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Cricket helping refugees to shine in MCC Foundation Hubs across the country

23 June 2024 0 comments

The MCC Foundation is using cricket to help Afghan children settle into life in the UK Thursday June 20 was […]

LIVESTREAMS A LIFELINE FOR COUNTY CRICKET FANS

23 June 2024 0 comments

ANNIE CHAVE Not camera shy: the livestreaming of games has been a boon for county fans PICTURE: Alamy From a […]

SPORT AND POLITICS NEED TO MIX

23 June 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke says that our national pastimes should occupy the minds of our politicians. Rishi […]

STARS IN MY EYES

23 June 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS By the time you’re reading this we’ll either be floating on cloud nine or else drowning our sorrows. […]

CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN – WHAT MAKES A GREAT GRAB?

23 June 2024 0 comments

KATYA WITNEY Breaking down the elements needed for a catch to be truly brilliant Last week, Paul Coughlin went viral […]

Windies rally to a different tune

16 June 2024 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Great unifiers in team sports can be worth their weight in trophies, which is why supporters of […]

Selection mis-steps hamper England’s World Cup bid

16 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER As I write this, England’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup hang […]

Batters: Do your homework then trust your instincts

16 June 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS Last week we spoke about the expanding variety of slower balls employed by fast bowlers in T20 cricket […]

Lighting the path with National Cricket Week

16 June 2024 0 comments

Independent charity Chance to Shine is on a mission to inspire young people through cricket. Since 2005, they have brought […]

THE HISTORY BOYS

16 June 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The phrase “history is written by the winners” has been widely misattributed. Ironically, most people […]

Join the Club: Sangakkara’s village outing

16 June 2024 0 comments

BEN GARDNERR The appearance of Kumar Sangakkara for a lowly club side got Ben Gardner thinking Looking back, of that […]

Ray of light

16 June 2024 0 comments

As he approached his 75th birthday, Ray Garner realised he was becoming stuck in a rut. A primary school head […]

Cricket in United States remains a sticky wicket

9 June 2024 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Watching Ireland’s batsmen hop about against India’s pace bowlers the other night, bottom hand off bat and […]

Key had unfinished business…

9 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER This week, our columnist answers questions from Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast listeners If you could change one rule […]

The evolution of the slower ball: A white-knuckle ride

9 June 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS I coach a number of 12-14-year old seamers, and as you might expect the first thing we nail […]

A second innings for England and Wales transplant cricketers

9 June 2024 0 comments

The England and Wales Transplant Cricket Club is a representative side made up of players who have received lifesaving and […]

Rapid pace of change sees members stuck in the middle

9 June 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler This column is called The Grumbler for good reason. It is the pseudonym I first […]

Sciver-Brunt is simply the best

9 June 2024 0 comments

KATYA WITNEY Nat Sciver-Brunt scored her ninth ODI century last week. It was a milestone which drew her level with […]

Supersize me – The rise and rise of the cult cricketer

9 June 2024 0 comments

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

New world order puts the individual first

2 June 2024 0 comments

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

England favourites in an open field

2 June 2024 0 comments

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

Get excited, get very excited

2 June 2024 0 comments

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

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

2 June 2024 0 comments

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

The hare and the tortoise

2 June 2024 0 comments

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

Buttler’s England have firepower to win again

26 May 2024 0 comments

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

Features

Cricket helping refugees to shine in MCC Foundation Hubs across the country

LIVESTREAMS A LIFELINE FOR COUNTY CRICKET FANS

SPORT AND POLITICS NEED TO MIX

STARS IN MY EYES

CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN – WHAT MAKES A GREAT GRAB?

Windies rally to a different tune

Selection mis-steps hamper England’s World Cup bid

Batters: Do your homework then trust your instincts

Lighting the path with National Cricket Week

THE HISTORY BOYS

Join the Club: Sangakkara’s village outing

Ray of light

Cricket in United States remains a sticky wicket

Key had unfinished business…

The evolution of the slower ball: A white-knuckle ride

A second innings for England and Wales transplant cricketers

Rapid pace of change sees members stuck in the middle

Sciver-Brunt is simply the best

Supersize me – The rise and rise of the cult cricketer

New world order puts the individual first

England favourites in an open field

Get excited, get very excited

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

The hare and the tortoise

Buttler’s England have firepower to win again

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