Features

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

Heathfield is a case study for state school success

25 August 2024 0 comments

Heathfield Junior School is flying the flag for cricket in state schools across the country Opportunity: Pupils at Heathfield have […]

NO WAY BACK AS MONEY RULES

25 August 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler The rowers of Team GB keep their strategy simple. This country’s second most successful Olympic […]

‘We’ve always stuck together’

25 August 2024 0 comments

Sangakkara & Jayawardene Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, two towering giants of Sri Lankan cricket, look back at their years […]

Mark Butcher: Make Baz an offer he can’t refuse

18 August 2024 0 comments

Mark Butcher discusses the candidates talked about to replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach – and gives his view on who he would approach.

The lifeblood of cricket

18 August 2024 0 comments

Annie Chave argues for the One-Day Cup to become an FA Cup of cricket.

Brave fail to ride the wave

18 August 2024 0 comments

For the first time in four years of The Hundred, Southern Brave women won’t be in action in the knockout stages.

Bat for a Chance charity bringing cricket to those less fortunate

18 August 2024 0 comments

By Will Kirkup It was on a tour of Sri Lanka, aged 11, where Will Gaffney’s purpose was changed forever. […]

THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP –NOW WHERE WERE WE?

18 August 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Netflix has a lot to answer for. It has taught us to expect our entertainment […]

Release height, weighted average, self-assurance?

11 August 2024 0 comments

Certainly, if Rob Key and co have added another off-the-wall metric to their selection criteria, Jordan Cox would be first in line.

Cricket thriving in Southall thanks to London Tigers

11 August 2024 0 comments

Adam Hopkins speaks to a West London coach bringing cricket to the South Asian community and beyond I’m at the […]

My mission statement: Turn England into World Cup winners

11 August 2024 0 comments

It’s two years since Kent released me but the fire still burns and I’m certainly not hanging up my boots just yet. As a matter of fact, I’ve just been appointed England captain (unofficially). That’s England Over40s, to be precise.

PACE ISN’T EVERYTHING

11 August 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke on the incomparable Derek Shackleton, who would have turned 100 this week During […]

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

Derek Pringle: Fearsome Mark Wood embodies the need for speed

4 August 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle relished watching England paceman Mark Wood dismantle the West Indies batting during the third Test at Edgbaston.

The colour of cricket

4 August 2024 0 comments

Annie Chave asks why the One Day Cup cannot be played with a red ball

What makes a good captain?

4 August 2024 0 comments

Darren Stevens discusses the role of a captain – and feels Harry Brook has what it takes, but says England need to give him some time to get more experience.

PREPARATION IS KEY FOR ROCKET MAN THOMPSON

4 August 2024 0 comments

Trent Rockets all-rounder Jordan Thompson speaks to Adam Hopkins about death bowling and managing his diabetes Holding his nerve: Jordan […]

A desert in the summer

4 August 2024 0 comments

Katya Witney wonders how to provide meaningful cricket for those women not in The Hundred.

Dattani says South Asian representation still lagging

4 August 2024 0 comments

By Evie Ashton LESS THAN 2% of domestic female cricketers competing in this year’s Hundred are South Asian, despite British […]

FORGETTABLE AS AN AIRLINE MEAL

4 August 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke laments the ephemeral nature of the Hundred It was Tyler Durden, the cynical […]

England’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class

28 July 2024 0 comments

England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.