Tag: History

Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980

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By Neil Fissler Andy Lloyd remembers well Bob Willis’ first season in charge of Warwickshire as it brought about a […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy

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By Neil Fissler Neil Burns admits that Leicestershire were disappointed not to have ended the 2001 season with at least […]

Where are they now? Glamorgan – National League winners 2002 & 2004

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By Neil Fissler Mike Powell believes that the key strength of Glamorgan at the turn of the millennium was that […]

Where are they now? Middlesex – 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up

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By Neil Fissler Paul Weekes has good cause to remember Middlesex winning promotion for the first time because it was […]

Where are they now? Hampshire – Second Division runners up 2001

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By Neil Fissler Adi Aymes remembers with some fondness Hampshire’s first season at the Rose Bowl following their move from […]

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions

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By Neil Fissler Darren Cousins admits that it was a dream come true helping Northamptonshire win the first ever Second […]

Cricket Fans Love More Than Just Cricket

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Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, with an estimated 2.5 billion fans. Only soccer is more […]

Expert Guide to Profitable Betting on T20 Cricket World Cup

8 March 2016 0 comments

Cricket buffs from around the world brace themselves to see the sixes raining the subcontinent as T20 world cup arrives. […]

A Brief History of Gambling in Cricket

4 March 2016 0 comments

That some cricket fans enjoy betting on the sport should come as little surprise to anyone. After all, it’s been […]

Paul Nixon column – Brendon’s knock so special but Viv is still king

2 March 2016 0 comments

By Paul Nixon You couldn’t have written a better script, could you? Brendon McCullum strides to the crease on the […]

Where are they now? Shropshire – NatWest Trophy giant killers 1984

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By Neil Fissler John Foster admits that the start of summer sunshine takes him back to the day that Shropshire […]

Where are they now? Surrey – County Champions 2002

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By Neil Fissler Ali Brown admits that the tragic death of Ben Hollioake made him more determined than ever to […]

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

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By Neil Fissler David Graveney might have been born in Bristol and played the vast majority of his cricket in […]

Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers

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By Neil Fissler Craig Wright admits that helping Scotland shock Worcestershire in the NatWest Trophy not only put cricket north […]

Where are they now? Oxfordshire – 1989 Minor Counties champions

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By Neil Fissler RUPERT EVANS says Oxfordshire have always had an unwritten rule when it came to selecting their sides […]

Where are they now? Zimbabwe’s 1992 World Cup win over England

19 January 2016 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Dave Houghton admits that Zimbabwe were just worried about saving themselves from embarrassment after being bowled out […]

Where are they now? Cumberland CCC – 1986 Minor Counties champions

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By Neil Fissler Steve Sharp admits that nobody was as surprised as Cumberland themselves when they were crowned Minor Counties […]

Grace Road set to be sponsored

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LEICESTERSHIRE are set to have a sponsor for their Grace Road home for the first time in the ground’s 137-year […]

Where are they now? Lincolnshire – 1974 Gillette Cup giant-killers

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By Neil Fissler Martin Maslin admits that Lincolnshire just wanted to avoid embarrassing themselves when they were drawn away to […]

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 […]

Alison Mitchell – A look at cricket in Rwanda

21 December 2015 0 comments

Alison Mitchell recounts the remarkable tale of Rwandan cricket Earlier this week a small yellow digger manoeuvred itself into position […]

Where are they now? Warwickshire – County Championship runners-up 1971

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By Neil Fissler Alan Smith admits that he has got no regrets about the declaration that cost Warwickshire the chance […]

Where are they now? Worcestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up 1973

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By Neil Fissler Alan Ormrod admits that this young Worcestershire side had a brilliant yardstick against which to measure their […]

Where are they now? Lancashire – NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1990

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By Neil Fissler Mike Watkinson admits this was a Lancashire side who, once they got into the winning habit in […]

Club Spotlight – Accrington CC

24 November 2015 0 comments

By Paul Eddison Shane Warne’s first ball in Test cricket on English soil has gone down as the most famous in […]