CROSSWORD 23 August 2020 0 comments ACROSS 3. Ex-Middlesex and England ‘keeper whose father was Godfrey Evans’ Kent understudy (7) 7. ___ Smith Welsh Fire’s nominated […]
MEMORIES LURKING IN BACK OF A CUPBOARD 23 August 2020 0 comments MARTIN JOHNSON One of the stranger spin-offs from the Covid lockdown was the way hitherto humdrum activities became positively stimulating. […]
Holland makes it hellish again for makeshift Surrey 16 August 2020 0 comments SOUTH GROUP By Bradley West SURREY’S dismal Bob Willis Trophy campaign continued as Ian Holland ran through their top order […]
MY PONTING HATRED SHOWS HOW WRONG THE FANS CAN BE 16 August 2020 0 comments JAMES WALLACE says our early, pre-conceived ideas about cricketers may be proved wrong but they can take a lot of […]
FOUR-DAY TESTS MAY JUST BE WORTH A GO 16 August 2020 0 comments ADAM COLLINS @collinsadam Sometimes a small piece of information is required to highlight a bigger problem. It was the case […]
Maxwell fit as Aussies jet in for more high-class action 16 August 2020 0 comments ENGLAND will play three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals against Australia next month. The matches, brought forward from July in […]
Hameed must stay focused 16 August 2020 0 comments Improving: Hameed HASEEB Hameed has been told to keep focussing on the day job and not an England Test return. […]
World Cup hero Marsh calls it a day 16 August 2020 0 comments ENGLAND and Kent off-spinner Laura Marsh has announced her retirement at the age of 32. Marsh has revealed she felt […]
Brexit closes the door on Harmer’s England hopes 16 August 2020 0 comments ESSEX off-spinner Simon Harmer has given up hope of a future England callup after the Kolpak rules were changed. Harmer, […]
WHICH PERFECT PARTNERS MAKE YOUR TOP TEN? 16 August 2020 0 comments Put it there, pal!: England pairings Ben Stokes and Jack Leach, left, and Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook, right, both […]
DEVELOPING THE SPINNER’S CRAFT IS SUCH AN ARTFORM 16 August 2020 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE The season may feel very different with a shortened version of the Championship under way and restrictions on […]
MUNTON SAW PINK ELEPHANTS CAVORTING AROUND THE FIELD 16 August 2020 0 comments THE heatwave this week, which saw England’s cricket grounds sizzle like the wheat fields of South Australia, is a mixed […]
IT ALMOST BECAME AN OVAL BALL 16 August 2020 0 comments Sussex bowler YOUNG GUN Jack Carson RUGBY might have been his first love growing up, but competing against adults with […]
Salt wants to add spice to England’s ODI future 16 August 2020 0 comments By Peter White Determined: Phil Salt is aiming for England PHIL Salt is determined to make it impossible for the […]
Bresnan revels in a fresh start – but it was no easy transition 16 August 2020 0 comments By Tom Harle Home from home: Tim Bresnan at Yorskhire YORKSHIRE people are good at lots of things – they’ll […]
Opportunity knocked for Taunton Tom 16 August 2020 0 comments By Jeremy Blackmore Abell and willing: Somerset captain Tom Abell FOR Somerset skipper Tom Abell, a missed runout opportunity proved […]
Don’t blame the umpires, says Crawley 16 August 2020 0 comments By Chris Stocks Focus: Zak Crawley is desperate to score big AS England’s hopes of wining this Second Test against […]
Glee for Chapple as Lancs make light work of Durham 16 August 2020 0 comments By Simon Sinclair LANCASHIRE coach Glen Chapple has hailed his side’s “dominant” performance to kickstart their Bob Willis Trophy campaign […]
A BALL DOING ‘TOO MUCH’? THAT’S A BIT OF A COP-OUT 16 August 2020 0 comments PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT Experience: James Anderson Mix and match: Stuart Broad, left, should have bowled at the same length as young […]
He had it all! Broad was the boy come good for Oakham master Hayes 16 August 2020 0 comments By Richard Edwards Star pupil: Stuart Broad STUART Broad’s mastery of a cricket balls extends well beyond the field of […]
Red-hot Overton is at it again as Cidermen cheer 16 August 2020 0 comments CENTRAL GROUP By Ross Lawson CRAIG Overton’s scintillating Bob Willis Trophy campaign continued after taking three wickets to help Somerset […]
Sudden emergence of Pakistan’s new young breed is no surprise to Arthur 16 August 2020 0 comments By Richard Edwards Top talent: Pakistan’s Naseem Shah Mentor: Mickey Arthur ENGLISH audiences may be constantly amazed at Pakistan’s ability […]
Magic Malan claims hero status with a timely ton 16 August 2020 0 comments NORTH GROUP By Charlie Bennett DAWID Malan scored his first Yorkshire century as the White Rose took control of their […]
Sibley aiming to ensure Sri Lanka won’t get him in a spin this winter 16 August 2020 0 comments By Chris Stocks Dom Sibley FOR Dom Sibley, there is just one more Test match this summer, against Pakistan in […]
Barnes aims to be Derbys’ loan star 9 August 2020 0 comments Move: Ed Barnes YORKSHIRE’S young all-rounder Ed Barnes is ready to continue his cricketing education after joining Derbyshire on-loan for […]