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Pringle column: So long Tonker! A leader you had to follow

28 June 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle In the Essex dressing rooms of yesteryear, famous for their characters, none was bigger or more boldly […]

Manthorp column: South Africa the last domino to fall as T20 cricket falls to global cash moguls

28 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images) By Neil Manthorp It wasn’t necessary to watch South Africa’s insipid performance in the first […]

Hayter column: Stylish Crane is one who could hit heights

27 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Peter Hayter Mason Crane’s entry into the consciousness of England supporters may not have had quite […]

Why do pundits never learn? Write off Pakistan at your peril

27 June 2017 1 comment

(Photo: Getty Images) Saj Sadiq goes behind the scenes to identify how the long-odds underdogs turned over the Trophy favourites… To […]

Essex team-mates mob Simon Harmer after taking 14-128, as Bopara shines with the bat

26 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: TGSPhoto) By Martin Smith One of cricket’s unlikeliest statistics was laid to rest at Chelmsford: that stylish batsman Ravi […]

Harmercashes in after Bopara ends drought

23 June 2017 0 comments

Martin Smith finds two Essex players celebrating after they put sorry Warwicks to the sword Star man SIMON HARMER – […]

Roderick happy in the slow lane

23 June 2017 0 comments

By Paul Eddison Back and in the runs: Gareth Roderick PICTURE: Getty Images Carry on leading: Phil Mustard has retained […]

Yes, Minister – the relationship between cricket and Westminster

21 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) After a draining election, did Theresa May just need to head to Lord’s? Alison Mitchell examines the relationship […]

Planet Cricket: Black Caps slipping up in the one-day stakes despite Williamson’s invaluable leadership

21 June 2017 1 comment

(Photo: Getty Images) By Tim Wigmore In the 2015 World Cup, New Zealand were intoxicating and unmissable. It was not […]

‘It’s been stop-start but our season isn’t over’, says Middlesex’s Lion cap Malan

21 June 2017 0 comments

By Jack Miller NO-ONE is at panic stations just yet at Middlesex, insists in-form batsman Dawid Malan, despite the reigning […]

Manthorp column: Proteas still can’t crack winning code

21 June 2017 0 comments

By Neil Manthrop There is a big difference between not making a decision and making a bad one, or the […]

Khan shows why spin can still be king

16 June 2017 0 comments

The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN As the Champions’ Trophy moves towards its conclusion – hopefully […]

All-round effort is working wonders!

16 June 2017 0 comments

Jeremy Blackmore sees the unlikely boys become real contenders as Essex ease to victory Jeremy Blackmore Surrey 399 (Stoneman 197, […]

Simply not good enough!

16 June 2017 0 comments

By Chris Stocks England 211 (Root 46, Hasan Ali 3-35) Pakistan 215-2 (Azhar Ali 76, Zaman 57) Pakistan won by […]

SUCH A SHAME BUTWE’RE NO LONGER LIGHTWEIGHTS

16 June 2017 0 comments

PETER HAYTER There is no getting away from the fact that England’s failure to live up to other people’s idea […]

We’re not out of it yet insists Malan

16 June 2017 0 comments

By Jack Miller In form: Dawid Malan in Middlesex whites and on England Lions duty, inset PICTURE: Getty Images NO-ONE […]

BLACK CAPS JUST A ONE-MAN BAND

16 June 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore analyses why New Zealand have dropped out of the upper echelon of ODI sides so rapidly PLANET CRICKET […]

MINISTERS CAMPAIGNIN FOR A LOVE OF OUR GAME

16 June 2017 0 comments

After a draining election, did Theresa just need to head to Lord’s? Alison Mitchell examines the relationship between cricket and […]

Cricket mourns loss of Tonker…

16 June 2017 0 comments

By Seth Francis BRIAN Taylor was an Essex captain with over 500 firstclass appearances to his name, though he never […]

If Sanga’s on slide how good was he?

16 June 2017 0 comments

By Jack Miller Masterclass: Kumar Sangakkara was just too good for the Yorkshire attack PICTURE: Getty Images IF KUMAR Sangakkara, […]

Derek Pringle column – Hit-and-hope De Villiers is feeling the pressure

12 June 2017 0 comments

Every cricketer with a lengthy career will experience dips in form, but AB de Villiers appears to be battling more […]

All to play for as Sri Lanka ease home

9 June 2017 0 comments

The Oval, London, June 8; Group B India 321-6 (Dhawan 125, Rohit 78; Malinga 2-70) Sri Lanka 322-3 (Mendis 89. […]

TALE OF TWO PACE MEN AS PROTEAS STUMBLE

9 June 2017 0 comments

SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER AND BROADCASTER NEIL MANTHORP I’m backing you! David Miller celebrates with Morne Morkel during Wednesday’s defeat against […]

One cap Franks returns to coach

9 June 2017 0 comments

By Joshua Peck ONE-CAP wonder Paul Franks will return to international cricket this summer after being asked to join England’s […]

Moxon: Ballance deserves Test recall

9 June 2017 0 comments

By Andy Edwards Somerset v Yorkshire June 9-12, Taunton, 11:00 GARY Ballance has been backed to earn an England recall […]

Tag: South Africa

Pringle column: So long Tonker! A leader you had to follow

Manthorp column: South Africa the last domino to fall as T20 cricket falls to global cash moguls

Hayter column: Stylish Crane is one who could hit heights

Why do pundits never learn? Write off Pakistan at your peril

Essex team-mates mob Simon Harmer after taking 14-128, as Bopara shines with the bat

Harmercashes in after Bopara ends drought

Roderick happy in the slow lane

Yes, Minister – the relationship between cricket and Westminster

Planet Cricket: Black Caps slipping up in the one-day stakes despite Williamson’s invaluable leadership

‘It’s been stop-start but our season isn’t over’, says Middlesex’s Lion cap Malan

Manthorp column: Proteas still can’t crack winning code

Khan shows why spin can still be king

All-round effort is working wonders!

Simply not good enough!

SUCH A SHAME BUTWE’RE NO LONGER LIGHTWEIGHTS

We’re not out of it yet insists Malan

BLACK CAPS JUST A ONE-MAN BAND

MINISTERS CAMPAIGNIN FOR A LOVE OF OUR GAME

Cricket mourns loss of Tonker…

If Sanga’s on slide how good was he?

Derek Pringle column – Hit-and-hope De Villiers is feeling the pressure

All to play for as Sri Lanka ease home

TALE OF TWO PACE MEN AS PROTEAS STUMBLE

One cap Franks returns to coach

Moxon: Ballance deserves Test recall

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