Latest News

/ 1 week ago

2025 SEASON PREVIEW: It’s cricket, but not as we know it

Here we go again for another season of our summer game, which is being dragged kicking and screaming into a world...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Featured

/ 6 months ago

SUNRISERS ON THE UP AS SUN SETS ON RHFT

katya witney Regional cricket bowed out last weekend with the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. While the game went...

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Club Cricket

/ 6 months ago

Katya Witney: Sunrisers win Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy send-off

Regional women's cricket bowed out last weekend with the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, won by Sunrisers.

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News

/ 6 months ago

ADR bids fond farewell to regional cricket

By Tawhid Qureshi Alice Davidson-Richards, the South East Stars all-rounder who hit 93 in Saturday’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final, acknowledges...

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Club Cricket

/ 6 months ago

South East Stars beat Vipers to make Rachel Heyhoe Flint final

South East Stars will join Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final after a thrilling fightback against the Southern Vipers.

By The Cricket Paper Team

Darren Stevens

/ 7 months ago

Rubbing shoulders with Sri Lankan greats

Darren Stevens This Sri Lanka side must be given a chance before they are written off, but it’s fair to say...

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County Championships

/ 7 months ago

Charlesworth and Bracey double up in runfest

By Andrew Stockhausen August 22-25, Bristol Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Toss: Gloucestershire, who elected to field Officials: Jack Shantry, S. Shanmugam, Phil...

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Darren Stevens

/ 8 months ago

CARIBBEAN ADVENTURES ACROSS THE SHIRES

DARREN STEVENS I was sorry to see the West Indies succumb so feebly in the first Test, but their arrival on...

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ECB Premier Leagues

/ 8 months ago

Dearden to return for Cheshire after eight-year absence

FORMER LEICESTERSHIRE batter Harry Dearden will make his first National Counties Championship appearance for Cheshire in eight years in today’s Western...

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Disability Cricket

/ 9 months ago

Disability cricket in the spotlight as India beat England

By Sam Dalling In the end, India simply had too much for England. Heard that one before? Thought so. But whereas...

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County Championships

/ 9 months ago

Mike the man as Leicestershire beat Middlesex

June 30-July 3, Leicest Leicestershire v Middlesex Toss: Leicestershire, who elected to bat DESPITE MISSING eight senior players through injury or...

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Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Hull stands tall as Foxes triumph

By Brian Halford May 31, Grace Road, Leicester Yorkshire Vikings 151-7 Leicestershire Foxes 155-3 Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Toss: Leicestershire,...

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County Championships

/ 10 months ago

Yorkshire still winless, Leicestershire dig deep

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIV 2 RESULTS Sussex 150 (Hill 4-22) and 227 (Alsop 86) beat Yorkshire 195 (Root 67, Hunt 4-64) and...

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County Championships

/ 10 months ago

Hill and Handscomb strike back for Foxes

By Jon Culley May 2427, Grace Road, Leicester Glamorgan 387 (Byrom 86, Carlson 80, Currie 5-64, Mike 3-105) Leicestershire 280-5 (Handscomb...

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County Championships

/ 10 months ago

Somerset and Essex win to keep in touch with County Championship leaders Surrey

Somerset and Essex both kept in touch with Vitality County Championship Division One leaders Surrey after claiming victories during the latest...

By Nick Powell

County Championships

/ 10 months ago

Glos break their all-time record as Foxes flounder

By Richard Rae DAY ONE A RECORD-BREAKING opening partnership between Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth saw Gloucestershire dominate the opening day...

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County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Grounds for concern

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

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

/ 11 months ago

Vipers set sights on fourth title in five years

The 2024 edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy got underway on Saturday. James Wilson looks at this year’s tournament. The...

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County News/The Hundred

/ 12 months ago

Northeast hits the heights

By Richard Edwards “I guess there were times earlier in my career when I threw my wicket away and didn’t kick-on...

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County Championships

/ 12 months ago

Hudson-Prentice the key as Sussex on top of the Foxes

By Jon Culley April 12-15, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Leicestershire 338 (Patel 87, Trevaskis 82, Hudson-Prentice 5-50, Lamb 2-57) Sussex 282-6...

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