County News/The Hundred

/ 12 months ago

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

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

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Joe and Jaydn Denly earn Kent draw with Essex

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

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Fan-tastic!

The death knell for county cricket has been rung many times over the last century but the landscape of almost non-stop...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County News/The Hundred

/ 12 months ago

Kashif shows the way

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Elgar and Critchley grind Kent down

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Clarke and James make Pears toil

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

By The Cricket Paper Team

Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'

/ 12 months ago

Of county and country

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch bullied...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Darren Stevens

/ 12 months ago

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

DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine matches...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Tongue focused on Nottinghamshire after ‘crazy summer’

Josh Tongue still marvels at his “crazy summer” last year but the swiftness of his rise and injury setbacks along the...

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Essex underline their title credentials with 254-run win

Essex underlined their Vitality County Championship title credentials as seamer Sam Cook spearheaded a comprehensive 254-run win over Nottinghamshire. Cook took...

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

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

Haseeb Hameed will always harbour aspirations of resuming his England career but he is for now ignoring outside distractions as he...

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 12 months ago

From Atkinson to de Caires – potential County Championship stars

Cricketers around the country are gearing up for the Vitality County Championship which gets under way on Friday. Here, we take...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Here comes the summer

The start of the domestic season is upon us and there’s much to look forward to this summer. Here are eight...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Essex

Ground: The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Captain: Tom Westley (CC/ODC), Simon Harmerr (T20) 2023 results: CC1: 2/10; ODC: 9/9 Group A;...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Kent

Ground: The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury Captain: Daniel Bell-Drummond (CC), TBC (ODC), Sam Billings (T20) 2023 results: CC1: CC1: 8/10;...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Surrey

Ground: The Kia Oval, London Captain: Rory Burns (CC/ODC), Chris Jordan (T20) 2023 results: CC1: Winners; ODC: 8/9 Group A; T20:...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Warwickshire

Ground: Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham Captain: Alex Davies (CC/ODC), Moeen Ali (T20) 2023 results: CC1: 4/10; ODC: Semi-finalists; T20: Quarter-finalists Ins and...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Worcestershire

Ground: New Road, Worcester Captain: Brett D’Oliveira (CC/T20), Jake Libby (ODC) 2023 results: CC2: 2/8; ODC: Quarter-finalists; T20: Quarter-finalists Ins and...

By The Cricket Paper Team