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County News/The Hundred
/ 11 months agoHandle with care
RICHARD CLARKE This week, two contrasting voices uttered the most sacrilegious statement in British sport – the Premier League is becoming...
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A Cricket Life
/ 11 months agoA Cricket Life with Daniel Vettori
A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the New Zealand all-rounder picks out the...
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The Definitive...
/ 11 months agoThe Definitive Matthew Hoggard
The ex-England, Yorkshire and Leicestershire seamer picks out the moments which shaped his outstanding career The step up 3rd XI to...
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoOne last ride with the Stars before I’m a brown hatter
DARREN STEVENS For women’s domestic cricket this will be the last summer under the current structure, following the ECB’s decision to...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 11 months agoIs 18 first-class counties too many?
MARK BUTCHER The 18 first-class county model we have in this country is unique, and one of its main benefits is...
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Katya Witney
/ 11 months agoWomen’s cricket on right tracks but mind the gap
KATYA WITNEY The staff writer for @wisdencricket on where women’s cricket finds itself Frustrating and upsetting.” Those were the words used...
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County Championships
/ 11 months agoWhat is going off out there?
DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first three...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 11 months agoListening to the voices of reason
Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Picture the scene. In 20 years’ time, the first Grumbler grandchild clambers upon my knee as...
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Club Cricket
/ 11 months agoBradford pupils reap the rewards of after-school cricket
All Stars and Dynamos Cricket sessions have gone down a treat at Copthorne Primary School, says Adam Hopkins “Some children enjoyed...
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A Cricket Life
/ 11 months agoA Cricket Life with David Lloyd
A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week Bumble looks back on a colourful life...
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Annie Chave
/ 11 months agoTiers for Fears – everybody wants to rule the game
ANNIE CHAVE NEW COLUMNIST! Tier 1, tier 2, tier 3. New cricketing terms inserted into the domestic calendar and a much-needed...
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Club
/ 12 months agoBouchier backing expansion of MCC programme for state school children in London
England star Maia Bouchier visited MCC Foundation hub in Leyton as part of a nationwide programme which has seen record numbers...
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Mark Butcher
/ 12 months agoCook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket
Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of the...
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County Championships
/ 12 months agoGrounds for concern
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler My local non-league football club were eyeing promotion before the winter flooding. But between Boxing Day...
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A Cricket Life
/ 12 months agoA Cricket Life with Michael Vaughan
Interview by Jo Harman A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the ex-England skipper...
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County Championships
/ 12 months agoLong live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly
DARREN STEVENS It was great to see my old team Kent hold out for a draw in the Battle of the...
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The Definitive...
/ 12 months agoThe Definitive Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood, who died last week, was one of England’s most successful spinners ever. A few years ago, he talked us...
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Ben Gardner
/ 12 months agoWhen points and pointlessness combine
BEN GARDNERR NEW COLUMNIST! So was that basically all meaningless then? A fortnight that may as well not have happened? We’ve...
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Mark Butcher
/ 12 months agoStokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns
MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great surprise...
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Features
/ 12 months agoCricket sessions a big hit for vulnerable women in East London
Adam Hopkins says the Marks Gate Relief Project is using cricket as a force for good “These women have come a...
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Annie Chave
/ 12 months agoLuddite’s lament
ANNIE CHAVE Our new columnist says that for the good of the game, it’s time to end the civil war It’s...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 12 months agoOf county and country
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch bullied...
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A Cricket Life
/ 12 months agoA Cricket Life with Jonathan Agnew
A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down as...
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Darren Stevens
/ 12 months agoWhite pitches, red Kookaburras and rain: A perfect storm for the new season
DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine matches...
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Katya Witney
/ 12 months agoThe end of beginning
KATYA WITNEY The staff writer @wisdencricket, on where women’s cricket finds itself Women’s regional cricket in England is entering its final...