Features

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

Wakely’s boys prove there is always a way in land of T20

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Their red-ball aspirations may be low, but in white-ball cricket, and T20, Northants are writing the blueprint for success In […]

Napier enjoying the spoils of cricketing life

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Richard Edwards speaks to Graham Napier about life after cricket and the next chapter of coaching He’s an all-round force: […]

It’ll be difficult to Buck red-ball trend despite Nathan’s switch

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By Luke Baker CONTINUITY has been the name of the game for Northamptonshire, and why not – they are, after […]

Still so many questions to answer on new T20 event

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Alison Mitchell Alison Mitchell looks at the caveats we face if the new city-based T20 tournament kicks in from 2020 […]

When Whispering Death shook up Sir Geoffrey…

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Garfield Robinson on Michael Holding’s greatest over to Geoffrey Boycott Poetry in motion: Michael Holding bowling. Inset: Geoffrey Boycott has […]

Warwickshire 1951

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All-round talents that made the Bears the kings of the land With his own personal touch, Paul Edwards recalls the […]

A one venue tour! But at least the Taj Mahal is nearby …

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SIMON SWEETMAN New build: The ground at Greater Noida The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events The life of […]

Joeplays his joker: It’ll be backbone and results ahead of entertainment

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Blade runner: New England captain Joe Root at Headingley PICTURES: Getty Images Peter Hayter Peter Hayter is encouraged by the […]

Taylor takes up Northants role as Sales returns too

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By Seth Francis JAMES Taylor is back in county cricket having joined Northants as a coaching consultant, with David Sales […]

Proteas escape in final day washout to beat Black Caps

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NEW ZEALAND VSOUTH AFRICA ROUND-UP By Matt Bishop THEweather saved South Africa from a demoralising defeat in New Zealand, and […]

Taskin and Mendis share the honours

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SRI LANKA VBANGLADESH ROUND-UP By Adam Ellis BANGLADESH will have to wait until tomorrow to see if they can clinch […]

TALESFROM THE PRESS ROOM WITH OTTERS, JIM AND CMJ…

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MARTIN JOHNSON There’s still time for Joe Root to change his mind. As indeed he still might if he’s been […]

Somerset 1974

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Team of young talent was being forged into a major force Paul Edwards looks at an emerging team that would […]

MY DREAM XI

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PAUL GRAYSON Former Yorkshire and Essex all-rounder Welcome to our new, expanded, illustrated presentation with statistical summaries of the selected […]

HOW GOOCH IS FIGHTING A POISON AT THE HEART OF CRICKET

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PETER HAYTER Lord’s, Saturday July 15, 1989. Nottinghamshire require four runs from the final ball of a cracking Benson and […]

Have we found another cricket Island Paradise?

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Hong Kong and cricket? Peter Miller identifies an unlikely destination for your next holiday tour… Cricket tourism is big business. […]

WE NEED FBI-STYLE POWERS TO STOP FIXERS

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PAUL NIXON Corruption in cricket is still rife with Mohammad Irfan the latest from the Pakistan Super League to be […]

Gooch stayed dignified while Botham despaired… (and Javed is still not out)

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Peter Hayter recalls how Derek Pringle was deprived of giving England what would have been their only World Cup THE […]

England’s route to the final

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GROUP STAGES ● Feb 22, Perth: England 236-9 beat India 227 by 9 runs England won the toss and chose […]

Hamstring can’t halt O’Brien’s charge

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AFGHANISTAN VIRELAND ROUND-UP By Seth Francis KEVIN O’BRIEN shook off a hamstring injury as Ireland battled back from 2-0 down […]

What life has dealt to the boys of ’92 since coming so close to final glory

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Back Row: Neil Fairbrother, Richard Illingworth, Phil Tufnell, Gladstone Small, Derek Pringle, Graeme Hick, Chris Lewis, Dermot Reeve, Laurie Brown […]