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Kent’s Darren Stevens targets another vintage season
By Charlie Talbot-Smith Darren Stevens was compared at the PCA dinner earlier this month, to a fine red wine – […]
County cricket – The gulf between haves and have-nots is widening
Tim Wigmore says the competitive balance between the counties is eroding… It did not take long for Gloucestershire’s warm afterglow […]
Looking back – England v Pakistan series 1992
On paper, it’s a nothing contest: a dead rubber with England already in an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series… but the script of the summer is not allowing events to be played out in a placid manner.
Club spotlight – Harold Wood CC
By Chris Bailey HAROLD Wood is a century-old institution in Essex but the club was forced to, quite literally, rise […]
Where are they now? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions
By Neil Fissler Darren Bicknell admits that the signings of Australians Stuart MacGill and David Hussey were just what Notts […]
Looking back – England’s victory over Pakistan in Karachi in 2000
Tim Wigmore reveals how England upset the odds in a stirring series win away to Pakistan in 2000… As dusk […]
Club spotlight – South Northumberland CC
By James Gray THE SUMMER of 1882 will be best remembered for the events at the Oval at the end […]
Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983
By Neil Fissler Raymond Illingworth had a long history in the game of winning trophies, but nobody had expected that […]
County Championship Division Two – Team of the Year
The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division Two
County Championship Division One – Team of the Year
The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division One
Where are they now? Leicestershire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1992
By Neil Fissler Justin Benson admits that he won’t ever forget Leicestershire’s first Lord’s final for seven years – but […]
Room 101 – Holly Colvin
Pushy passengers It really bugs me when people try and jump into the doors on the tube as they are […]
Where are they now? Gloucestershire – Treble winners 2000
By Neil Fissler Mark Alleyne laughs as he remembers Gloucestershire proving the critics wrong when they completed a one-day clean […]
Asian Cricket Awards shortlists announced
It has been another remarkable season for British Asians in cricket. Moeen Ali has again blazed a trail, appearing as […]
England team to tour UAE announced
ALEX Hales and Zafar Ansari have both been included in England’s Test squad to tour UAE next month to face […]
Where are they now? Devon CCC – 1995 Minor Counties Champions
By Neil Fissler Nick Folland has revealed that it was a chance conversation that led to one of the most […]
Yours all year – The Cricket Paper to remain on sale throughout the winter!
FOLLOWING England’s success in this summer’s Ashes series, The Cricket Paper will be following the Three Lions every step of the way as they now go on to South Africa, having already faced Pakistan in UAE.
My life in Cricket – Steve Selwood
i was always massively into cricket – my dad Tim played for Middlesex for nine years and was a PE […]
Where are they now? Worcestershire – 1994 NatWest Trophy winners
By Neil Fissler Gavin Haynes admits that he cannot hide his delight in denying Worcestershire’s arch rivals Warwickshire a clean […]
Where are they now? Warwickshire – Treble winners 1994
Dominic Ostler believes that Warwickshire’s 1994 campaign was the greatest enjoyed by any county side.
Vote for your nominees in the Talk Home Mobile Asian Cricket Awards 2015
Awards (ACA), and cricket lovers from the British Asian community are reminded to act now to make sure they do not […]
Cricket Captain returns for 2015!
With Australia and England fighting out a hard series, Cricket Captain is back and ready to add more tension and […]
Where are they now? Sussex – NatWest Trophy winners 1986
By Neil Fissler Tony Pigott believes that Sussex did not get the credit that they deserved as a one-day side […]
Morrant Young Gun – Mason Crane, Hampshire spin bowler
Sussex may have failed to recognise Mason Crane’s talents but he didn’t escape the attentions of Raj Maru – who […]