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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Where Are They Now? Kent’s 1970 Champions
KENT celebrated their centenary in 1970 and it appeared that there would be little to celebrate by July 1 when they were bottom of the County Championship.
Yorkshire Can Put The Rest In A Spin Thanks To Dizzy
IT’S THAT time of year again where I make myself look silly by giving my predictions for the summer ahead. It’s been a winter to forget but I can’t remember the last time there was this much excitement and anticipation for a county season.
It’s Time For Ian Bell To Step Into The Limelight
FOR a glimpse of what England hope their post-KP future in the Test arena might look like, it is worth casting a glance back to what happened after he announced he was quitting one-day cricket two summers ago.
Fantasy Cricket Featuring Your Club’s Players!
Fantasy Club Cricket is offering your club the opportunity to set up and run your own fantasy league, and it’s all online in a modern, responsive website!
Keith Barker Could Be England’s Secret Weapon
To say the Ashes didn’t quite go to plan would be an understatement to rival the suggestion that Jesse Ryder may enjoy a quiet beer or two from time to time.
Sam Northeast Ready To Step Up For Kent
THE 2014 season is all about one thing for Kent opener Sam Northeast – responsibility.
Worcestershire Captain Daryl Mitchell Tips Moeen Ali For Test Side
MOEEN ALI’S ascension into the England ranks should act as an inspiration to the rest of the New Road squad for the coming season, according to captain Daryl Mitchell.
Time For The Middle Order To Step Up, Says Middlesex’s Angus Fraser
LAST year’s fifth-place finish might look like a disappointment on paper for Middlesex, particularly considering they were third in 2012 – their first year back in the top flight.
Eoin Morgan Must Be Ready If Alistair Cook Continues To Fail
The last time England were hammered 5-0 by Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board responded by commissioning a report from Ken Schofield, the former executive director of golf’s European Tour, into how and why it happened and he responded with a 19-point plan to overhaul English cricket intended to make sure it never happened again.
Change Can Inspire Glamorgan, Says Jim Allenby
OUT with the old and in with the new, Glamorgan’s Jim Allenby is adamant a fresh era of success is finally getting started in Wales.
Peter Moores Has Us Believing Again
Guest column from Lancashire batsman Paul Horton THIS time of year is always exciting for the 350 or so professional […]
Somerset’s James Hildreth: We Must Support England Hopefuls
By Charlie Talbot-Smith ENGLAND hopefuls Nick Compton and Craig Kieswetter know that a strong start to the summer could breathe […]
Warwickshire’s Chris Is Back On Wright Track
By Richard Rae SITTING in the Barbados sun, Chris Wright has his injury problems of 2013 firmly in perspective. In […]
Harry Gurney Could Be The Man England Are Missing
RISHMAR Santokie’s performance in the second t20 international in Barbados highlighted exactly where England are going wrong. Here’s a bowler […]
Jonathan Trott’s On The Mend, No Thanks To The Sceptics
OF all the reactions to the publication of Coming Back To Me, the autobiography of Marcus Trescothick, the one that […]
Ajmal Shahzad Ready To Get Back To His Best
LIKE just about every other English professional cricketer, Ajmal Shahzad has spent the winter investing in his career. Unlike most, […]
ICC U19 World Cup Preview
The ICC U-19 World Cup will get started this week, with the first round of matches in group play set to take place on February 14. The event will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates for the first time, and naturally features a slew of perennial international contenders.
Will MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 5
So it’s over. Australia won the Urn back after three glorious series of English dominance. In the end it took just 14 days and there was only ever one side in it.
Will MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 4
Well the second Test didn’t go to plan did it? England’s meagre resistance lasted just short of an hour on Monday as their lower order, many of them accomplished batsmen, inexplicably came out hooking and flailing when, surely, the situation called for them to bat time and attempt to tire their rampant opponents out.
Will MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 3
The curse of the Gabbatoir struck again as England’s winless streak there extended to 27 years as they were out-classed, out-thought and out-fought on a quick, bouncy pitch in stifling heat.
Will MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under
Just as the England team discovered in Hobart, I’ve made the uncomfortable realisation that Down Under the skies aren’t always blue and the temperature isn’t always 30 degrees.
Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 1
I’ve been in Melbourne since last Tuesday and the city’s passion for the game is visible everywhere. There are Ovals on every corner and the detection of my Pom accent has, without fail, led to heated discussions about the game, much to my amusement.
Stuart Broad’s pulverising is all thanks to Glenn McGrath
The mood of Aussie supporters who conferred the status of the Pantomime Villain Pom on Stuart Broad may not be improved by the understanding that England’s three-time Ashes winner owes most of his career to Glenn McGrath, if not all of it.
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