Tag: County Cricket

County archives – Lancashire 1956

16 November 2016 0 comments

Title drought could have ended had Edrich led throughout Continuing our new series, cricket writer Paul Edwards looks back on […]

Sadler leaves Derbyshire by mutual consent

1 November 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Derbyshire have announced that Head Coach John Sadler has left the club by mutual […]

Derek Pringle column – Aussies on the ball in bid to end Ashes failures

31 October 2016 0 comments

Australia’s government has declared it will not do business with the UK until it has left the European Union but […]

Derbyshire sign South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir ahead of 2017 season

24 October 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess The South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir has joined Derbyshire as an overseas player for […]

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

4 October 2016 0 comments

The biggest challenge of promotion it seems, for those teams which manage it like my old county Essex, is adapting […]

Marcus North column – Nice work Dizzy… A top coach but also a top man

4 October 2016 0 comments

Yorkshire are on the hunt for a new coach with Jason Gillespie returning to his homeland, having gained massive popularity […]

Derek Pringle column – Selectors can find that wow factor in Div Two

20 September 2016 0 comments

Is the selection of England’s international teams an art or a science? The fudged answer, with that old image of […]

Martin Johnson column – Botham! There’s an all-round talent for you Trev…

13 September 2016 0 comments

Every now and then, I find myself being overpowered by that dark and irresistible force known as ‘Fred Trueman Syndrome’. […]

Martin Johnson column – Haves and have nots in county ground pageant

30 August 2016 0 comments

I have managed, through the admittedly devious process of bribing a Lord’s cleaning lady to secrete a microphone in the […]

Paul Nixon column – I’d love to go for the hat-trick with Tallawahs and build up my coaching CV

23 August 2016 0 comments

What a couple of weeks it’s been! Caribbean Premier League winners for the second time then a wonderful family holiday […]

Martin Johnson column – I’m missing fast show but Agnew and Lloyd won’t be…

23 August 2016 0 comments

There is no finer sight in cricket than a genuinely fast bowler in full cry, mixing up the 100mph inswinging […]

Graves is facing a mutiny in the shires over his plans for T20 city franchises

16 August 2016 1 comment

Richard Edwards talks to a selection of county members about where they see the future of domestic cricket and what […]

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

26 July 2016 0 comments

The recent heat wave should have had spinners all over England loosening their fingers. Even a few days of 90-degree […]

England selectors raise a few eyebrows with Ballance selection

12 July 2016 0 comments

England have recently announced their squad to face Pakistan in the first test match of the series against Lord’s on […]

Martin Johnson column – Try Yeovil as there’d never be a ‘murder’ at Lord’s!

20 June 2016 0 comments

Some cricket grounds have more of an aura about them than others, and when a friend phoned the other day […]

Gillespie stays on but suitors will still circle

6 June 2016 0 comments

YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie ended all speculation, for now at least, by confirming that he will not be leaving Headingley […]

Paul Nixon column – Thank God… it’s not like Nineties anymore

23 May 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t just in the international set-up that there were ups and downs in the 1990s. The Nineties era was […]

Derek Pringle column – North v South… It’s not so cut and dry for me

16 May 2016 0 comments

It is difficult to know whether the North v South one-day series stated for next March is an innovation, a […]

Durham’s plight a cautionary tale…

4 May 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle suggests that the county’s request to be bailed out is symptomatic of deeper problems that face the game […]

Ireland’s growth has been superb but next step awaits

4 May 2016 0 comments

Tim Wigmore looks at how Ireland are trying to change the face of the game in order for growth in […]

Derek Pringle column – Beefy and his Brexit call can change cricket

3 May 2016 0 comments

The uncertainty over Brexit is not limited to big business and little Englanders. Much of the country’s sport could be […]

My Life in Cricket – Alan Wells

26 April 2016 0 comments

I can still vividly remember Curtly Ambrose running in at me on my Test debut – and I distinctly remember […]

Paul Nixon column – Tykes can make it a triple but Bears are prowling

12 April 2016 0 comments

So here we go again! The County Championship season is finally upon us and for all the global and saturated […]

Specsavers named as new County Championship sponsor

4 March 2016 0 comments

SPECSAVERS will sponsor the County Championship for the next four seasons after agreeing a deal with the ECB. The competition […]

Derek Pringle column – When the panic sets in there is nowhere to hide…

28 February 2016 0 comments

By Derek Pringle It only takes ten balls to dismiss a cricket team yet we still profess shock and bewilderment […]