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Dream Team – Gary Pratt
The former Durham batsman picks the best XI he has played with and against… Jimmy Maher – retired Jimmy came […]
Stuart Broad: I wouldn’t have survived a couple of poor Tests in Nineties
Chris Stocks finds that Stuart Broad is grateful to be playing in more enlightened times for England nowadays The Nineties […]
Hamish Marshall to leave Gloucestershire at end of season
THIS summer will be Hamish Marshall’s last with Gloucestershire with the batsman leaving the county after 11 years. Marshall, 37, […]
LORD’S OF THE DANCE – Charles Dance plays the Lord of Lord’s Cricket Ground in new video
Having gripped us with his portrayal of Lord Tywin Lannister in the award-winning Game of Thrones, Charles Dance is playing the […]
Olly Stone set to miss rest of season
NORTHANTS bowler Olly Stone is likely to miss the rest of the 2016 season after injuring himself as he celebrated […]
There may yet be casualties on England’s road to the top
Derek Pringle identifies some England selection issues that will have to be addressed before the Test series against Pakistan England […]
Is Arthur ready to take Pakistan reins?
Saj Sadiq on Mickey Arthur being named Pakistan head coach In early 2012 when Dav Whatmore took over as Pakistan […]
Paul Nixon column – I’d have hated to umpire if Dev was bowling
Of all the performances to come out of the recent second Test in Durham, from Moeen Ali’s attacking century to […]
Jimmy vs Cook – Have we ever had it so good with ball & bat?
Peter Hayter looks at the staggerng feats of Jimmy Anderson and Alastair Cook and asks which one is England greatest […]
ICP Young Gun – Michael Burgess
‘I was gutted to fall for 98 on county debut’ Scoring 98 against Sri Lanka on county debut is hardly […]
While Compton should care less, Finn must locate that ‘happy place’ again
Alison Mitchell takes a look at the strategies that may help two England men as they strive for form this […]
Numbers stack up for Cook as Sachin looms in sights again
Chris Stocks looks back to the start of the Alastair Cook story and forward to where his career might now […]
Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy
By Neil Fissler Neil Burns admits that Leicestershire were disappointed not to have ended the 2001 season with at least […]
Martin Johnson column – There’d be no fun if Geoffrey’s mum was at No.11
There are one or two instances in which Wisden’s claim to be cricket’s unimpeachable bible fails to stand up to […]
Peter Hayter column – Why the ICC masterplan should not spare Ashes
A cautious welcome to the ICC’s proposal to offer those nations currently excluded from the closed shop of Test cricket […]
Umpires are unsung heroes of our game
Neil Bainton, in his tenth season as a first-class umpire, reveals to Rob Johnstone that the growth of T20 means […]
Derek Pringle column – Finn must eye up the prey and hit the deck hard
There is another game Steven Finn appears to be playing alongside cricket at the moment – Snakes and Ladders. Finn, […]
Gillespie stays on but suitors will still circle
YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie ended all speculation, for now at least, by confirming that he will not be leaving Headingley […]
Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time
It’s been nice to see wickets falling in the County Championship now after batsmen dominated the opening few weeks, but […]
We Test lovers must fight to prove KP’s no Mystic Meg
Peter Hayter launches an impassioned defence of the five-day game after the latest attack from the former England captain Don’t […]
Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on
Derek Pringle is always prepared to listen to players who go off-message but feels that Chris Gayle has gone too […]
Where are they now? Glamorgan – National League winners 2002 & 2004
By Neil Fissler Mike Powell believes that the key strength of Glamorgan at the turn of the millennium was that […]
Peter Hayter column – It’s poor timing again for Graves & T20 Blast
On the face of it, the eve of the start of this season’s NatWest Blast should have been the ideal […]
Martin Johnson column – ‘Sorry, you will have to write it in office. I can’t cope’
It’s not difficult to conjure up the scene in the Sri Lankan dressing room just before the start of the […]