Tag: The Cricket Paper

Paul Nixon column – Sorry, but there’ll be no Vardy style tale in cricket

17 January 2017 0 comments

With the 2017 season not too far away, counties will be looking at any late big signings they can make, […]

Handscomb can solve top order woes – Gale

17 January 2017 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith ANDREW GALE is happy to joke that it was his own bad form that cost Yorkshire the […]

Martin Johnson column – You don’t need style to make runs, just ask Colly!

17 January 2017 0 comments

I was watching a clip from an oldTest match the other day and was mildly surprised, given that the Government’s […]

Tristan Lavalette column – Aussies gearing up for an Ashes hijack…

10 January 2017 0 comments

There is much goodwill suddenly fostering within Australian cricket after a successful rebirth and seamless transition into a new era. […]

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 […]

Alastair Cook ready to stand down as England captain, Joe Root next man in

9 January 2017 0 comments

A big shake-up expected in the England camp.

When Harmy had them on the hop at Sabina Park

13 December 2016 0 comments

Garfield Robinson relives the carnage at Sabina Park of 2004 when Steve Harmison gave the Windies some of their own […]

Tristan Lavalette column – Enough is enough. Let’s stop Shielding the blame

13 December 2016 0 comments

For Australia and its beleaguered fans, a ray of sunshine has suddenly emerged from the bleak clouds thickening after a […]

We’ve come a long way but work still to be done

13 December 2016 0 comments

Francis Kelly speaks to England Women’s head coach Mark Robinson just over a year into the role Mark Robinson took […]

No hiding place for Cook, whose jumbled thinking is hurting his side

6 December 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at England’s shortcomings in India and questions the methods of their skipper, whose lack of faith and […]

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

6 December 2016 0 comments

Keaton Jennings and Liam Dawson have been picked to replace the injured duo of Haseeb Hameed and Zafar Ansari in […]

Adelaide still in pink as England prepare for big Ashes turn-on

6 December 2016 0 comments

Alison Mitchell analyses the ongoing experiment with day-night Tests and discovers the numbers are still stacking up What a difference […]

Fast man Thomas will give it all back to kids at Taunton

6 December 2016 0 comments

Jeremy Blackmore catches up with Alfonso Thomas after his return to Somerset as a coach Alfonso Thomas, the spearhead of […]

Russell’s plaudits for ‘astonishing’ Bairstow

6 December 2016 0 comments

Richard Edwards speaks to an England great behind the stumps about the form of their current gloveman Jonny Bairstow has […]

Derek Pringle column – Lose outgrounds and we start to lose touch

6 December 2016 0 comments

Essex’s decision not to play cricket at Colchester next season looks like the further erosion of a tradition that goes […]

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 […]

Dream Team – James Taylor

31 October 2016 0 comments

Alastair Cook I think he is one of, if not the most, talented cricketers in the world right now. He’s […]

Simon Sweetman column – Fagg’s amazing record stands unchallenged

31 October 2016 0 comments

The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events From time to time we might sit back and consider those cricketing […]

Martin Johnson column – Touring used to be fun – ask Gower about it!

31 October 2016 0 comments

One of the great bonuses of playing cricket for England is getting to see all those new, exciting and exotic […]

Derek Pringle column – Aussies on the ball in bid to end Ashes failures

31 October 2016 0 comments

Australia’s government has declared it will not do business with the UK until it has left the European Union but […]

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 […]

Inside track on mad world of a cricketing glove story

4 October 2016 0 comments

Alison Mitchell discovers the trade secrets of three men who were often the unsung heroes as they stood behind the […]

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

4 October 2016 0 comments

The biggest challenge of promotion it seems, for those teams which manage it like my old county Essex, is adapting […]

Marcus North column – Nice work Dizzy… A top coach but also a top man

4 October 2016 0 comments

Yorkshire are on the hunt for a new coach with Jason Gillespie returning to his homeland, having gained massive popularity […]

Paul Nixon column – Batty’s call-up sending out right message

26 September 2016 0 comments

There would have been a few eyebrows raised last Friday when the announcement came through that Gareth Batty had been […]

Tag: The Cricket Paper

Paul Nixon column – Sorry, but there’ll be no Vardy style tale in cricket

Handscomb can solve top order woes – Gale

Martin Johnson column – You don’t need style to make runs, just ask Colly!

Tristan Lavalette column – Aussies gearing up for an Ashes hijack…

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

Alastair Cook ready to stand down as England captain, Joe Root next man in

When Harmy had them on the hop at Sabina Park

Tristan Lavalette column – Enough is enough. Let’s stop Shielding the blame

We’ve come a long way but work still to be done

No hiding place for Cook, whose jumbled thinking is hurting his side

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

Adelaide still in pink as England prepare for big Ashes turn-on

Fast man Thomas will give it all back to kids at Taunton

Russell’s plaudits for ‘astonishing’ Bairstow

Derek Pringle column – Lose outgrounds and we start to lose touch

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

Dream Team – James Taylor

Simon Sweetman column – Fagg’s amazing record stands unchallenged

Martin Johnson column – Touring used to be fun – ask Gower about it!

Derek Pringle column – Aussies on the ball in bid to end Ashes failures

Martin Johnson column – Old game springs to life just as T20 moves in for kill

Inside track on mad world of a cricketing glove story

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

Marcus North column – Nice work Dizzy… A top coach but also a top man

Paul Nixon column – Batty’s call-up sending out right message

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