Tag: Ian Botham

Martin Johnson column – From W.G. to Beefy, we’re an ad man’s dream…

25 April 2017 0 comments

Twitchers are an excitable bunch, for whom a fleeting glimpse through the binoculars of a lesser spotted, pink crested, hook […]

BAT’S JUST LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!

7 April 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the bond a player builds with his favourite willow… Derek Pringle Cricket bats are more than […]

Onions: Botham and Wood can revive defiant defiant Durham

31 March 2017 0 comments

Chris Stocks Chris Stocks discovers why, despite everything, there is a feeling of optimism in the north east. Remaining positive: […]

Injuries or calls by England may stretch a squad that’s paper thin

31 March 2017 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith THERE is some good news for Durham to take into the new season. Sir Ian Botham is […]

Pakistan in 1992 had its moments but the Sri Lankan series nine years later was worse

31 March 2017 0 comments

Following a fiery contest between India and the Aussies, Derek Pringle recalls two tempestuous series of old… Flare up: Umpire […]

THE BEST LAID PLANS… ARE THOSE YOU COME TO LATE

24 March 2017 0 comments

TWENTY FIVE YEARS ON, IT REMAINS THE BEST WE’VE HAD DEREK PRINGLE With Andrew Strauss already triggering plans for England’s […]

Gooch stayed dignified while Botham despaired… (and Javed is still not out)

24 March 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter recalls how Derek Pringle was deprived of giving England what would have been their only World Cup THE […]

England’s route to the final

24 March 2017 0 comments

GROUP STAGES ● Feb 22, Perth: England 236-9 beat India 227 by 9 runs England won the toss and chose […]

What life has dealt to the boys of ’92 since coming so close to final glory

24 March 2017 0 comments

Back Row: Neil Fairbrother, Richard Illingworth, Phil Tufnell, Gladstone Small, Derek Pringle, Graeme Hick, Chris Lewis, Dermot Reeve, Laurie Brown […]

Shield cricket could be just the ticket for Hampshire’s Crane

14 March 2017 0 comments

English cricket fans are used to seeing overseas players in domestic cricket but they are a rarer sight in Australia.

Derek Pringle column – Not many tweaks needed to keep Tests relevant

21 February 2017 0 comments

One of the slogans coming from England’s new captain and his deputy, is their mission to make people “fall in […]

County Archives – Nottinghamshire 1981

17 January 2017 0 comments

Rice’s relentless charges proved too strong for all-comers Paul Edwards casts his county net back 36 years to look at […]

Botham to be appointed Durham chairman

3 November 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Sir Ian Botham is set to be appointed as the new chairman of Durham […]

Martin Johnson column – Touring used to be fun – ask Gower about it!

31 October 2016 0 comments

One of the great bonuses of playing cricket for England is getting to see all those new, exciting and exotic […]

Martin Johnson column – Botham! There’s an all-round talent for you Trev…

13 September 2016 0 comments

Every now and then, I find myself being overpowered by that dark and irresistible force known as ‘Fred Trueman Syndrome’. […]

Derek Pringle column – My class of ‘92 has edge over Morgan’s mavericks

6 September 2016 0 comments

Until the current England 50-over team began ripping up the record books, the general consensus was that the team which […]

Peter Hayter column – Remember, fifth day gave us Botham’s ‘miracle’

16 August 2016 0 comments

England’s victory in the third Test at Edgbaston was a shot in the arm for five-day Test cricket, but it […]

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

11 July 2016 0 comments

England and Pakistan will not be playing for anything tangible this summer, like the Ashes, but given that their cricketing […]

England lost throughout the 1990s – because rivals were the all-time greats

23 May 2016 0 comments

Emma John knew nothing but defeat as a fan of 90s England. But were Atherton’s Army really that bad? It […]

Derek Pringle column – Beefy and his Brexit call can change cricket

3 May 2016 0 comments

The uncertainty over Brexit is not limited to big business and little Englanders. Much of the country’s sport could be […]

Rain Card is always a big gamble…

3 May 2016 0 comments

Dan Whiting reveals how the weather forecast is at the centre of one of the game’s greatest, and most long-lasting, […]

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 […]

We’ll miss Brendon McCullum…

1 March 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the spectacular career of a New Zealand icon and his legacy in international cricket Brendon McCullum […]

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

9 February 2016 0 comments

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

England’s greatest overseas series victories

26 January 2016 0 comments

England’s recent away wins set Joshua Peck thinking about some past triumphs Victories in South Africa and India are no […]

Tag: Ian Botham

Martin Johnson column – From W.G. to Beefy, we’re an ad man’s dream…

BAT’S JUST LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!

Onions: Botham and Wood can revive defiant defiant Durham

Injuries or calls by England may stretch a squad that’s paper thin

Pakistan in 1992 had its moments but the Sri Lankan series nine years later was worse

THE BEST LAID PLANS… ARE THOSE YOU COME TO LATE

Gooch stayed dignified while Botham despaired… (and Javed is still not out)

England’s route to the final

What life has dealt to the boys of ’92 since coming so close to final glory

Shield cricket could be just the ticket for Hampshire’s Crane

Derek Pringle column – Not many tweaks needed to keep Tests relevant

County Archives – Nottinghamshire 1981

Botham to be appointed Durham chairman

Martin Johnson column – Touring used to be fun – ask Gower about it!

Martin Johnson column – Botham! There’s an all-round talent for you Trev…

Derek Pringle column – My class of ‘92 has edge over Morgan’s mavericks

Peter Hayter column – Remember, fifth day gave us Botham’s ‘miracle’

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

England lost throughout the 1990s – because rivals were the all-time greats

Derek Pringle column – Beefy and his Brexit call can change cricket

Rain Card is always a big gamble…

A Brief History of Gambling in Cricket

We’ll miss Brendon McCullum…

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

England’s greatest overseas series victories

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