Tag: The Cricket Paper

Martin Johnson column – Let’s face up to real perils of touring…

20 September 2016 0 comments

There seems to have been a fair amount of tut-tutting and eyebrow raising over Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales opting […]

I’ll be on board, Eoin, and you should be, too

20 September 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks can’t understand the reasoning behind Morgan and Hales’ decision not to tour The dust has now settled on […]

It was a battle that Tres simply could never win

13 September 2016 0 comments

Ten years on, Peter Hayter looks at the brave call by Marcus Trescothick to face his demons and leave the […]

Martin Johnson column – Botham! There’s an all-round talent for you Trev…

13 September 2016 0 comments

Every now and then, I find myself being overpowered by that dark and irresistible force known as ‘Fred Trueman Syndrome’. […]

Paul Nixon column – I’d love to go for the hat-trick with Tallawahs and build up my coaching CV

23 August 2016 0 comments

What a couple of weeks it’s been! Caribbean Premier League winners for the second time then a wonderful family holiday […]

Outgrounds – Middlesex

23 August 2016 0 comments

Dan Whiting looks at the stories behind some of the venues that Middlesex have used over the years Middlesex might […]

Derek Pringle column – Ranking system is in need of change, or scrap it

23 August 2016 0 comments

To be the best has to incorporate a worthiness, which is why the International Cricket Council should resurrect plans for […]

Graves is facing a mutiny in the shires over his plans for T20 city franchises

16 August 2016 1 comment

Richard Edwards talks to a selection of county members about where they see the future of domestic cricket and what […]

Peter Hayter column – Remember, fifth day gave us Botham’s ‘miracle’

16 August 2016 0 comments

England’s victory in the third Test at Edgbaston was a shot in the arm for five-day Test cricket, but it […]

Yes, step on it James, it may just speed up a return to spin

16 August 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle analyses the law surrounding bowlers running onto the pitch and offers an unexpected conclusion For bowlers, especially angry, […]

Martin Johnson column – Well, it’s cricket Jim, but not as we know it!

16 August 2016 0 comments

I have a question. Do people buy a ticket for a day at the Test match and then dress up […]

Outgrounds – Leicestershire

16 August 2016 0 comments

When Gower rescued Taylor from a battering by snarling Sylvester Dan Whiting unearths some intriguing tales from Leicestershire’s forays into […]

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 […]

England basking in Knight’s new dawn

19 July 2016 0 comments

Adam Collins speaks to the England captain about a brilliant summer and a challenging future Six starts, six wins. Automatic […]

Martin Johnson column – Milton’s paradise not lost, thanks to snicko

19 July 2016 0 comments

The year is 2058 – the 50th anniversary of DRS in Test cricket – and the tannoy crackles into life […]

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 […]

Paul Nixon column – No score too large for Gayle and Co to chase

12 July 2016 0 comments

I am currently in Guyana preparing for the top of the table clash in the Caribbean Premier League. My Jamaica […]

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 […]

ICP Young Gun – Philip Salt

21 June 2016 0 comments

‘So in awe of Sobers, I took his takeaway’ Philip Salt can be forgiven a moment of embarrassment after realising […]

Room 101 – John Blain

20 June 2016 0 comments

Odd socks I can’t stand it when people wear odd socks, it drives me mad. It’s an OCD thing of […]

Derek Pringle column – There is pace… And there is raw pace like Tymal Mills

20 June 2016 0 comments

There is pace that hurries batsmen and then there is real pace that threatens their well-being, and Tymal Mills possesses […]

ICP Young Gun – Kamau Leverock

14 June 2016 0 comments

‘My 20st uncle made a splash, now I want it to be my turn’ If you do not recognise Dwayne […]

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 […]

Tag: The Cricket Paper

Martin Johnson column – Let’s face up to real perils of touring…

I’ll be on board, Eoin, and you should be, too

It was a battle that Tres simply could never win

Martin Johnson column – Botham! There’s an all-round talent for you Trev…

Paul Nixon column – I’d love to go for the hat-trick with Tallawahs and build up my coaching CV

Outgrounds – Middlesex

Derek Pringle column – Ranking system is in need of change, or scrap it

Graves is facing a mutiny in the shires over his plans for T20 city franchises

Peter Hayter column – Remember, fifth day gave us Botham’s ‘miracle’

Yes, step on it James, it may just speed up a return to spin

Martin Johnson column – Well, it’s cricket Jim, but not as we know it!

Outgrounds – Leicestershire

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

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

England basking in Knight’s new dawn

Martin Johnson column – Milton’s paradise not lost, thanks to snicko

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

Paul Nixon column – No score too large for Gayle and Co to chase

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

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

ICP Young Gun – Philip Salt

Room 101 – John Blain

Derek Pringle column – There is pace… And there is raw pace like Tymal Mills

ICP Young Gun – Kamau Leverock

There is more to Gayle than the bling and the bravado

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