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Pringle column: Has the structure of the County Championship created a big divide?

31 January 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle cites one observer who has said Division Two counties have abandoned trying to get promoted

Sharp’s second wind will be of benefit to Pears

26 January 2018 0 comments

By Paul Eddison Whirlwind: Kevin Sharp AT 58 years old, Kevin Sharp freely admits that he never expected to become […]

FINAL OVER

26 January 2018 0 comments

DARYN SMIT Derbyshire wicket-keeper ON THE SPOT Date of birth: 28.01.84 THE LAST Bat you bought? Gunn & Moore Icon […]

Runs, not drinks, are on the menu for Balance

26 January 2018 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith Missing in action: Gary Ballance will be desperate to get back in the runs for Yorkshire and […]

Abbas delight as Nixon picks up top Pakistan pace pair

26 January 2018 0 comments

By Jon Couch Dream: Muhammad Abbas ALEXIS Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are not the only top stars to fulfil their […]

County conference will shake up the domestic structure

19 January 2018 0 comments

By Paul Edwards Plan: Martyn Moxon THE summer of 2020, which was already due to see new T20 franchises introduced, […]

Final over

19 January 2018 0 comments

DANNY LAMB Lancashire all-rounder ON THE SPOT DOB: 07/09/95 Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm medium THE LAST Bat […]

There will be no regrets as as Kiwi Kieran opts to play on

19 January 2018 0 comments

By Paul Eddison New deal: Kieran Noema- Barnett KIERAN Noema-Barnett admits retirement was an option this winter but felt there […]

Mennie adds to Chapple’s Aussie link with Lancs

19 January 2018 0 comments

By Seth Francis LANCASHIRE have nabbed themselves another Australian with Joe Mennie teaming up with James Faulkner at Old Trafford. […]

Your shout…

19 January 2018 0 comments

Send your comments to: The Cricket Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] Why this first-class […]

EXCLUSIVE: Silverwood set to replace Trevor Bayliss in 2019

16 January 2018 0 comments

The ECB are trying to make it a done deal

FINAL OVER

12 January 2018 0 comments

Andrew Umeed Warwickshire righthanded batsman On the Spot Date of birth: 19/4/96 Marital status: Single Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling […]

I’ll be ready for Test call says Livingstone

12 January 2018 0 comments

By Graham Hardcastle On the attack: Liam Livingstone batting for an England XI against a Cricket Australia XI in Perth […]

Silverwood set to replace Bayliss

12 January 2018 0 comments

New bowling coach to take top job in 2019 EXCLUSIVE By Chris Stocks Next in line: Chris Silverwood, England’s new […]

There is only one way for Joe to find the Root of his problems…

12 January 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle suggests Joe Root takes a deeper look at the way county cricket gets England players prepared The talk […]

Kane v Root – things won’t get easier for Joe Root

11 January 2018 0 comments

Richard Edwards on the two captains who are being left in Steve Smith’s wake

The County Championship stars deserving an adventure in New Zealand

9 January 2018 0 comments

Chris Stock proposes three batsman who can freshen up England’s Test squad when they play New Zealand next month

Chapple in charge of Lions fast bowlers

5 January 2018 0 comments

By George Jones LANCASHIRE coach Glen Chapple will get his head back in the game ahead of the County Championship […]

T20 star Griffiths issues a red alert

5 January 2018 0 comments

By Paul Eddison GAVIN Griffiths made his name in T20s and is about to work with one of the kings […]

FINAL OVER

5 January 2018 0 comments

BEN SANDERSON Northants fast bowler ON THE SPOT Date of birth: 3/01/89 Marital status: Single Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling […]

Forget nets, young Broad saved it all for the big stage

5 January 2018 0 comments

By Richard Edwards IT’S impossible to predict future success in sport, but some are more confident of what lies ahead […]

Q&A – ECB chief executive Tom Harrison

2 January 2018 0 comments

We ask the ECB CEO about Ben Stokes, new plans for a T20 tournament, and all things England and Wales cricket

Phil DeFreitas has his say on what’s to blame for lack of England pacemen

2 January 2018 0 comments

‘I was surprised that there wasn’t a Plunkett or a Wood with that extra bit of pace’ says former England bowler

THE DEFEAT HURTS BUT WE CAN’T MAKE RASH DECISIONS

29 December 2017 0 comments

Chris Stocks speaks to ECB chief executive Tom Harrison as the post-mortem of the Ashes defeat begins Now in the […]

England need to adapt because away conditions will not change

22 December 2017 0 comments

With the Ashes gone, it is now damage limitation for England. But what can be done to prevent further losses […]

Tag: County Championship

Pringle column: Has the structure of the County Championship created a big divide?

Sharp’s second wind will be of benefit to Pears

FINAL OVER

Runs, not drinks, are on the menu for Balance

Abbas delight as Nixon picks up top Pakistan pace pair

County conference will shake up the domestic structure

Final over

There will be no regrets as as Kiwi Kieran opts to play on

Mennie adds to Chapple’s Aussie link with Lancs

Your shout…

EXCLUSIVE: Silverwood set to replace Trevor Bayliss in 2019

FINAL OVER

I’ll be ready for Test call says Livingstone

Silverwood set to replace Bayliss

There is only one way for Joe to find the Root of his problems…

Kane v Root – things won’t get easier for Joe Root

The County Championship stars deserving an adventure in New Zealand

Chapple in charge of Lions fast bowlers

T20 star Griffiths issues a red alert

FINAL OVER

Forget nets, young Broad saved it all for the big stage

Q&A – ECB chief executive Tom Harrison

Phil DeFreitas has his say on what’s to blame for lack of England pacemen

THE DEFEAT HURTS BUT WE CAN’T MAKE RASH DECISIONS

England need to adapt because away conditions will not change

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