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County Championships
/ 7 years agoHampshire’s pace aces hit the ground running
By Alex Smith KYLE ABBOTT and Fidel Edwards have a ‘no moan policy’ about the cold English spring – but the...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoFab Foxes look Taylor made for a challenge
By Bruce Talbot DIVISION TWO STAR GAME LEICESTERSHIRE captain Paul Horton was a proud man after guiding his side to an...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoMY DREAM XI
Tom Westley, the Essex batsman, chooses his favourite XI from those he has played alongside 1. Alastair Cook It’s been brilliant...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoNorthants show spirit but Malan is the saviour
By Alex Winter DAWID Malan made his highest score since 2015 to salvage a draw for Middlesex at Wantage Road and...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoDurham are undone by Kumble’s new protege
By Nigel Gardner MATT CRITCHLEY’S passage to India helped pave the way to Derbyshire opening the County Championship season with a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLeach no longer in spin over his highs and lows
Jeremy Blackmore discovers that learning to deal with the vagaries of the game has had a positive effect on the character...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRestructure could leave 250 in limbo, warns Cassie
By Charlie Bennett WOMEN’S CRICKET Claim: Cassie Coombes SOMERSET bowler Cassie Coombes has accused the ECB of turning players away ahead...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHAMEED: WHY I IGNORE PRAISE AND CRITICISM
Paul Edwards finds that the recent struggles faced by the young Lancashire and England batsman have been met with a determination...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAfghans can put ‘em in a spin, says Nabi
By Jon Couch MOHAMMAD Nabi says a combination of playing in English conditions and the cauldron of the Indian Premier League...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBairstow and Warner put sledging to one side to form an unlikely alliance
Tristan Lavalette looks at the unlikely ‘bromance’ between David Warner and Jonny Bairstow at the IPL following their Ashes sledging war...
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Features
/ 7 years agoI almost walked away during ban admits Bancroft
By Jon Couch CAMERON BANCROFT admits he thought about quitting cricket during his ban for ball-tampering – but is now already...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoIRISH WOMEN BEING BACKED IN BID TO RETAIN ELITE STATUS
ADAM COLLINS Green machine: Professionalism is reaching the Irish women’s game and success will speed up development PICTURE: Getty Images Professionalism...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDEFEAT IN 2015 DRIVES HALES’ DESIRE
Chris Stocks catches up with England’s Alex Hales and finds the batsmen is in his usual aggressive mood with the World...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHarmy:Eoin is the man take over from Bayliss
Patrick Boyland catches up with former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and gets the lowdown on England’s preparation for the World...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoSELEC WOES ARE JUST PART OF OUR FABRIC…
MARTIN JOHNSON You rarely see Ed Smith without his sunglasses, which at this time of year marks him out as an...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOld pals stop Renshaw from dropping hint for Ashes call
By Paul Edwards THE contrast between Matt Renshaw’s first game for Somerset and his first game against them could not have...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoCracker Crawley in hundred club again
By Luke Baker ZAK Crawley suffered an agonising wait for his maiden first-class ton but the second came much more easily....
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoResurgent Ballance revelling in ranks
By Dan Barnes A REJUVENATED Gary Ballance continued to show off the fruits of his recovery while Joe Root remains in...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoEarly shot from Foakes in campaign for Test recall
By Charlie Talbot-Smith BEN Foakes has begun the summer with a point to prove and he was the pick of the...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoWicket-hungry Gregory turns screw on Notts
By Ross Lawson LEWIS GREGORY maintained his scintillating start to the season as Somerset left Notts in trouble on the opening...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoBancroft et al made to toil by slick Ollie
By Luke Baker CAMERON Bancroft’s stated goal of forcing his way back into the Australian Test set-up got off to sluggish...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoMarnus marches on with a maiden ton
By Chris Bulling MARNUS Labuschagne cruised to a maiden County Championship century on day one of their season-opener against Northants. The...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoStevie and Nick show Anderson no mercy
By Ryan Matthews NICK Gubbins and Stevie Eskinazi both hit halfcenturies as Middlesex made a promising start to their contest with...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoMitchell’s so fruitful once more for Pears
By Tom Dean OPENER Daryl Mitchell wasted no time in finding his feet after racing to a fine unbeaten century before...
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County Championships
/ 7 years agoLace is the ace for dogged Derbyshire
By Kumail Jaffer TOM Lace steadied the ship for Derbyshire as they look to make it two wins from two at...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
