Tag: Worcestershire

County Championship Division One – Team of the Year

6 October 2015 0 comments

The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division One

Where are they now? Worcestershire – 1994 NatWest Trophy winners

8 September 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Gavin Haynes admits that he cannot hide his delight in denying Worcestershire’s arch rivals Warwickshire a clean […]

Morrant Young Gun: Sam Weller, Oxford MCCU and Kent seamer

14 July 2015 0 comments

Between devising a plan to dismiss Kevin Pietersen and sharing a pre-Ashes drink with Mitchell Johnson, Sam Weller has packed […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – County Champions 1996

14 July 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Leicestershire were the rank outsiders to win the County Championship in 1996 with bookmakers offering them at […]

Paul Nixon: It’s been great so far but Ballance is a worry

1 July 2015 0 comments

The best one-day international series I can ever recall in England may have ended but that has only whetted the appetite for the months ahead.

Where Are They Now? Derbyshire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1998

24 June 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Matt Cassar recalls that Derbyshire were put at a major disadvantage after being asked to bat first […]

Room 101: Ross Whiteley, Worcestershire all-rounder

23 June 2015 0 comments

Worcestershire all-rounder Tom Whiteley talks us through his pet hates.

Where are they now? Kent – 1995 AXA Sunday League winners

2 June 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler STEVE MARSH admits that Kent were desperate to end 1995 with a trophy in the Canterbury cabinet […]

Where are they now? Somerset – 1979 Gillette Cup and Sunday League double

29 April 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Brian Rose admits that Somerset were determined not to repeat their mistakes of 12 months earlier as […]

Brad Wadlan: So Much Major Talent In Minor Counties

11 September 2014 0 comments

It has been extremely satisfying as a current Minor Counties cricketer seeing players like Shropshire’s Richard Oliver (Worcestershire) and Hertfordshire’s Tanveer Sikander (Essex) break into the first-class game this season.

Where Are They Now? Gloucestershire 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup Winners

7 August 2014 0 comments

GLOUCESTERSHIRE banished the myth that you don’t win anything with kids long before Sir Alex Ferguson and his team of Manchester United youngsters won the Premier League.

International Over 60 Teams Announced As Hertfordshire Get Off Mark

15 May 2014 0 comments

Central – Hertfordshire broke their duck finally against a self destructing Norfolk who contributed 22 wides and a last over of 18, losing by 25 runs.

Moeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard

23 April 2014 0 comments

NEW ROAD has a special name for Moeen Ali. They’re calling him “The Beard That’s Feared”. It’s on the board at the Black Pear Refreshment stall at the back of the Basil D’Oliveira Stand and, much to the delight of the chap in the Worcestershire Club Shop under the new hotel, it’s on the T-shirts he was selling at a healthy rate during their first home match of the season against Kent.

Worcestershire Captain Daryl Mitchell Tips Moeen Ali For Test Side

1 April 2014 0 comments

MOEEN ALI’S ascension into the England ranks should act as an inspiration to the rest of the New Road squad for the coming season, according to captain Daryl Mitchell.