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Bumble’s Guide To Headingley!
I know I’ve got a cracking job at the best of times but I’m being spoilt this week. I love going to Headingley and after a fabulous Test match I’m back today for what promises to be a cracking t20 Roses match.
Revolution or Reinvigoration? The England Test Side Going Forward
Thanks to their loss against Sri Lanka in Leeds this week, England have now had their worst run of Test matches without a win – eight to be specific – since they managed the same over a period covering the second half of 1996 and early 1997.
The 2014 English County Cricket Championship
The 2014 Cricket County Championship has a long way to go yet, having only gotten underway at the start of April, but of course betting started on it much sooner – and most bookmakers released early odds well before a bat touched a cricket ball in earnest.
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Lancashire Bastman Paul Horton: We’re All Behind Glen Chapple
Well, the dust has probably settled enough now to talk about life without Peter Moores. As players we all probably feared the worst once Andy Flower moved aside because we knew that for five years we’d been working with one of the finest coaches in the game.
Claire Taylor Excited For England’s Bright Future
CLAIRE Taylor knows full-time professional contracts herald a new dawn in women’s cricket but she is not jealous about missing the boat.
Where Are They Now? Nottinghamshire’s 1987 County Champions and NatWest Trophy Winners
Andy Pick does not believe that county cricket will again see the likes of Clive Rice and Richard Hadlee, who retired after leading Notts to the County Championship and NatWest Trophy double.
Brenton Parchment Not Giving Up On West Indies Test Hopes
IT IS six years since Brenton Parchment played Test cricket but, with the help of Haslingden, the jet-setting all-rounder still holds the faintest of hopes for a return to the top.
Alan Lee’s County Verdict: Chelmsford
IT took a long time to build the county ground at Chelmsford and it looks like taking even longer to rebuild it.
Andrew Strauss Envious Of Alistair Cook And His New Look England
Tuesday May 20 marks the tenth anniversary of Andrew Strauss’ Test debut, the beginning of an international career in which he excelled as a batsman and took England to the very top of world cricket as captain and leader.
Namibian Christi Viljoen Boosts Blackpool’s Title Hopes
BLACKPOOL might not be many people’s favourites to win the Northern League but in new addition and Namibian international Christi Viljoen they might just have found their trump card.
Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket
YORKSHIRE captain and among England’s first generation of professional female cricketers – Lauren Winfield has a lot to be excited about.
Aaron Finch Can Blast Yorkshire To T20 Glory
The general consensus is that 2014 is a big year for t20 cricket in England and Wales. Despite inventing the format in 2003 we’ve had to look on enviously as more glamorous tournaments in India and Australia have stolen the limelight.
Paul Nixon: Alex Hales’ Power Will Give England A Kick-Start
Today is a very big day for English cricket and that’s why the selectors have been so safe with the squad they have chosen for the game against Scotland in Aberdeen.
Peter Hayter: It’s Time To Loosen The Gag And Tell The Truth
Some years ago it was my task, on behalf of a group of reporters covering a county cricket match at the Oval, to approach one of the umpires after close of play to ask why he had felt it necessary to step in when one of the Surrey batsmen squared up to a couple of the Gloucestershire players that afternoon.
James Vince: I’m Ready If England Want Me
ASHLEY Giles suggested this week that it was too soon to consider James Vince as a potential Test batsman – but the man himself disagrees. Adamant, in fact, that he couldn’t be more ready.
International Over 60 Teams Announced As Hertfordshire Get Off Mark
Central – Hertfordshire broke their duck finally against a self destructing Norfolk who contributed 22 wides and a last over of 18, losing by 25 runs.
Royal London Launch One-Day Sponsorship
ROYAL LONDON, the UK’s leading life and pensions company, launched its sponsorship of one-day cricket yesterday at Covent Garden with a host of domestic cricket stars.
Just Don’t Lose Any Moor Skippers, Peter!
AS Oscar Wilde’s Lady Bracknell said in The Importance Of Being Earnest: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
I’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor
FEW can present quite such a compelling case for inclusion in Peter Moores’ new-look England fold than James Taylor and the Nottinghamshire star insists he merits a second chance.
Graham Swann Behind The Scenes Of Natwest T20 Blast
FRIDAY nights will mean one thing this summer – Natwest T20 Blast cricket!
Moeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard
NEW ROAD has a special name for Moeen Ali. They’re calling him “The Beard That’s Feared”. It’s on the board at the Black Pear Refreshment stall at the back of the Basil D’Oliveira Stand and, much to the delight of the chap in the Worcestershire Club Shop under the new hotel, it’s on the T-shirts he was selling at a healthy rate during their first home match of the season against Kent.
Lurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook
THE happiest image of a good week for county cricket was that of Alastair Cook celebrating his century against Derbyshire at Chelmsford with a rock-the-baby salute to his new daughter, giving a whole new meaning to Graham Gooch’s favourite term: “Daddy hundred”.
Future Is Bright For England According To Sussex Coach Mark Robinson
DESPITE an impressive 584 first-class wickets taken with brisk fast-medium, it was Mark Robinson’s unfortunate fate to be famed most for his dreadful batting.
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