Tag: Leicestershire

Martin Johnson column – Getting to the Root of English captaincy pitfalls

21 February 2017 0 comments

Twenty reasons why the ECB chose Joe Root as their new England captain. 1. He’s a jolly good batsman. 2. […]

Former cricketer helps family recover from earthquake trauma

3 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) Former county cricketer Phil Robinson has written an ebook in a bid to help his family recover […]

Martin Johnson column – If this is supposed to be fun, then I’m Napoleon

1 February 2017 0 comments

You can scarcely go to a rugby match these days without watching some disorientated participant being ordered off for a […]

Nixon column: Glen has quality to thrive in Lancashire boss role

25 January 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Paul Nixon Lancashire have followed in the footsteps of Yorkshire and Kent this season by appointing […]

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 […]

Martin Johnson column – You don’t need style to make runs, just ask Colly!

17 January 2017 0 comments

I was watching a clip from an oldTest match the other day and was mildly surprised, given that the Government’s […]

County Archives – Sussex 2003

10 January 2017 0 comments

Hove’s first Championship was 164 years in the making Respected cricket writer Paul Edwards goes back to the early days […]

Martin Johnson column – Gloves labours lost – Or a comedy of errors

6 December 2016 0 comments

The first cricket related Christmas present I ever got was a scorers’ book, although I’d only got through one pencil […]

Sadler leaves Derbyshire by mutual consent

1 November 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Derbyshire have announced that Head Coach John Sadler has left the club by mutual […]

Dream Team – James Taylor

31 October 2016 0 comments

Alastair Cook I think he is one of, if not the most, talented cricketers in the world right now. He’s […]

Where are they now? Derbyshire – Benson & Hedges Cup finalists 1978

12 October 2016 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Derbyshire shocked the country in reaching the Benson & Hedges Cup final but preparation for their big […]

Essex lead way but Duckett catches eye

5 October 2016 1 comment

The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division Two Essex earned the only promotion spot available […]

Martin Johnson column – Old game springs to life just as T20 moves in for kill

4 October 2016 0 comments

Scientists have made a couple of important discoveries in the past week, but exciting though it is to think that […]

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

4 October 2016 0 comments

The biggest challenge of promotion it seems, for those teams which manage it like my old county Essex, is adapting […]

Outgrounds – Surrey

20 September 2016 0 comments

Tree-lined Guildford still able to deliver the festival fun for Surrey Dan Whiting’s journey through cricket’s more unlikely venues takes […]

Welch named as Leicestershire assistant coach

6 September 2016 0 comments

Graeme Welch will work alongside new Leicestershire head coach Pierre de Bruyn after the former Derbyshire elite performance director was […]

Paul Nixon column – I’d love to go for the hat-trick with Tallawahs and build up my coaching CV

23 August 2016 0 comments

What a couple of weeks it’s been! Caribbean Premier League winners for the second time then a wonderful family holiday […]

Martin Johnson column – I’m missing fast show but Agnew and Lloyd won’t be…

23 August 2016 0 comments

There is no finer sight in cricket than a genuinely fast bowler in full cry, mixing up the 100mph inswinging […]

Outgrounds – Middlesex

23 August 2016 0 comments

Dan Whiting looks at the stories behind some of the venues that Middlesex have used over the years Middlesex might […]

Outgrounds – Leicestershire

16 August 2016 0 comments

When Gower rescued Taylor from a battering by snarling Sylvester Dan Whiting unearths some intriguing tales from Leicestershire’s forays into […]

Roderick out for six weeks

20 July 2016 0 comments

Gloucestershire Championship captain Gareth Roderick will miss up to six weeks of cricket after breaking his finger on Sunday. Wicket […]

Mark Wood added to England Lions squad

12 July 2016 0 comments

Mark Wood has been added to the England Lions squad for the Tri-Series against the A-teams of Sri Lanka and […]

Cosgrove to stay at Leicestershire until 2018

12 July 2016 0 comments

Leicestershire captain Mark Cosgrove will stay at the county until at least the end of the 2018 season after signing […]

Martin Johnson column – Try Yeovil as there’d never be a ‘murder’ at Lord’s!

20 June 2016 0 comments

Some cricket grounds have more of an aura about them than others, and when a friend phoned the other day […]

Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure

14 June 2016 1 comment

With the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast now in full flow, there is plenty of county action on our TV […]

Tag: Leicestershire

Martin Johnson column – Getting to the Root of English captaincy pitfalls

Former cricketer helps family recover from earthquake trauma

Martin Johnson column – If this is supposed to be fun, then I’m Napoleon

Nixon column: Glen has quality to thrive in Lancashire boss role

County Archives – Nottinghamshire 1981

Martin Johnson column – You don’t need style to make runs, just ask Colly!

County Archives – Sussex 2003

Martin Johnson column – Gloves labours lost – Or a comedy of errors

Sadler leaves Derbyshire by mutual consent

Dream Team – James Taylor

Where are they now? Derbyshire – Benson & Hedges Cup finalists 1978

Essex lead way but Duckett catches eye

Martin Johnson column – Old game springs to life just as T20 moves in for kill

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

Outgrounds – Surrey

Welch named as Leicestershire assistant coach

Paul Nixon column – I’d love to go for the hat-trick with Tallawahs and build up my coaching CV

Martin Johnson column – I’m missing fast show but Agnew and Lloyd won’t be…

Outgrounds – Middlesex

Outgrounds – Leicestershire

Roderick out for six weeks

Mark Wood added to England Lions squad

Cosgrove to stay at Leicestershire until 2018

Martin Johnson column – Try Yeovil as there’d never be a ‘murder’ at Lord’s!

Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure

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