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Of county and country

14 April 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch […]

A Cricket Life with Jonathan Agnew

14 April 2024 0 comments

A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down […]

White pitches, red Kookaburras and rain: A perfect storm for the new season

14 April 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine […]

The end of beginning

14 April 2024 0 comments

KATYA WITNEY The staff writer @wisdencricket, on where women’s cricket finds itself Women’s regional cricket in England is entering its […]

NEWS IN BRIEF

14 April 2024 0 comments

ACC Premier Cup underway in Oman THE ASIAN CRICKET Council Men’s Premier Cup kicked off in Oman on Friday with […]

Wild west franchises leaving players out of pocket

14 April 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Some young franchise cricketers are little more than glorified volunteers – with unscrupulous owners holding the aces […]

On this day in 2004: Brian Lara makes record Test score of 400*

12 April 2024 0 comments

On this day 20 years ago, Brian Lara regained the individual Test score world record on his way to an […]

Tongue focused on Nottinghamshire after ‘crazy summer’

10 April 2024 0 comments

Josh Tongue still marvels at his “crazy summer” last year but the swiftness of his rise and injury setbacks along […]

Essex underline their title credentials with 254-run win

8 April 2024 0 comments

Essex underlined their Vitality County Championship title credentials as seamer Sam Cook spearheaded a comprehensive 254-run win over Nottinghamshire. Cook […]

Lyon tips Lancashire teammate Hartley for ‘big future’

5 April 2024 0 comments

Nathan Lyon has tipped new county teammate Tom Hartley to have a “big future” and insisted he is not at […]

Stewart hoping Surrey complete Championship hat-trick

5 April 2024 0 comments

Alec Stewart is braced for the “toughest” season yet, but has still set Surrey the target of winning a third […]

Beaumont helps England take ODI series victory against New Zealand

4 April 2024 0 comments

England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series against New Zealand with a 56-run win in the second […]

Malan looking to the future with England career likely to be over

4 April 2024 0 comments

Dawid Malan accepts his time with England has likely run its course but is planning his future in cricket by […]

Hameed: I will never lose the ambition to play for England

3 April 2024 0 comments

Haseeb Hameed will always harbour aspirations of resuming his England career but he is for now ignoring outside distractions as […]

Agnew standing down as BBC cricket correspondent

3 April 2024 0 comments

Jonathan Agnew has announced he will step down as the BBC’s cricket correspondent at the end of the summer, but […]

Surrey keeper Smith eager to prove England credentials

3 April 2024 0 comments

Surrey wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith will relish the chance to take on Nathan Lyon in Friday’s season opener at Lancashire but […]

From Atkinson to de Caires – potential County Championship stars

3 April 2024 0 comments

Cricketers around the country are gearing up for the Vitality County Championship which gets under way on Friday. Here, we […]

Stokes makes himself unavailable for England’s title defence

2 April 2024 0 comments

Ben Stokes has ruled himself out of selection for England’s T20 World Cup title defence as he prioritises being a […]

Discount Wisden Playfair Book Offer

1 April 2024 0 comments

The Cricket Paper is delighted to offer you this year’s WISDEN CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK 2024 (RRP £70.99) together with a FREE copy […]

Off we go once more!

24 March 2024 0 comments

It is a pleasure to welcome you back to The Cricket Paper’s coverage of our summer sport and we’re delighted […]

Here comes the summer

24 March 2024 0 comments

The start of the domestic season is upon us and there’s much to look forward to this summer. Here are […]

Hampshire

24 March 2024 0 comments

Ground: Utilita Bowl, Southampton Captain: James Vince (CC/T20), Nick Gubbins (ODC) 2023 results: CC1: 3/10; ODC Runners-up; T20: Semi-finalists Ins […]