All posts tagged "Mark Butcher"
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Features
/ 7 months agoEngland LD leading run scorer Dan Bowser opens up about being neurodivergent
By Evie Ashton I want to be that guy,” exclaimed a 10-year-old Daniel Bowser, gazing in awe at the television, as...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoThe Hundred: James Vince dazzles as Southern Brave go top
A James Vince masterclass and another brilliant performance by their battery of quicks sent Southern Brave to the top of the...
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England News
/ 8 months agoIrreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma
The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went...
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England News
/ 9 months agoEngland’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class
England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did...
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Mark Butcher
/ 9 months agoUndercooked West Indies need support from ‘Big three’
MARK BUTCHER It was evident from the Lord’s Test that West Indies are massively undercooked for this series. If it hadn’t...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoTHANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, JIMMY
MARK BUTCHER Mark Butcher looks back on one of the all-time great careers Stuart Broad’s hot streaks are the stuff of...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoBRILLIANT BUMRAH HAS MAGIC IN HIS FINGERS
MARK BUTCHER It was a fabulous performance from India to end their 13-year wait to win a World Cup title. They...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoBIASED DRAW UNDERMINES WORLD CUP’S INTEGRITY
MARK BUTCHEROPINION It’s been a really entertaining World Cup so far, with some high-quality cricket and enough surprises to keep us...
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Featured
/ 10 months agoSelection mis-steps hamper England’s World Cup bid
MARK BUTCHER As I write this, England’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup hang in...
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Featured
/ 10 months agoKey had unfinished business…
MARK BUTCHER This week, our columnist answers questions from Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast listeners If you could change one rule from...
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Featured
/ 11 months agoEngland favourites in an open field
MARK BUTCHER I’m expecting an unpredictable T20 World Cup. The way the tournament is structured this time – with four groups...
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Featured
/ 11 months agoWorld Cup offers welcome break from franchise diet
MARK BUTCHER With the ICC holding global tournaments every year for the foreseeable future, it doesn’t leave long for the anticipation...
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Mark Butcher
/ 11 months agoAnderson’s retirement in England’s best interests
MARK BUTCHER It was a brave call from the England management to signal the end of Jimmy Anderson’s career. It was...
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News
/ 11 months agoWhat’s in The Cricket Paper: 19/05/24
In the week after England‘s greatest ever bowler announced his retirement from test cricket, Mark Butcher pays tribute to Jimmy Anderson...
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Features
/ 11 months agoBravo to Emilio Gay, inspiring the next generation
Jeremy Blackmore on a cricketer with a unique background who is hoping to use his profile to help others Northamptonshire batter...
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Mark Butcher
/ 11 months agoArcher brings venom to England’s World Cup bid
MARK BUTCHER The headline news from England’s T20 World Cup squad was Jofra Archer’s return and, fingers crossed, if he can...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 12 months agoIs 18 first-class counties too many?
MARK BUTCHER The 18 first-class county model we have in this country is unique, and one of its main benefits is...
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County Championships
/ 12 months agoSnater’s storming start sees Eagles flying high
By Tawhid Qureshi Shane Snater is in magnanimous mood. The 28-year-old has been central to Essex’s strong start to the season,...
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Mark Butcher
/ 12 months agoCook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket
Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of the...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoWhat’s in The Cricket Paper: 21/04/24
We’ll have the latest from every game in the County Championship, as the Dukes ball returns after two rounds of Kookaburra...
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Mark Butcher
/ 1 year agoStokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns
MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great surprise...
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The Definitive...
/ 2 years agoThe Definitive Mark Ramprakash
The former England, Middlesex and Surrey batter looks back on his run-laden career The lucky break 0 Under-11 trial with Middlesex,...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWest Indies showed youthful defiance at England’s most trying ground – Headingley
Temperamental conditions of Headingley didn't faze West Indies new-found stars contrary to pre-match expectations
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoWhere are they now? Surrey – NatWest Trophy finalists 1991
By Neil Fissler Surrey must have thought that they had one hand on the NatWest Trophy for the second time after...
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International News
/ 9 years agoEngland lost throughout the 1990s – because rivals were the all-time greats
Emma John knew nothing but defeat as a fan of 90s England. But were Atherton’s Army really that bad? It can...
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