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/ 2 weeks agoReader 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,...
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England News
/ 2 weeks agoCharlotte 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...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoMark 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...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoGetting set for the future at Wythenshawe CC
Adam Hopkins meets Tracy Bailey from Wythenshawe CC ahead of her club’s Get Set Weekend powered by Toyota.
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoGet Set Weekend powered by Toyota 2025 stats
Total clubs: 1,722 Volunteers: 37,250 Players visits Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn -Wythenshawe CC Danni Wyatt-Hodge -North London CC Bethan Ellis...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoCounty 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...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoBen 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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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoEssex make hay while the sun shines at Chelmsford
JORDAN COX made sure his name remained on the England selectors’ radar with the ninth first-class century of his career, and...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoJonny Bairstow battles hard but Yorkies find life tough at top
KYLE ABBOTT and Liam Dawson made sure Jonny Bairstow had a roller-coaster of a first day as Yorkshire captain, as Hampshire...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoTom Banton triple ton sees Somerset dominate
ALL-ROUNDER Kasey Aldridge claimed five wickets in a dramatic Worcestershire batting collapse on the opening day, at Taunton with more than...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoJohn Simpson and Tom Clark excel but Bears fight back
CENTURIES BY Tom Clark and John Simpson ensured that Sussex returned to Division One with a strong day’s work against Warwickshire...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoLate wickets put the skids under Notts with honours even
COLIN ACKERMANN posted the first century of the County Championship season as Durham recovered to 370 for nine on the opening...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 weeks agoAnnie 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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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoHelter-skelter game sees Hollioake’s Kent on top
By Jeremy Blackmore April 4-7, County Ground, Northampton Kent 231 (Muyeye 72, Leaning 40, Weatherall 3-32, Zaib 2-3, Guthrie 2-69) &...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoLuis Reece’s six and Wayne Madsen ton make Gloucester glum
A six-wicket haul from Luis Reece and four from Anuj Dal got Derbyshire’s season off to an impressive start on the...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoTight tussle at Lord’s as Lancs edge ahead
ROOKIE SEAMERS Tom Aspinwall and Ollie Sutton launched Lancashire’s bid for an immediate return to the top flight in positive fashion...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoHill and Wright hammer home Foxes advantage
LEICESTERSHIRE TOOK control on the opening day against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, bowling the hosts out for 229.
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoJonny Bairstow full of fight ahead of huge season
AS JONNY Bairstow, Yorkshire’s new red-ball captain, leads the county for the first time-against Hampshire at Southampton, this next phase in...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoTrent Bridge home comforts gives McKerr hope
CONOR MCKERR has played for five different counties, but until his move to Nottinghamshire ahead of this season, Surrey was his...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoThe Greatest XI No 1: Derbyshire
In the first of our series, Geoff Miller takes on the responsibility of picking a team of Derbyshire’s greatest players.
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Big Interview
/ 2 weeks agoJack Russell: The sketch that changed my life
The legendary keeper explains how his journey in the art world began on a whim during a wet game at Worcester....
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News
/ 2 weeks agoBig names to look out for in the ECB Premier Leagues this summer
CLUB CRICKET Some familiar names will be cropping up in club cricket this summer MATTHEW KUHNEMANN -FIVES AND HERONIANS, ESSEX LEAGUE...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoAlleyne has eyes on main prize
By Mark Halliwell WINNING PROMOTION to Division One of the County Championship has been on Mark Alleyne’s agenda from the moment...
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International News
/ 2 weeks agoKraigg 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...