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Cricket to tap into rugby’s expertise

21 March 2017 0 comments

By Seth Francis THE current head of regional academies for the RFU is moving into cricket with Alun Powell appointed […]

MY DREAM XI

21 March 2017 0 comments

Welcome to our new, expanded, illustrated presentation with statistical summaries of the selected players Mark Davies Former Durham and Kent […]

How PCA makes sure players will never be cast adrift again like Larwood

21 March 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter discovers how players in the modern game can find support from their ‘union’ when their careers end The […]

Kolpak Kyle stays commited to Lancs

21 March 2017 0 comments

By Bibhash Dash LANCASHIRE paceman Kyle Jarvis has brushed aside suggestions of a return to Zimbabwe colours insisting his future […]

I dismissed both McCullum and Guptill for Scots in World Cup

21 March 2017 0 comments

IAN WARDLAW MY LIFE IN CRICKET Former Yorkshire and Scotland pace bowler When Yorkshire initially asked me to play through […]

Winner takes all in North/South divide

21 March 2017 0 comments

Our man Will Macpherson previews the start of the ECB North v South series and selects those with a point […]

Middlesex 1976

21 March 2017 0 comments

When the Lord’s men laid a path for future dominance Paul Edwards looks at Middlesex’s superb side of the 1970s […]

Derbys delight as Smit and Hosein seal new deals

21 March 2017 0 comments

New deal: Harvey Hosein EXPERIENCED batsman Daryn Smit and wicketkeeper Harvey Hosein have handed Derbyshire a double boost by signing […]

Global frenzy as Woolmer tragedy span out of control

21 March 2017 0 comments

Much missed: The late Bob Woolmer. Right: An ambulance is parked outside the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel where Woolmer was found […]

A shocking end for one of cricket’s good guys

21 March 2017 0 comments

Our series on major events that gripped the cricket world continues with a tragedy ten years ago in Jamaica ACTION […]

Tigers battle back after demoralising first Test thrashing

21 March 2017 0 comments

By Samuel Jack SRI LANKA V BANGLADESH ROUND-UP THIS second Test doesn’t seem like it’s going to go the way […]

FEW STAR NAMES, BUT I’M BACKING MY LADS!

21 March 2017 0 comments

The draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League took place this week and I’m really pleased with the business that […]

Nicholls’ maiden ton rescues poor start

21 March 2017 0 comments

By Edwin Charles NEW Zealand are without Trent Boult and Ross Taylor for this second Test, but that didn’t stop […]

WE’RE NOT THICKOS, SO PLEASE NO MORE GIMMICKS!

21 March 2017 0 comments

Ipopped into my bank the other day with an account inquiry, but instead of getting an answer I got handed […]

Big Show settled for second billing as Sniffer proved his star quality

21 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins in India and Geoff Lemon of the ABC Down Under The boys show their respect for a man […]

DAY PEACE BROKE OUT …DESPITE THAT BIT OF TUSSLING

21 March 2017 0 comments

No one should have been taking things for granted but it did appear that, in spite of everything, a cricket […]

Tammy says she is more than up for the challenge

21 March 2017 0 comments

By Charlie Bennett TAMMY Beaumont knows the rest of the world are going to target her after a breakthrough season […]

WILL MISBAH BE AXED SO BUTT CAN RETURN?

21 March 2017 0 comments

FORGIVE me if I fail to suppress a groan at the news that Salman Butt may be on the verge […]

Have we reached overkill with this surfeit of T20?

21 March 2017 0 comments

Joshua Peck asks the vital question as the march of the shortest format shows no sign of slowing down As […]

FINN STILL SEARCHING TO DELIVER ON EARLY PROMISE

21 March 2017 0 comments

In Richard Ford’s elegiac novel The Sportswriter, the protagonist Frank Bascombe reckons there is “nothing as noble and enduring as […]

Martin Johnson column: Getaway trip on hold now the Aussies are losing!

14 March 2017 0 comments

Phew. That was a close one. The way things were shaping up in India I’d started planning one of those […]

Peter Moores – the right man at the wrong time to lead England?

14 March 2017 0 comments

By Peter Hayter With England preparing to depart West Indies after completing their winning ODI series, it is unlikely much […]

Pringle column: Aussies may now regret winding up Virat Kohli

14 March 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle Spats between Australia and India are not unknown on cricket fields though this one does smack of […]

Hampshire was always a man of integrity and great humour

7 March 2017 0 comments

Following the passing of John Hampshire last week, Derek Pringle remembers a man who was highly respected as a player and an umpire

Peter Hayter column – Freddie’s dream becomes a living nightmare

28 February 2017 0 comments

When Andrew Flintoff was at the peak of his powers, thrilling England fans with his rumbustious presence and match-changing exploits […]

Features

Cricket to tap into rugby’s expertise

MY DREAM XI

How PCA makes sure players will never be cast adrift again like Larwood

Kolpak Kyle stays commited to Lancs

I dismissed both McCullum and Guptill for Scots in World Cup

Winner takes all in North/South divide

Middlesex 1976

Derbys delight as Smit and Hosein seal new deals

Global frenzy as Woolmer tragedy span out of control

A shocking end for one of cricket’s good guys

Tigers battle back after demoralising first Test thrashing

FEW STAR NAMES, BUT I’M BACKING MY LADS!

Nicholls’ maiden ton rescues poor start

WE’RE NOT THICKOS, SO PLEASE NO MORE GIMMICKS!

Big Show settled for second billing as Sniffer proved his star quality

DAY PEACE BROKE OUT …DESPITE THAT BIT OF TUSSLING

Tammy says she is more than up for the challenge

WILL MISBAH BE AXED SO BUTT CAN RETURN?

Have we reached overkill with this surfeit of T20?

FINN STILL SEARCHING TO DELIVER ON EARLY PROMISE

Martin Johnson column: Getaway trip on hold now the Aussies are losing!

Peter Moores – the right man at the wrong time to lead England?

Pringle column: Aussies may now regret winding up Virat Kohli

Hampshire was always a man of integrity and great humour

Peter Hayter column – Freddie’s dream becomes a living nightmare

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