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Durham chief insists issues with the ECB are in the past

23 April 2024 0 comments

Chief executive Tim Bostock says Durham being given a tier one women’s team is the “most visible way” the England […]

Defending champions Surrey ease past Kent at Canterbury

22 April 2024 0 comments

Defending champions Surrey recorded their first win of the Vitality County Championship season as they knocked over Kent by an […]

ECB reveals women’s teams

21 April 2024 0 comments

Yorkshire, Middlesex, Kent, Glamorgan snubbed as eight counties announced As part of a considerable restructuring of domestic cricket, the ECB […]

Dan’s the man for Surrey as he has batters in a spin

21 April 2024 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi Dan Lawrence is standing on the Oval outfield after a hard day of Championship cricket against Somerset, […]

Cook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket

21 April 2024 0 comments

Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of […]

Runs galore as rain and Kookaburra have the last laugh

21 April 2024 0 comments

SURREY V SOMERSET AT THE OVAL All nine of the second round’s County Championship fixtures ended in a draw, only […]

Elgar and Westley make Red Rose droop

21 April 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith April 19-22, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Lancashire 146 (Williams 32*, Bruce 26, Snater 4-42, Cook 3-18) […]

Notts battle to avoid big defeat at Taunton

21 April 2024 0 comments

By Richard Latham April 19-22, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Nottinghamshire 193 (Montgomery 48, Clarke 39, Overton 3-57, Gregory […]

Grounds for concern

21 April 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler My local non-league football club were eyeing promotion before the winter flooding. But between Boxing […]

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 […]

When points and pointlessness combine

21 April 2024 0 comments

BEN GARDNERR NEW COLUMNIST! So was that basically all meaningless then? A fortnight that may as well not have happened? […]

Knight says counties’ frustrations hails ‘progress’ for women’s cricket

19 April 2024 0 comments

England captain Heather Knight insists counties feeling upset by their failure to land a new ‘tier one’ women’s team represents […]

Yorkshire not in ECB’s new revamp of women’s professional game

18 April 2024 0 comments

Yorkshire will have to wait until 2027 to take part in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new ‘Tier 1’ […]

Joe and Jaydn Denly earn Kent draw with Essex

16 April 2024 0 comments

An unbeaten 41 from 18-year-old Jaydn Denly in a solid sixth-wicket stand alongside his uncle Joe helped guide Kent to […]

Fan-tastic!

14 April 2024 0 comments

The death knell for county cricket has been rung many times over the last century but the landscape of almost […]

Kashif shows the way

14 April 2024 0 comments

The first of eight South Asian Cricket Academy graduates to get a county contract, Kashif Ali has started the season […]

Elgar and Critchley grind Kent down

14 April 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith April 12-15, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Essex 530-7d (Critchley 151*, Elgar 120, Garrett 2-80, Parkinson 2-125) […]

Clarke and James make Pears toil

14 April 2024 0 comments

By Neville Scott April 12-15, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire 399 (Clarke 105, James 96, Smith 3-67, Finch 2-86, Baker 2-99) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tag: Essex

Durham chief insists issues with the ECB are in the past

Defending champions Surrey ease past Kent at Canterbury

ECB reveals women’s teams

Dan’s the man for Surrey as he has batters in a spin

Cook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket

Runs galore as rain and Kookaburra have the last laugh

Elgar and Westley make Red Rose droop

Notts battle to avoid big defeat at Taunton

Grounds for concern

Long live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly

When points and pointlessness combine

Knight says counties’ frustrations hails ‘progress’ for women’s cricket

Yorkshire not in ECB’s new revamp of women’s professional game

Joe and Jaydn Denly earn Kent draw with Essex

Fan-tastic!

Kashif shows the way

Elgar and Critchley grind Kent down

Clarke and James make Pears toil

Of county and country

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

Tongue focused on Nottinghamshire after ‘crazy summer’

Essex underline their title credentials with 254-run win

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

From Atkinson to de Caires – potential County Championship stars

Here comes the summer

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