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Tradition runs deep amid power disparity

1 October 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Surrey’s second County Championship in as many years has meant the last seven seasons have been much […]

Over and out!

1 October 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS Rob Key, my old Kent captain and a great mate, has been on at me about retiring for […]

The one that got away

24 September 2023 0 comments

Back in 1987, England took on Australia for the right to be called world champions. Bill Athey and Philip DeFreitas […]

FOOTPRINTS OF A MASTER SCRIBE

24 September 2023 0 comments

DAVID Foot, who died two years ago at the age of 92, was one of those journalists who loathed the […]

It’s an Indian summer for the Championship

24 September 2023 0 comments

It’s been a difficult season for Northamptonshire languishing at the wrong end of the table in the first division of […]

Let us not go down the football route

24 September 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The relationship between modern sport and morality has become increasingly strained in the past few […]

Tim can look back on a spell-binding career

24 September 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle All eras end eventually and so it is with the Age of Tim Murtagh at Middlesex, after […]

Crawley one of the old school

24 September 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards He may have looked like Franz Beckenbauer with a football at his feet, but during his time […]

The 50-over game is in better nick than ever

24 September 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS Last Saturday at Edgbaston I was flicking from one 50-over game to another, the match going on in […]

Cross has paved the way for a new generation

24 September 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Kate Cross has broken new ground throughout her career – but sometimes wishes she hadn’t needed to. […]

King Viv rules up north

24 September 2023 0 comments

Scott Oliver looks back to 1987 when Sir Viv Richards, at the height of his powers, turned out for Rishton […]

Uncapped wonders

17 September 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS FIVE WHO SHOULD HAVE PLAYED FOR ENGLAND If I was to list all the players I’ve come up […]

All-rounders like Liam could be so key in India

17 September 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN The period leading into a World Cup is a boon for armchair […]

Durham good guys doing the business

17 September 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler There are very few things in cricket upon which almost everyone agrees. Fence-sitting is out […]

All bases covered for Indian mission

17 September 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Cricket is not just a game where 11 players pit their skills and wits against 11 others, […]

Kapil’s star turn at Nelson

17 September 2023 0 comments

Scott Oliver rewinds to the time when Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev bestrode club cricket’s stage For the cricketers of the […]

Sri Lanka give a glimpse of a very different future

10 September 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN It’s been a marvellous summer for women’s cricket in England, with a […]

An Olympic return is such a game-changer

10 September 2023 0 comments

Richard Clarke Every four years, without fail, I take up an interest in a new sport. Despite never being the […]

Hawks swoop to take title honours

10 September 2023 0 comments

By Dan Whiting THE SECOND season of the ECB Disability Premier League (DPL) concluded on Wednesday as the Hawks beat […]

The academy boys – two decades on

10 September 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards We were walking along the beachfront in our training gear and we got stopped by an Aussie […]

EDGBASTON GOES GREEN IN UK FIRST

10 September 2023 0 comments

The third T20I between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston was notable for what was happening all around the ground […]

Like dad, Josh shows value of versatility

10 September 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Just like the A-level student who has to settle for their second or third choices of university, […]

Edwards is breaking down barriers

10 September 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards It’s no surprise that Charlotte Edwards is a coach in demand. After leading the Southern Brave to […]

The name’s Bond, Shane Bond

10 September 2023 0 comments

Scott Oliver looks back to when the Kiwi speedster tore it up in the Lake District Built on the steel […]

2022 and all that

10 September 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It’s hard to believe it’s already that time of year again – the county one-day final. Is it […]

Features

Tradition runs deep amid power disparity

Over and out!

The one that got away

FOOTPRINTS OF A MASTER SCRIBE

It’s an Indian summer for the Championship

Let us not go down the football route

Tim can look back on a spell-binding career

Crawley one of the old school

The 50-over game is in better nick than ever

Cross has paved the way for a new generation

King Viv rules up north

Uncapped wonders

All-rounders like Liam could be so key in India

Durham good guys doing the business

All bases covered for Indian mission

Kapil’s star turn at Nelson

Sri Lanka give a glimpse of a very different future

An Olympic return is such a game-changer

Hawks swoop to take title honours

The academy boys – two decades on

EDGBASTON GOES GREEN IN UK FIRST

Like dad, Josh shows value of versatility

Edwards is breaking down barriers

The name’s Bond, Shane Bond

2022 and all that

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