Tag: Old Trafford

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 […]

Martin Johnson column – Let’s admit it, we’ve never had a leggie to stand on!

26 July 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t a huge surprise when Moeen Ali came waltzing down the pitch in the second innings at Lord’s. After […]

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

26 July 2016 0 comments

The recent heat wave should have had spinners all over England loosening their fingers. Even a few days of 90-degree […]

Anderson, Stokes and Rashid in England squad for second Test

19 July 2016 0 comments

James Anderson, Ben Stokes and Adil Rashid have been added to England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan. The […]

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 […]

Martin Johnson column – I’ll use my factor 60, so please don’t zap me, Bruce!

4 July 2016 0 comments

It’s easily done. You’re just settling down for a cosy afternoon in front of the cricket when you accidentally sit […]

Where are they now? Lancashire – 2003 ECB National League Division Two champions

21 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Kyle Hogg admits that West Indian star Carl Hooper was a major influence on Lancashire winning promotion […]

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 […]

Martin Johnson column – Keep your lid on and always wear the armour…

26 April 2016 0 comments

England’s travelling support may be a tad thinner than usual this winter, largely thanks to the main course – India […]

Haseeb Hameed signs new deal at Lancashire

22 February 2016 0 comments

HASEEB Hameed has committed his future to Lancashire by signing a new four-year contract at the Red Rose county. The […]

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

1 December 2015 0 comments

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 […]

County Championship Division One fixtures

4 November 2015 0 comments

Sunday April 10 – April 13 Durham v Somerset, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Hampshire v Warwickshire, The Rose Bowl, Southampton Nottinghamshire […]

Looking back – England v Pakistan series 1992

12 October 2015 0 comments

On paper, it’s a nothing contest: a dead rubber with England already in an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series… but the script of the summer is not allowing events to be played out in a placid manner.

WIN tickets to see England v New Zealand!

12 June 2015 0 comments

The Cricket Paper have teamed up with Lycamobile, the largest global provider of low-cost international mobile calls and Official Partner of England’s Test Match Grounds, to offer a pair of tickets to three limited overs internationals against New Zealand this month.

Young Gun – Haseeb Hameed

12 May 2015 0 comments

He may still be only 18 years old but in his short career Haseeb Hameed has already made a habit […]

Aakash Chopra: India’s Big Two Lacking Runs – Not Form

14 August 2014 0 comments

Team selection is a window into the mind of the skipper, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team selection for the fourth Test told me that he had winning the match his priority.

Bumble’s Guide To Old Trafford!

7 August 2014 0 comments

After one Test match off I will be back in action this week – and what a place to return: Old Trafford on home soil. It is of course a place I know well – and I’ll hope to sneak at least one night out if Mrs Lloyd allows me as I live just eight miles away.