Tag: Surrey

Kevin Pietersen Comparison Is Welcomed By Jason Roy

24 September 2014 0 comments

HE might not be a clone but Jason Roy is as close to being a replica of Kevin Pietersen as it is possible to be.

Alan Lee’s Verdict On Taunton

28 August 2014 1 comment

Turning off the M5, and nosing through untimely roadworks on the approach to this now sprawling market town, a certain dread assailed me.

Laurie Evans Finds Form For The Big Finale

27 August 2014 0 comments

A ROLLERCOASTER season has come full circle for Laurie Evans and the Warwickshire batsman admits that at his lowest ebb he did entertain the idea of leaving the county this summer.

I’ve Still Got A Lot To Give Insists Jade Dernbach

21 August 2014 1 comment

SAY WHAT you like about Jade Dernbach but at least the man is consistent.

England Lions Roaring For World Cup Places!

14 August 2014 0 comments

Not that Alex Hales, James Vince, Jason Roy and their Lions colleagues need it spelled out, but England selector Mick Newell sees no point in trying to minimise the size of the prize up for grabs in the current tri-series against their Sri Lanka and New Zealand counterparts.

Tammy Beaumont Hoping For Kent Terrific Treble

7 August 2014 0 comments

KENT opener Tammy Beaumont has called on her side to complete a dream week by securing their third major trophy on Sunday, following their Royal London One-Day Cup and Women’s Championship double.

Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket

20 May 2014 0 comments

YORKSHIRE captain and among England’s first generation of professional female cricketers – Lauren Winfield has a lot to be excited about.

Aaron Finch Can Blast Yorkshire To T20 Glory

20 May 2014 0 comments

The general consensus is that 2014 is a big year for t20 cricket in England and Wales. Despite inventing the format in 2003 we’ve had to look on enviously as more glamorous tournaments in India and Australia have stolen the limelight.

Peter Hayter: It’s Time To Loosen The Gag And Tell The Truth

15 May 2014 0 comments

Some years ago it was my task, on behalf of a group of reporters covering a county cricket match at the Oval, to approach one of the umpires after close of play to ask why he had felt it necessary to step in when one of the Surrey batsmen squared up to a couple of the Gloucestershire players that afternoon.

James Vince: I’m Ready If England Want Me

15 May 2014 0 comments

ASHLEY Giles suggested this week that it was too soon to consider James Vince as a potential Test batsman – but the man himself disagrees. Adamant, in fact, that he couldn’t be more ready.

Lurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook

23 April 2014 0 comments

THE happiest image of a good week for county cricket was that of Alastair Cook celebrating his century against Derbyshire at Chelmsford with a rock-the-baby salute to his new daughter, giving a whole new meaning to Graham Gooch’s favourite term: “Daddy hundred”.