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Legacy of Big Threeb power grab still threatening to stifle game’s growth

24 March 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore catalogues the continuing failures of international cricket to accept any meaningful reforms “Everyone has a plan ‘till they […]

Humidity made winning World Cup even better!

24 March 2017 0 comments

Disability cricket THIS WEEK… JORDAN WILLIAMS England Physical Disability, Denton St Lawrence Age: 24 How did you first get involved […]

It’s a song and a dance after Adele ignites Gabba row…

24 March 2017 0 comments

Alison Mitchell looks at the carnage left at the Gabba following Adele’s recent concert, and the ensuing fallout The Gabba […]

KIDS, START BREWING UP YOUR STORIES

24 March 2017 0 comments

AS the ECB prepared to launch its All Stars Cricket programme, aimed at getting 50,000 5-8 year olds into the […]

Penzance enjoys all the Lashings of club cricket

24 March 2017 0 comments

Home from homes: Penzance, who include Brad Wadlan, inset, in their ranks will welcome Lashings to their St Clare ground […]

HQ powers up with renewable energy

24 March 2017 0 comments

By Richard Edwards LORD’S has always been the epitome of English cricket’s green and pleasant land – but with the […]

WE NEED FBI-STYLE POWERS TO STOP FIXERS

24 March 2017 0 comments

PAUL NIXON Corruption in cricket is still rife with Mohammad Irfan the latest from the Pakistan Super League to be […]

Innovative partnership is changing lives at Yorkshire’s Cricket College

23 March 2017 0 comments

Just under a month ago, one of Yorkshire’s finest, Joe Root, was named as the captain of England’s Test side […]

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

21 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins explains that there is no substitute for sheer pace as a young quick returns

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

21 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins, in Ranchi for the third Test, explains that there is no substitute for sheer pace as a young […]

Derek Pringle column – Bowling the Yanks over with a cricket metaphor

7 March 2017 0 comments

Once a byword for fairness and moral certitude, cricket was used to illustrate the exact opposite by Eddie Jones, England’s […]

Microphone gimmicks are sending out wrong signals

28 February 2017 0 comments

Joshua Peck suggests player and stump mics cause more controversy than they are worth Kevin Pietersen was recently fined 5,000 […]

Former England bowler Sidebottom announces retirement

22 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Former England bowler Ryan Sidebottom has announced that he will retire from cricket at […]

Derek Pringle column – Not many tweaks needed to keep Tests relevant

21 February 2017 0 comments

One of the slogans coming from England’s new captain and his deputy, is their mission to make people “fall in […]

Derek Pringle column – Capturing the soul of cricket and its legends

7 February 2017 0 comments

Has there been a game or sport more celebrated by art than cricket? From the 17th century country house artists […]

Taibu plotting Zimbabwe revival… from Merseyside

7 February 2017 0 comments

Jamie Bowman locates a former Test captain who has chosen an unlikely base to start an overhaul of his country’s […]

Heyhoe Flint, the pioneer with a twinkle in her eye…

31 January 2017 0 comments

Alison Mitchell offers a personal memory of one of cricket’s most important and respected figures who died earlier this month […]

Thakur’s exit could pave the way for a better game

10 January 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore on how the Supreme Court’s decision to remove two of cricket’s most powerful men can herald a positive […]

Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent

29 November 2016 0 comments

The cricketing career of Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent contains many notable achievements, such as the first black woman to play for the England cricket team, captain of Surrey and a member of the world cup winning England team in 2009.

Paul Nixon column – Never get too high on praise or low on criticism

16 November 2016 0 comments

The media will always have a role to play in cricket. Whether it’s good things being written about you and […]

We always wanted to take cricket back home, says Najam Sethi

31 October 2016 0 comments

By Tahir Ibn Manzoor The Pakistan Cricket Board, especially former chairman Naseem Ashraf, must take credit for floating the idea […]

Zimbabwe running scared but a dose of meritocracy would serve them so well

16 August 2016 0 comments

By Tim Wigmore Zimbabwe’s performances in their two Tests against New Zealand were actually less gruesome than many had envisaged, […]

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

12 July 2016 0 comments

The people of Taunton have spoken. The people of Hove will get their chance in the coming days. But the […]

There is more to Gayle than the bling and the bravado

14 June 2016 0 comments

Alison Mitchell meets the Universe Boss and discovers a man still trying to understand why he has been engulfed in […]

Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on

30 May 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle is always prepared to listen to players who go off-message but feels that Chris Gayle has gone too […]

Tag: sport

Legacy of Big Threeb power grab still threatening to stifle game’s growth

Humidity made winning World Cup even better!

It’s a song and a dance after Adele ignites Gabba row…

KIDS, START BREWING UP YOUR STORIES

Penzance enjoys all the Lashings of club cricket

HQ powers up with renewable energy

WE NEED FBI-STYLE POWERS TO STOP FIXERS

Innovative partnership is changing lives at Yorkshire’s Cricket College

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

Derek Pringle column – Bowling the Yanks over with a cricket metaphor

Microphone gimmicks are sending out wrong signals

Former England bowler Sidebottom announces retirement

Derek Pringle column – Not many tweaks needed to keep Tests relevant

Derek Pringle column – Capturing the soul of cricket and its legends

Taibu plotting Zimbabwe revival… from Merseyside

Heyhoe Flint, the pioneer with a twinkle in her eye…

Thakur’s exit could pave the way for a better game

Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent

Paul Nixon column – Never get too high on praise or low on criticism

We always wanted to take cricket back home, says Najam Sethi

Zimbabwe running scared but a dose of meritocracy would serve them so well

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

There is more to Gayle than the bling and the bravado

Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on

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