Tag: win

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’. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

London youngsters battle it out at Lord’s in disability cricket championships

24 May 2016 1 comment

Teams from across the Capital battled it out at the home of cricket on Friday in the Lord’s Taverners Disability […]

Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969

9 May 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Tom Hickling admits that Buckinghamshire winning a record eighth Minor Counties Championship was the highlight of his […]

My Life in Cricket – Alan Wells

26 April 2016 0 comments

I can still vividly remember Curtly Ambrose running in at me on my Test debut – and I distinctly remember […]

ICP Young Gun – Gavin Main

7 April 2016 0 comments

‘I got Broad with a yorker on my first-class debut’ After four T20 outings for Scotland, Gavin Main has more […]

We’ll miss Brendon McCullum…

1 March 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the spectacular career of a New Zealand icon and his legacy in international cricket Brendon McCullum […]

Pringle column: ‘Mankading’ and the ‘Spirit of the Game’

9 February 2016 0 comments

By Derek Pringle Until Tuesday, Keemo Paul was not widely known outside his native Guyana. That was the day when […]

Virat Kohli rested for t20 matches against Sri Lanka

2 February 2016 3 comments

VIRAT Kohli has been rested for India’s three t20 matches against Sri Lanka this month. Kohli was the highest run-scorer […]

Kepler Wessels exclusive column

2 February 2016 0 comments

THE victory in Centurion was a much-needed one for South Africa and is sure to boost the morale of the […]

Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers

2 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Craig Wright admits that helping Scotland shock Worcestershire in the NatWest Trophy not only put cricket north […]

Paul Nixon column – Admit it Straussy, KP will be great for World T20

29 January 2016 0 comments

Last year, when Andrew Strauss held a meeting with Kevin Pietersen to effectively shut the door on his Test future, […]

Where are they now? Oxfordshire – 1989 Minor Counties champions

26 January 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler RUPERT EVANS says Oxfordshire have always had an unwritten rule when it came to selecting their sides […]

Pakistan’s Yasir Shah suspended after failed drugs test

29 December 2015 0 comments

PAKISTAN bowler Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended by the ICC after failing a drugs test. The leg-spinner tested positive […]

Marcus North column

25 November 2015 0 comments

Well, how quickly things happen these days! We had been talking about the ‘possibility’ of Mitchell Johnson retiring after he had […]

Where are they now? Durham – Minor Counties champions 1980

24 November 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Peter Crane believes that the seeds for Durham becoming a first-class county and joining the County Championship […]

Club Spotlight – Swardeston CC

20 October 2015 0 comments

By Frank Smith SWARDESTON may have broken the East Anglian Cricket League record by winning a fourth consecutive title this […]

Looking back – England’s victory over Pakistan in Karachi in 2000

6 October 2015 0 comments

Tim Wigmore reveals how England upset the odds in a stirring series win away to Pakistan in 2000… As dusk […]

Club spotlight – South Northumberland CC

6 October 2015 0 comments

By James Gray THE SUMMER of 1882 will be best remembered for the events at the Oval at the end […]

Key Ashes battles

7 July 2015 0 comments

We look at some of the key battles that could decide the location of the urn.

Morrant Young Gun: Jack Murphy, Glamorgan all-rounder