Annie Chave

For the past six years, Annie Chave has been the editor of County Cricket Matters, a popular quarterly magazine celebrating the county game.

She has written extensively on cricket, including being a regular columnist for The Cricket Paper.

In 2025 she brought out her first book, Cricket Changed My Life – Eleven Personal Journeys published by Fairfield Books.

Since 2018 she has been part of the commentary team for the independent radio station, Guerilla Cricket, and for the past two years she has been the third voice for the BBC commentary team at Somerset CCC.

She is a frequent speaker at Cricket Societies across the country and last year became a committee member.

This year she joined the board at Devon CCC.

She is a big champion of the county game and a passionate Somerset CCC supporter.

News By Annie Chave

Annie Chave
/ 1 year ago

LIVESTREAMS A LIFELINE FOR COUNTY CRICKET FANS

ANNIE CHAVE Not camera shy: the livestreaming of games has been a boon for county fans PICTURE: Alamy From a home...

By Annie Chave
Annie Chave
/ 1 year ago

Supersize me – The rise and rise of the cult cricketer

ANNIE CHAVE As the ECB and the counties discuss financial terms for the privatisation of the Hundred in the England and...

By Annie Chave
Annie Chave
/ 2 years ago

Finding a second home

ANNIE CHAVE At the end of the 2020 season when, after 15 years playing and coaching on the county circuit, Australian...

By Annie Chave
Annie Chave
/ 2 years ago

Playing the long game

ANNIE CHAVE Will Jacks flew to a 41-ball century for the Royal Challengers Bangaluru in the IPL. Johnny Bairstow’s Punjab Kings...

By Annie Chave
Annie Chave
/ 2 years ago

Tiers for Fears – everybody wants to rule the game

ANNIE CHAVE NEW COLUMNIST! Tier 1, tier 2, tier 3. New cricketing terms inserted into the domestic calendar and a much-needed...

By Annie Chave
Annie Chave
/ 2 years ago

Luddite’s lament

ANNIE CHAVE Our new columnist says that for the good of the game, it’s time to end the civil war It’s...

By Annie Chave