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An extra burst of pace will prove I’m not in over my head, says Craig Overton

28 February 2018 0 comments

The Somerset seamer talks about his Ashes experience and what he needs to become a regular in England’s Test plans

All-rounders: Yorkshire Cricket Foundation and SCL deliver on the pitch and in the classroom

28 February 2018 0 comments

We visit Yorkshire Cricket College to see how their partnership with sport education specialists SCL is benefitting students

Hampshire bowler Reece Topley to play only in white-ball contests in 2018

27 February 2018 0 comments

Former Essex seamer says he hopes to return to red-ball cricket as he continues his recovery from a long-term back injury

Loss turns to profit for Nottinghamshire after return of Test cricket

27 February 2018 0 comments

Notts reveal financial impact of hosting England Tests in AGM meeting attended by chairman and Peter Moores

McGrath: Aussie aces can make Essex even stronger

23 February 2018 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith IF YOU stand still, you go backwards – Anthony McGrath and Essex have no intention of letting […]

We’re challenging people this winter, says Warwickshire boss Ashley Giles

21 February 2018 0 comments

Giles has not let the gravity of what playing for the Bears means be lifted on the club’s players

Key man Mitchell upbeat about Worcestershire’s prospects after winter of change

20 February 2018 0 comments

It has been a winter of change among the coaching staff at New Road, but experienced head Mitchell says the talent among players remains

Alex Hales follows Rashid in declaring for only limited-overs cricket

20 February 2018 0 comments

England batsman will not be playing any first-class cricket for Notts for the until 2020

Adil Rashid decides not to play in first-class cricket for Yorkshire in 2018

15 February 2018 0 comments

England all-rounder to focus on white-ball cricket in decision he says he ‘felt I had to do’

‘Unfinished business’ between England and opener Sam Robson

14 February 2018 0 comments

Middlesex’s Sam Robson on not giving up on England and the appointment of Dawid Malan as the county’s new skipper

Luke Wright backs Sussex team-mate Jofra to become superstar

9 February 2018 0 comments

The Sussex one-day specialist also says he is putting his suitcase in the loft after years of travelling the globe

My Dream XI: Gloucestershire bowler David Payne

8 February 2018 0 comments

The Gloucestershire bowler selects his favourite XI he has played alongside down at the County Ground

Don’t bet against Durham rising to the top again

8 February 2018 0 comments

Paul Edwards talks to Durham head coach Jon Lewis about whether they can continue to produce England stars despite financial frailties

Tom Abell looks ahead to second year in charge of county big into the homegrown philosophy

7 February 2018 0 comments

The Somerset skipper says last season was a ‘massive’ learning curve

Matt Mason raring to go with Foxes but holds ’emotional attachment’ to Worcestershire

6 February 2018 0 comments

New Leicestershire coaching staff recruit talks to TCP after 16 years at New Road

Durham’s record wicket-taker Graham Onions reflects on his switch to Lancashire

1 February 2018 0 comments

The 35-year-old senior bowler is very frank in his grievances over leaving the county he had played for for 14 years

Runs, not drinks, are on the menu for Yorkshire’s Gary Ballance

31 January 2018 0 comments

After spending the Ashes as England’s drinks-carrier, Ballance says he’s ready to captain Yorkshire and break into the England fold

Northamptonshire sign New Zealand international Doug Bracewell

26 January 2018 0 comments

All-rounder to join Northamptonshire for County Championship matches prior to the start of the RL One-Day Cup

Speed train Gleeson arrives late at the station at the age of 30

25 January 2018 0 comments

From being a community coach for the Lancashire Cricket Board to delivery express pace for Northants, Richard Gleeson is loving life past 30

My Dream XI: Gloucestershire bowler Liam Norwell

24 January 2018 0 comments

The Gloucs bowler’s team includes a couple of Kiwi imports to have played at the Brightside Ground

Roland Butcher: Cyrille Regis was a pioneer for cricket in this country also

23 January 2018 0 comments

England’s first black Test cricketer on the role Cyrille Regis played in shaping a more inclusive culture in sport across the nation

Tom Westley jets off on England winter programme aiming for Test return

23 January 2018 0 comments

‘I didn’t score enough runs to warrant a place on tour’ says Essex batsman

‘Don’t label me a white-ball specialist’, says Liam Livingstone

16 January 2018 0 comments

Lancashire batsman keen to impress after being named in England’s Test squad for New Zealand tour

Derbyshire’s Viljoen heading for the Pakistan Super League

11 January 2018 0 comments

The South African fast bowler has played plenty of white-ball cricket over the winter

The County Championship stars deserving an adventure in New Zealand

9 January 2018 0 comments

Chris Stock proposes three batsman who can freshen up England’s Test squad when they play New Zealand next month