUN’S OUT, LET’S FIX THE ROOF OF WTC

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Cup of cheer: Fans enjoy the atmosphere in Southampton It’s not difficult to...

ACT NOW OR WE’LL NEVER WIN BATTLE WITH SLOW OVER RATES

I CAN’T leave you without a quick revisit to last week’s column, as our game continues to lose its battle against...

It was all in a day’s work for Beefy | Peter Hayter

For those who lived through the extraordinary, nation-changing cricketing events of the summer of 1981 commonly known as Botham’s Ashes, the...

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

It can be difficult to find out about players when your opponents are not good enough to stretch you but that...

WE MUST GET TOUGH ON SLOW OVER RATES

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam How do you solve a problem like slow over rates? It’s the topic that...

Alfrick offer us post-Covid hope | The Grumbler

  The ‘London mates’ of the Alfrick CC fixture secretary describe his village as ‘Hobbiton’. Nestling on the edge of the...

Test showdown now here to stay

By Richard Edwards We’re on our way: Captain Virat Kohli shouts his delight as his India beat England to secure their...

Lockie’s hoping for Kiwi luck to appease World Cup nightmare

By Guy Williams AS his New Zealand teammates fought to win the second Test – and the series – against England...

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

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

Characters like ‘Rags’ are no more | Richard Clarke

LAST week saw the 50th anniversary of Derek Randall’s debut as a professional cricketer. He did not bat or bowl as...

JIMMY’S PASSION IS FIERCE AS EVER

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket I thought Jimmy Anderson was joking but as it turned out he could not have been more serious. We...

WE’RE ALL GAGA FOR RADIO STAR CONEY

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Master at work: Jeremy Coney in the Test Match Special commentary box and during...

Broad joins increasing calls for ICC to scrap the soft signal

STUART Broad has called on the ICC to scrap the soft signal on contentious catches after he was controversially denied a...

HIGH TIME WE STAMPED OUT THE CELEBRAPPEAL

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Big shout: England’s Stuart Broad has his back to the umpire as he appeals...

HOCKLEY’S THE MAN TO TIDY UP CA’S MESS

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Job to do: Nick Hockley So, it’s time for some belated good news for a beleaguered Cricket Australia...

Irish aim to finish with a flourish

One day International series IRELAND will be looking to complete an impressive series comeback in Utrecht tomorrow after seeing off the...

NASSER’S MISTAKE WAS NO MYTH

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket So now we know. Nasser Hussain was right to invite Steve Waugh’s Australians to bat first in the...

LEFTY TACTIC NOT WITHOUT FLAWS

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

OLLIE’S FUTURE IN ECB’S HANDS

OLLIE Robinson should have been on the Lord’s honours board with a five-wicket haul to his name on debut but Stuart...