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Glamorgan to lose Usman Khawaja earlier than planned in T20 Blast campaign

30 May 2018 0 comments

Glamorgan’s T20 Blast signing will join up with Australia A towards the latter stages of the Blast

BCCI confirm Virat Kohli will not play for Surrey

24 May 2018 0 comments

A blow to Surrey, but India are confident their captain will return in time for tour of England and Ireland

Darren Stevens just keeps on ticking along for Kent

23 May 2018 0 comments

‘I still like to think of myself as a batsman who bowls a little’

Samit Patel extends long-running stay at Nottinghamshire

22 May 2018 0 comments

A new deal for the popular all-rounder that will take him through to 2020

Top of the table and the sun is shining, now pass me the wine! – Notts boss Peter Moores

22 May 2018 0 comments

It’s not been a bad start to the season for Notts…

The effect of climate change on pitches set to host international cricket this summer

17 May 2018 0 comments

Drought-like weather drying out a pitch or ‘tropical’ rainfall – what is a groundman’s worst nightmare?

Issues over The Hundred may cause some counties to break away from ECB, warns Andy Nash

17 May 2018 0 comments

Could cricket go with way of the Premier League in football or the Premiership in rugby union?

Talisman Virat Kohli can play in the Sanga role, says Surrey coach Di Venuto

17 May 2018 0 comments

Michael Di Venuto labels the India skipper a ‘one-day genius’ ahead of his arrival at the Oval next month

I hope I don’t walk into the wrong dressing room at Lord’s, says former Middlesex bowler Ryan Higgins

10 May 2018 0 comments

Gloucestershire head to St John’s Wood on Friday for their fourth County Championship match after an indifferent start

Kohlimania will sweep Surrey, but it will be nothing like Tendulkar joining Yorkshire

10 May 2018 0 comments

Charlie Bennett meets the man who helped numerous stars settle in to life in England

Middlesex lure Dwayne Bravo to Lord’s for T20 Blast

9 May 2018 0 comments

The all-rounder will arrive at Lord’s in July along with Ashton Agar

Jonathan Trott to retire at the end of the current season

4 May 2018 0 comments

Warwickshire batsman Trott decides to call it a day at the conclusion of the current season

Virat Kohli steps up preparations for England with shock move to Surrey

3 May 2018 0 comments

Pinch yourself…

Derbyshire sign Mark Footitt on short-term loan from Notts

2 May 2018 0 comments

Footitt rejoins the club he claimed 251 of his 375 first-class career wickets for

Carlos Brathwaite signs T20 Blast deal with Kent

2 May 2018 0 comments

The West Indies star will play in Kent’s first four matches of the Blast

Don’t be quick in writing me off for England, says Surrey bowler Stuart Meaker

1 May 2018 0 comments

The Surrey fast bowler has suffered a raft of injuries since knee and shoulder surgeries in 2013, but he’s back and feeling ‘strong’ now

Toby Roland-Jones to miss the rest of 2018 after recurrence of stress fracture

26 April 2018 0 comments

The season is over for the England and Middlesex seamer…

New scheme launched allowing fans to buy shares in Nursery End at Lord’s

25 April 2018 0 comments

Consortium involving David Gower takes measure to create funds to buy land but the media centre at the Home of Cricket

PCA to meet ECB over concerns raised by members about 100-ball cricket

25 April 2018 0 comments

PCA representatives have spent the past two-and-a-half months surveying members for their views on the state of cricket

Root: We shouldn’t measure 100-ball idea against other formats of cricket

24 April 2018 0 comments

Joe Root weighs into the argument over whether new 100-ball format is the right way to go for the ECB’s new limited-overs league

I didn’t feel out of place in New Zealand, says Liam Livingstone of his Test experience with England

24 April 2018 0 comments

The new Lancashire skipper says pundits are wrong to discredit his side, as they did with Essex last season…

Jake wants to set the ball rolling on reclaiming his Test spot

21 April 2018 0 comments

Jake Ball reflects on a frustrating Ashes series with England and delights with Notts

ECB considers 100-ball format for new domestic competition in England and Wales

19 April 2018 0 comments

T20 isn’t short enough…

Cheteshwar Pujara in for the long haul at Yorkshire

18 April 2018 0 comments

India star ready to bat long on English pitches to build confidence for Test series against England

Surrey flirt with the idea of signing Steve Smith or David Warner

18 April 2018 0 comments

Smith and Warner have close links with Surrey head coach Michael Di Venuto

Latest News

Glamorgan to lose Usman Khawaja earlier than planned in T20 Blast campaign

BCCI confirm Virat Kohli will not play for Surrey

Darren Stevens just keeps on ticking along for Kent

Samit Patel extends long-running stay at Nottinghamshire

Top of the table and the sun is shining, now pass me the wine! – Notts boss Peter Moores

The effect of climate change on pitches set to host international cricket this summer

Issues over The Hundred may cause some counties to break away from ECB, warns Andy Nash

Talisman Virat Kohli can play in the Sanga role, says Surrey coach Di Venuto

I hope I don’t walk into the wrong dressing room at Lord’s, says former Middlesex bowler Ryan Higgins

Kohlimania will sweep Surrey, but it will be nothing like Tendulkar joining Yorkshire

Middlesex lure Dwayne Bravo to Lord’s for T20 Blast

Jonathan Trott to retire at the end of the current season

Virat Kohli steps up preparations for England with shock move to Surrey

Derbyshire sign Mark Footitt on short-term loan from Notts

Carlos Brathwaite signs T20 Blast deal with Kent

Don’t be quick in writing me off for England, says Surrey bowler Stuart Meaker

Toby Roland-Jones to miss the rest of 2018 after recurrence of stress fracture

New scheme launched allowing fans to buy shares in Nursery End at Lord’s

PCA to meet ECB over concerns raised by members about 100-ball cricket

Root: We shouldn’t measure 100-ball idea against other formats of cricket

I didn’t feel out of place in New Zealand, says Liam Livingstone of his Test experience with England

Jake wants to set the ball rolling on reclaiming his Test spot

ECB considers 100-ball format for new domestic competition in England and Wales

Cheteshwar Pujara in for the long haul at Yorkshire

Surrey flirt with the idea of signing Steve Smith or David Warner

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