News By Annie Chave
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Annie Chave
/ 2 days agoAnnie 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...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 weeks agoAnnie Chave: Standing the test of time
Annie Chave on the historical significance around the recent first women's Test match held at Lord's between England and India.
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Annie Chave
/ 1 month agoAnnie Chave: Thank you Dad, for showing me the way
One of the things I’ve always loved about cricket is the social side. The cricket I know comprises a day in...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 month agoAnnie Chave: When does social become anti-social?
Annie Chave explores how cricket’s traditional social culture is under threat, from village teas and pub trips to modern curfews and...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 months agoAnnie Chave: A day of celebration
Annie Chave finds community and clouds on County Cricket Day.
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Annie Chave
/ 3 months agoAnnie Chave: To play or not to play, that is the question
At the end of April, I went to watch Devon play Herefordshire at Bovey Tracey Cricket Club for the first game...
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Annie Chave
/ 3 months agoAnnie Chave: Building the women’s county game
Annie Chave takes the temperature of the Women’s One-Day Cup.
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Annie Chave
/ 4 months agoAnnie Chave: Cold weather, warm embrace! County cricket returns
It’s safe to say that it was a decidedly uncomfortable lead-in to the much-anticipated County Championship this season.
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Annie Chave
/ 11 months agoAnnie Chave: Fighting for relevance as the new era dawns
The final week of the English domestic cricket season looms against a backdrop of arguments over player fatigue, a seemingly endless...
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Annie Chave
/ 12 months agoAnnie Chave – Outgrounds are in as Hundred takes its toll
Walking from the train station for Somerset’s Metro Bank One Day Cup game against Durham, I joined a trail of people...
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Annie Chave
/ 12 months agoAnnie Chave: A Tour de Force
Annie Chave on the life-chain nature of friendly cricket tours My ‘good old days’ belong to the innocence and freedom of...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 1 year agoHomegrown Seamer Craig Miles Rejoins Gloucestershire
Seven years after signing off his first stint at the Club with eight wickets and the winning runs against Derbyshire in...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoToby Reynolds: Putting the community at the heart of things
Toby Reynolds on a heart-warming story of a tour that creates special memories Every summer for the last 44 years, a...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave: A walk in York epitomises cricket’s outground charms
The recent journeys I have made to cricket outgrounds across the country have added a new and delightful dimension to my...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave: County Cricket Day – A day for real celebration
Annie Chave on what today, and next Sunday, mean in the grander scheme of things It makes me smile to see...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFormer England bowler David Lawrence dies aged 61 after MND battle
David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born black cricketer to play for England, has died at the age of 61. It was...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave: A sad day but Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s strength shines through
Annie Chave was at Downend CC to witness a rare appearance from Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence, who is suffering from Motor Neurone...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave: Cricket’s communities should be treasured
Annie Chave pays tribute to a number of excellent organisations I’m in a hospitality events marquee, complete with chandeliers and a...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoMatthew Waite claims six wickets as Worcestershire beat Essex for first win of season
Matthew Waite starred with the ball as Worcestershire claimed their first win of the Rothesay County Championship season by beating Essex...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoLoving the League: Annie Chave on the brilliance, and importance, of the County Championship
I’m currently reading Scott Oliver’s excellent book, Sticky Dogs and Stardust – When the Legends Played in the Leagues. Scott writes...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoA man for all seasons
In an extract from her new book, Annie Chave interviews David Lloyd about his extraordinary life In 1989, there was a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWaleed Khan
An extract from Annie Chave’s new book, Cricket Changed My Life Aloud noise; deafening bang after deafening bang. A piercing sound...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave: From Somerset to Sussex – jewels of the South
Annie Chave enjoys a rejuvenating start to the season There was a real sense of celebration on the first day of...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave Column: Saving Counties at the cost of County Cricket
Despite county cricket’s new-found riches, Annie Chave is worried about the future...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArchie Vaughan follows dad Michael’s footsteps as he’s named England U19 captain
Archie Vaughan is following in the footsteps of his father Michael after being named as England Under-19 captain. Vaughan senior led...

