County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Ruthless Surrey steal a march as rain causes rivals to draw

International class: Ben Duckett hit a double hundred for Notts PICTURE: Alamy WORCESTERSHIRE V SOMERSET AT KIDDERMINSTER Tom Lammonby continued his...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Cidermen hold their nerve to upset Essex

Richard Latham The pitch is too slow to be dangerous in any way, but there clearly was not much time to...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County News/The Hundred

/ 11 months ago

Handle with care

RICHARD CLARKE This week, two contrasting voices uttered the most sacrilegious statement in British sport – the Premier League is becoming...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Darren Stevens

/ 11 months ago

One last ride with the Stars before I’m a brown hatter

DARREN STEVENS For women’s domestic cricket this will be the last summer under the current structure, following the ECB’s decision to...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Surrey complete innings victory over Hampshire to go top

Champions Surrey needed only 30.2 overs on the final day to wrap up victory by an innings and 11 runs against...

By Nick Powell

County News/The Hundred

/ 11 months ago

Is 18 first-class counties too many?

MARK BUTCHER The 18 first-class county model we have in this country is unique, and one of its main benefits is...

By The Cricket Paper Team

News

/ 11 months ago

The tale of the tape

Brian Halford finds out more about a new initiative aiming to make cricket more accessible A new national tape ball competition...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Snater’s storming start sees Eagles flying high

By Tawhid Qureshi Shane Snater is in magnanimous mood. The 28-year-old has been central to Essex’s strong start to the season,...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

What is going off out there?

DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first three...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Khushi hundred puts Essex in driving seat

By ECB Reporters April 26-29, Seat Unique Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham 358 (Ackermann 112, Robinson 90, Porter 3-57, Cook 3-60) Essex...

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Annie Chave

/ 11 months ago

Tiers for Fears – everybody wants to rule the game

ANNIE CHAVE NEW COLUMNIST! Tier 1, tier 2, tier 3. New cricketing terms inserted into the domestic calendar and a much-needed...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

PCA Legends programme returns for 2024 to help raise funds for clubs

THE PCA England Legends programme is preparing for another season of supporting grassroots clubs and local communities through raising funds after...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Club

/ 11 months ago

Bouchier backing expansion of MCC programme for state school children in London

England star Maia Bouchier visited MCC Foundation hub in Leyton as part of a nationwide programme which has seen record numbers...

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Durham chief insists issues with the ECB are in the past

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

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Defending champions Surrey ease past Kent at Canterbury

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

By Nick Powell

Women (County News)

/ 12 months ago

ECB reveals women’s teams

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

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

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

Mark Butcher

/ 12 months ago

Cook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Runs galore as rain and Kookaburra have the last laugh

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Elgar and Westley make Red Rose droop

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Notts battle to avoid big defeat at Taunton

By Richard Latham April 19-22, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Nottinghamshire 193 (Montgomery 48, Clarke 39, Overton 3-57, Gregory 2-19)...

By The Cricket Paper Team