Tag: Mark Butcher

England LD leading run scorer Dan Bowser opens up about being neurodivergent

15 September 2024 0 comments

By Evie Ashton I want to be that guy,” exclaimed a 10-year-old Daniel Bowser, gazing in awe at the television, […]

The Hundred: James Vince dazzles as Southern Brave go top

4 August 2024 0 comments

A James Vince masterclass and another brilliant performance by their battery of quicks sent Southern Brave to the top of the Men’s Hundred group and served notice that the competition’s inaugural champions are this year’s team to beat.

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

England’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class

28 July 2024 0 comments

England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.

Undercooked West Indies need support from ‘Big three’

21 July 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER It was evident from the Lord’s Test that West Indies are massively undercooked for this series. If it […]

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, JIMMY

14 July 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER Mark Butcher looks back on one of the all-time great careers Stuart Broad’s hot streaks are the stuff […]

BRILLIANT BUMRAH HAS MAGIC IN HIS FINGERS

7 July 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER It was a fabulous performance from India to end their 13-year wait to win a World Cup title. […]

BIASED DRAW UNDERMINES WORLD CUP’S INTEGRITY

23 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHEROPINION It’s been a really entertaining World Cup so far, with some high-quality cricket and enough surprises to keep […]

Selection mis-steps hamper England’s World Cup bid

16 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER As I write this, England’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup hang […]

Key had unfinished business…

9 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER This week, our columnist answers questions from Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast listeners If you could change one rule […]

England favourites in an open field

2 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER I’m expecting an unpredictable T20 World Cup. The way the tournament is structured this time – with four […]

World Cup offers welcome break from franchise diet

26 May 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER With the ICC holding global tournaments every year for the foreseeable future, it doesn’t leave long for the […]

Anderson’s retirement in England’s best interests

19 May 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER It was a brave call from the England management to signal the end of Jimmy Anderson’s career. It […]

What’s in The Cricket Paper: 19/05/24

17 May 2024 0 comments

In the week after England’s greatest ever bowler announced his retirement from test cricket, Mark Butcher pays tribute to Jimmy […]

Bravo to Emilio Gay, inspiring the next generation

12 May 2024 0 comments

Jeremy Blackmore on a cricketer with a unique background who is hoping to use his profile to help others Northamptonshire […]

Archer brings venom to England’s World Cup bid

5 May 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER The headline news from England’s T20 World Cup squad was Jofra Archer’s return and, fingers crossed, if he […]

Is 18 first-class counties too many?

28 April 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER The 18 first-class county model we have in this country is unique, and one of its main benefits […]

Snater’s storming start sees Eagles flying high

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi Shane Snater is in magnanimous mood. The 28-year-old has been central to Essex’s strong start to the […]

Cook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket

21 April 2024 0 comments

Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of […]

What’s in The Cricket Paper: 21/04/24

19 April 2024 0 comments

We’ll have the latest from every game in the County Championship, as the Dukes ball returns after two rounds of […]

Stokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns

14 April 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great […]

The Definitive Mark Ramprakash

9 July 2023 0 comments

The former England, Middlesex and Surrey batter looks back on his run-laden career The lucky break 0 Under-11 trial with […]

West Indies showed youthful defiance at England’s most trying ground – Headingley

6 September 2017 0 comments

Temperamental conditions of Headingley didn’t faze West Indies new-found stars contrary to pre-match expectations

Where are they now? Surrey – NatWest Trophy finalists 1991

7 September 2016 1 comment

By Neil Fissler Surrey must have thought that they had one hand on the NatWest Trophy for the second time […]

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 […]