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/ 4 days agoMark Butcher: Jamie Smith back on track after bleak winter with England
I’m still struggling to get my head around the fact that we’ve had two rounds of County Championship fixtures by mid-April,...
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/ 4 days agoSUBS RULE IN DOUBT AS CRITICISM GROWS
ROUND three of the Championship sees just four games taking place but that has not stopped the rumblings and grumblings over...
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/ 4 days agoCounty Championship: Ben McKinney doubles up to take player of the round
Durham opener Ben McKinney admits he wanted to be “greedy” as his career best first-class score in Durham’s innings and 225-run...
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/ 4 days agoNEWS IN BRIEF
BEN STOKES will play three first-class matches maximum before the test series against New Zealand in June, including a possible appearance...
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/ 4 days agoMark Wallace: Inside Glamorgan’s revival
Mark Wallace was a young wicketkeeper-batter when Glamorgan last graced the topflight in 2005. Two decades on, Jeff Thomas listens to...
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/ 4 days agoCounty Championship analysis: Division One – Somerset top, Sussex shake off deduction
Adam Hopkins takes a look at where things stand in Division One of the County Championship after the opening two rounds.
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/ 4 days agoCounty Championship analysis: Division Two – Durham dominate after Ben McKinney double
Two rounds into Division Two, Adam Hopkins looks back at the front-runners and early action.
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/ 4 days agoHampshire fight back as Somerset fall short
By Alex Smith April 17-20, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 238 (Lehmann 76, Albert 42, Overton 3-50, Gregory 3-45) & 146-1 (Gubbins...
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/ 4 days agoHain battles hard but Essex tighten the screw
By Brian Halford theCRICKETpaper Sunday, April 19, 2026 April 17-20, Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire 190 (Hain 88*, Thompson 22, Porter 4-59, Cook...
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/ 4 days agoJennings digs in for Red Rose as Gloucestershire flounder
By Richard Latham April 17-20, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Gloucestershire 136 (Price 35, B Charlesworth 26, Balderson 5-34, Anderson 3-12) &...
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/ 4 days agoMcSweeney and Sales turn tables on Seaxes
By Jeremy Blackmore April 17-20, County Ground, Northampton Middlesex 341 (Gohar 83, Cracknell 79, Sanderson 5-62, Conway 3-74) Northamptonshire 229-4 (McSweeney...
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/ 4 days agoSimon Harmer: Essex stalwart’s long road to redemption
With 17 wickets across two triumphant Tests against India last year, Simon Harmer finally had his moment in the sun. It...
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/ 4 days agoRichard Clarke: Stories can be told in many different ways
Richard Clarke on a comically brilliant start to the season...
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/ 4 days agoThree in a row for Surrey, Bears down Essex and Yorkshire off the mark
Bossing it: Danni Wyatt-Hodge broke Durham hearts PICTURE: Getty Images Essex 157 (Scrivens 79) lost to Warwickshire 160-5 by five wickets...
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/ 4 days agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Emotions run high as season kicks off
Lauren Winfield-Hill is on the naughty step in a high-pressure match at The Oval
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/ 4 days agoSurrey go two from two, Blaze and Durham win
Round two of the Metro Bank One Day Cup on Wednesday saw two 300+ totals and The Cricket Paper columnist Lauren...
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/ 4 days agoSam Northeast finds crumbs of home comfort with Kent
Sam Northeast is hoping that being on the wrong end of two draws in Division Two will be the precursor to...
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/ 4 days agoDan Lategan learning fast to help Worcestershire prosper
Worcestershire batter Dan Lategan has hit the ground running. The 19-year-old made his county debut last August in the Metro Bank...
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/ 4 days agoDIGGING DEEP FOR THE MINORS
Scott Oliver has spent more time than is healthy researching stories from the leagues, which have foregrounded not just the overseas...
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/ 4 days agoINSIDE THE MIND SAMIT PATEL
The former England, Notts and Derby all-rounder speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his prolific T20 career, his “frustrating” bit-part role with...
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/ 4 days agoTHE DIAGNOSIS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
The Warwickshire all-rounder on how discovering that he has Type 1 diabetes left him doubting he’d ever make it in the...
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/ 4 days agoWorld news roundup
The highlights of this week’s action from across the globe STARC AND DEEPTI CLEAN UP Mitch Starc is Wisden’s Leading Men’s...
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/ 4 days agoHistoric merger marks new era for Merseyside cricket
Wisden Schools Editor Rob Morris summarises the changes taking place this season in the Liverpool area Merseyside merger: Club cricket is...
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/ 4 days agoNational club prelims underway
THE PRELIMINARY rounds of the ECB National Club Championship got underway last weekend with matches taking place across the 16 regional...
