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Mark Butcher: Surrey’s unrivalled depth makes them strong favourites for the County Championship

By Mark Butcher We’ve seen a lot of runs scored in pre-season warm-ups, and I expect that trend to continue in the early weeks of the County Championship....

Ben Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England

Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.

Annie Chave Column: Saving Counties at the cost of County Cricket

Despite county cricket’s new-found riches, Annie Chave is worried about the future...

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Mark Butcher: Ben Stokes uncertainty creates England dilemma

As England prepared for the first match of their three-Test series in Pakistan, they were faced with a familiar conundrum.

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And we’re off! The 2025 County Championship season begins

Hotter than the Algarve, they reckon. And it did look pretty blissful with good crowds, with queues at several venues –, runs and wickets. You could close your...

Reader Letters: Farewell, Joel Wilson

Each week we will be publishing a selection of your correspondence. Contact us at newsdesk@thecricketpaper.com or write to TCP Letters Page, c/o Forward Press, 5 Beaufoy Walk (off...

Charlotte Edwards leads England Women’s side into new era

AFTER THEIR ignominious 16-0 Ashes drubbing down under over the winter, the England Women’s side have rung the changes, with head coach John Lewis and captain Heather Knight...

What you may have missed this week…

Here is a round-up of cricket stories from the week gone by.

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And we’re off! The 2025 County Championship season begins

Hotter than the Algarve, they reckon. And it did look pretty blissful with good crowds, with queues at several venues –, runs and wickets. You could close your...

County Championship Division One Preview: Can Surrey be stopped?

The three Feathers are looking to make it four in a row The toughest test of their title defence may well be happening right now: Essex at Chelmsford...

County Championship Division Two Preview: Who will return to Division One?

The Cricket Paper is expecting Lancashire and Middlesex to be the teams to beat in Division Two this summer, both looking to be promoted to the top flight...

Ben Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England

Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.

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Charlotte Edwards leads England Women’s side into new era

AFTER THEIR ignominious 16-0 Ashes drubbing down under over the winter, the England Women’s side have rung the changes, with head coach John Lewis and captain Heather Knight...

Four players on England’s radar in 2025: Ben McKinney, Sam Cook and more

The England Test side face a potentially defining year in the Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes era, with a home series against India and an Ashes Down Under...

Jamie Smith England

Jamie Smith excited by red-ball return ahead of crucial year of Test cricket

Jamie Smith is excited to get his cricket whites back on for Surrey and build on a great first year as an England Test player. Wicket-keeper Smith enjoyed...

Josh Tongue

England fast bowler Josh Tongue fit again, focused and raring to go this summer

For exclusive stories and all the detailed cricket news you need, subscribe to The Cricket Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as little as 14p a day. Josh Tongue...

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Kraigg Brathwaite resigns as Windies Test captain

Kraigg Brathwaite has stepped down as West Indies Test captain after 39 matches at the helm. Officially becoming captain in 2021 after first stepping into the job in...

Steve Smith Australia

Australia batter Steve Smith passes 10,000 Test runs in opener against Sri Lanka

Steve Smith has become the 15th player to reach 10,000 Test runs, passing the mark on day one of Australia’s clash with Sri Lanka in Galle. The 35-year-old...

Downing Street asks ICC to ‘deliver on own rules’ over Afghanistan boycott calls

Downing Street has called on the International Cricket Council to “deliver on their own rules” as the England team resists pressure to boycott their forthcoming match against Afghanistan....

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India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from international cricket halfway through his side’s tour of Australia. The 38-year-old, who took 537 wickets in 106 Tests, announced his immediate...

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