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/ 1 week ago

Annie Chave: The great divide threatening county cricket’s future

The One-Day Cup is offering England’s next generation a vital platform, but Annie Chave fears the competition is becoming caught between county cricket and the franchise era.

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/ 1 week ago

Katya Witney: Women’s Blast gets lost in the mayhem

Less than a week before the start of The Hundred, women’s T20 Blast Finals Day played out at The Oval. If you missed it, you can hardly be...

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Tara Norris has struggled for gametime at MI London

Columnists

/ 1 week ago

Lauren Winfield-Hill: The Hundred tinkering could benefit England’s next generation

Lauren Winfield-Hill argues The Hundred must find a better balance between attracting overseas stars and giving England’s domestic talent a chance to shine.

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Sir Garfield Sobers in the dressing room at Scarborough during a England v Rest of the World fixture

Columnists

/ 2 weeks ago

Mark Butcher: Sir Garfield Sobers in a league of his own

Mark Butcher pays tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers’ unmatched brilliance and questions the ICC’s controversial new format for the 50-over World Cup.

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News

/ 46 seconds ago

ROOT DEALT ANOTHER BAD HAND

By Jo Harman-McGowan WE’RE DEEP in the guts of the white-ball season. The Hundred is nearing its conclusion after dominating the landscape over the last three weeks. We’re...

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News

/ 47 seconds ago

Lawrence replaces Stokes as Cox earns promotion

By Jo Harman-McGowan AFTER ALL the upheaval of recent months, there is a familiar look to England’s Test squad for the opening two Tests of their forthcoming series...

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News

/ 48 seconds ago

Singh hitting all the right notes for the Pears

By Tawhid Qureshi Making a name for himself: Fateh Singh has excelled in both formats PICTURE: Alamy “MAIDEN FIVE-FERS in first-class and List A cricket, it’s why you...

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/ 49 seconds ago

Gateway to a better future

By Jeremy Blackmore A NEW T20 tournament designed to give aspiring cricketers another route into the professional game comes to Northampton this month. The Gateway T20 League provides...

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County NewsMore County News

Kamran Dhariwal in action for Gloucestershire during his breakthrough 2026 season.

County News/The Hundred

/ 2 days ago

Gloucestershire hand “exceptionally promising” Kamran Dhariwal a new two-year contract

The 21-year-old batter has committed his future to Gloucestershire after an impressive breakthrough season while balancing professional cricket with medical studies at the University of Bristol.

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County News/The Hundred

/ 3 days ago

Hampshire’s John Turner retires from professional cricket

Hampshire and England pace bowler John Turner has retired from professional cricket with immediate effect at the age of 25.

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County News/The Hundred

/ 4 days ago

Why The Hundred remains flawed as a showpiece event for English cricket

Despite producing high-quality cricket and attracting bigger crowds, The Hundred still has questions to answer over player opportunities, squad management and its relationship with the wider domestic game.

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Will Luxton has benefited from increased game time, hitting successive One-Day Cup hundreds

County News/The Hundred

/ 1 week ago

Anthony McGrath backs One-Day Cup as Yorkshire’s youngsters shine

Anthony McGrath believes the One-Day Cup is proving invaluable for Yorkshire’s young players, with the head coach seeing encouraging signs for the county’s future despite an inconsistent Championship...

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EnglandMore England

England head coach Brendon McCullum looks pensive during a net session

England News

/ 2 days ago

Brendon McCullum hails new England Test coach Stephen Fleming as ‘like me, but better’

Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum are set to work closely under the ECB’s split coaching model after the former’s appointment as England Test coach.

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Mike Hussey has been linked to a coaching role with England

England News

/ 3 days ago

Mike Hussey tipped for role in Stephen Fleming’s England Test coaching set-up

Mike Hussey could join Stephen Fleming’s new England Test coaching setup, with the pair having previously worked together at Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings.

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Dan Lawrence fielding for England

England News

/ 3 days ago

Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence recalled to England’s squad for first Test against Pakistan

Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of England’s three-Test series against Pakistan with a knee injury.

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Ben Stokes after the third Test against New Zealand

England News

/ 5 days ago

Ben Stokes insists England retirement decision is ‘definitely’ final

Ben Stokes has emphatically ruled out an England comeback after insisting his retirement is “definitely” final, while also opening up on his coaching ambitions for the future.

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InternationalMore International

Garfield Sobers (right) in action against England

International News

/ 3 weeks ago

Remembering Sir Garfield Sobers, cricket’s greatest all-rounder

The legendary Garry Sobers died last week at the age of 89. Here is an appreciation from the writer Huw Richards

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Ireland celebrate a historic win

International News

/ 1 month ago

Ireland beat India in historic T20I win

Ireland made history in Belfast, defeating India for the first time in a T20I, toppling the reigning world champions by 34 runs.

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Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt-Hodge propelled England to a record T20 World Cup total

International News

/ 2 months ago

Danni Wyatt-Hodge stars as England defeat Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener

England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge struck a fabulous unbeaten 105 not out as England were much too strong for Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on the opening night of the...

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Kane Williamson is bringing the curtain down on a stellar career

International News

/ 2 months ago

Kane Williamson springs New Zealand retirement surprise ahead of second Test with England

New Zealand Kane Williamson announced his international cricket retirement with immediate effect on Friday.

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