Gloucestershire crowned 2024 T20 Blast champions 15 September 2024 0 comments Matt Taylor swung this year’s T20 Blast final decisively in Gloucestershire’s favour, kicking the door open with a three-wicket burst.
What makes a good captain? 4 August 2024 0 comments Darren Stevens discusses the role of a captain – and feels Harry Brook has what it takes, but says England need to give him some time to get more experience.
THANK YOU JIMMY 7 July 2024 0 comments By Matt Thacker Jimmy Anderson will bid farewell to Test cricket at Lord’s this week as he ends a phenomenal […]
Batters: Do your homework then trust your instincts 16 June 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS Last week we spoke about the expanding variety of slower balls employed by fast bowlers in T20 cricket […]
The evolution of the slower ball: A white-knuckle ride 9 June 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS I coach a number of 12-14-year old seamers, and as you might expect the first thing we nail […]
Focus on the fans 26 May 2024 0 comments By RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler How red-ball cricket can survive if attention is paid to those who are still […]
Slaughtered seamers need not despair 26 May 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS The T20 World Cup begins next Saturday hard on the heels of the Indian Premier League in which […]
Kent champs stay top of the pile 26 May 2024 0 comments Key man: Jason Sangha scored 95 for St Lawrence Highland Court PICTURE: Alamy KENT LEAGUE champions Lordswood are two from […]
The unsolvable problem 12 May 2024 0 comments KATYA WITNEY Katya Witney, staff writer @wisdencricket, on the packed cricketing schedule Being a professional cricketer is a dream for […]
Keeping sane on the country merry-go-round 12 May 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS There will be those who will have rolled their eyes after the PCA released a statement voicing the […]
One last ride with the Stars before I’m a brown hatter 5 May 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS For women’s domestic cricket this will be the last summer under the current structure, following the ECB’s decision […]
What is going off out there? 28 April 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first […]
Long live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly 21 April 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS It was great to see my old team Kent hold out for a draw in the Battle of […]
What’s in The Cricket Paper: 21/04/24 19 April 2024 0 comments We’ll have the latest from every game in the County Championship, as the Dukes ball returns after two rounds of […]
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 […]
Stalwart Stevo’s as good as ever 11 June 2023 0 comments By Adam Hopkins Evergreen Darren Stevens once again showed that age is but a number after smashing a century for […]
Life is beginning at 40 28 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS NEXT year, the inaugural Over-40s World Cup takes place in South Africa, and last week I played in […]
Perry gets the nod to lead Phoenix charge 28 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS LEGENDARY Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry will lead Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred this year. Perry was the Phoenix’s […]
ICC ditch soft signal in change of playing conditions 23 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS THE ICC is scrapping the soft signal for umpires, starting with England’s upcoming Test against Ireland. The use […]
Yorkshire set to host second annual Eid celebration 23 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS YORKSHIRE celebrated hosting its second annual Eid Milan celebration on earlier this week. The event was hosted by […]
Jack is helping me to battle Crohn’s 18 July 2021 0 comments By Richard Edwards Better than ever: Opener Lauren Winfield-Hill on England duty Inset: Jack Leach, who also has Crohn’s disease […]
Darren Stevens, 45, extends his deal at Kent 27 June 2021 0 comments EVERGREEN all-rounder Darren Stevens has signed a one-year contract extension with Kent – at the age of 45. Stevens has […]
STEVO’S IN HAWAII TERRITORY 30 May 2021 0 comments Still going strong: Darren Stevens is enjoying life in the twlight of his career for Kent at the ripe age […]
Stevens: I’m as eager as ever for a T20 deal 16 May 2021 0 comments By Richard Edwards I’m your man! Darren Stevens is looking for a T20 chance at the age of 45 DARREN Stevens […]
IT’S SECOND TIME LUCKY FOR PATIENT O’RIORDAN 6 September 2020 0 comments YOUNG GUN Marcus O’Riordan Kent All-rounder MARCUS O’Riordan turned down a shot at Test cricket to sign a contract with […]