Tag: Essex

Trevor has released the handbrake, just like Eddie

12 April 2016 0 comments

Sam Tobin finds England skipper Alastair Cook in buoyant mood before the challenges of a new season at Test level […]

Yasir Arafat moves back to Somerset on loan

22 March 2016 0 comments

YASIR Arafat has returned to Somerset having signed a season-long loan from Hampshire as a non-overseas player. Arafat, 34, has […]

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 […]

Greg Smith retires from first-class cricket

25 February 2016 0 comments

Former Derbyshire and Essex all-rounder Greg Smith has announced his retirement from all first-class cricket to take up a new […]

Anthony McGrath named Essex assistant coach

12 February 2016 0 comments

ANTHONY McGrath has left Yorkshire to join Essex as assistant coach and admitted it was “strange” to leave the place […]

Adam Milne signs for Essex

29 January 2016 0 comments

ESSEX will have the services of Adam Milne this summer after the New Zealand bowler signed a deal to play […]

James Foster signs new deal at Essex

22 January 2016 0 comments

JAMES Foster has signed a new two-year contract at Essex, weeks after stepping down as captain. Foster, 35, has made […]

Graham Napier to retire at end of 2016 season

12 January 2016 0 comments

THE upcoming season will be Graham Napier’s last with the Essex all-rounder retiring from cricket at the end of the […]

Ashar Zaidi joins Essex

12 January 2016 0 comments

ASHAR Zaidi has joined Essex on a one-year deal following his release from Sussex in September. The 34-year-old was let […]

Where are they now? Essex – NatWest Trophy finalists 1996

29 December 2015 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Paul Grayson admits that Essex thought that they had one hand on the NatWest trophy after restricting […]

England’s Joe Root on his rise to World No.1

21 December 2015 0 comments

Chris Stocks discovers that England’s prolific run-scorer will be losing sleep during the series against South Africa Joe Root […]

County Championship Division Two fixtures

4 November 2015 0 comments

Sunday April 10 – Wednesday April 13 Essex v Gloucestershire, County Ground, Chelmsford Northamptonshire v Sussex, County Ground, Northampton Worcestershire […]

Where are they now? Surrey – Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up 1979

20 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Alan Butcher admits his abiding memory of Surrey’s Benson & Hedges Cup defeat to Essex was walking […]

Club spotlight – Harold Wood CC

12 October 2015 0 comments

By Chris Bailey HAROLD Wood is a century-old institution in Essex but the club was forced to, quite literally, rise […]

Where are they now? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions

12 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Darren Bicknell admits that the signings of Australians Stuart MacGill and David Hussey were just what Notts […]

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983

6 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Raymond Illingworth had a long history in the game of winning trophies, but nobody had expected that […]

County Championship Division Two – Team of the Year

6 October 2015 0 comments

The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division Two

Where are they now? Leicestershire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1992

30 September 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Justin Benson admits that he won’t ever forget Leicestershire’s first Lord’s final for seven years – but […]

Where Are They Now? Derbyshire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1998

24 June 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Matt Cassar recalls that Derbyshire were put at a major disadvantage after being asked to bat first […]

Where are they now? Kent – 1995 AXA Sunday League winners

2 June 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler STEVE MARSH admits that Kent were desperate to end 1995 with a trophy in the Canterbury cabinet […]

Dream Team – Graham Napier

26 May 2015 0 comments

ANDY FLOWER – Retired When he came to us from Zimbabwe he was world No.1 batsman and it was fantastic to […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1985

26 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Leicestershire had a rich history in the Benson & Hedges Cup after beating Yorkshire to win the […]

Where are they now? Yorkshire – 2001 County Champions

19 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler David Byas had no regrets about announcing his retirement after becoming the first Yorkshire captain for 33 […]

Where are they now? Glamorgan – 1993 AXA Equity & Law League winners

5 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Tony Cottey wrote himself into Glamorgan history when he hooked Kent’s Duncan Spencer to fine leg to […]

WIN tickets to Essex v Ravi Bopara’s All Stars!

30 April 2015 0 comments

What do Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakarra and England star Ravi Bopara all have in common? The […]