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ECB Premier Leagues
/ 8 years agoBlackheath back on top after long wait
By Charlie Peat THE YEAR 1984 might be better known for George Orwell’s masterpiece but in Blackheath it holds a special...
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County Championships
/ 8 years agoTitle destiny is in Durham’s hands amidst thrilling finale
SECOND XI ROUND-UP By Dan Barnes Three early wickets: Essex’s Matt Coles THE destination of the Second XI Championship title hung...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWHEN CRICKET CAN BE TEST OF PATIENCE
MARTIN JOHNSON Some of you will remember a Seventies television sitcom in which the title character, Reggie Perrin, opens a shop...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMUSIC WAS THE FIRST LOVE OF BEDFORD BOY
Charlie Bennett looks back to how the career of England’s greatest ever batsman unfolded On song: A young Alastair Cook showed...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGood guy Cook knew that cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured
Peter Hayter pays tribute to England’s record breaking batsman whose Test career will end at the Oval Peter Hayter In the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSTRUGGLES FOR COOK BEGAN WITH HAVING TO COMBAT DRS
Derek Pringle questions whether an enforced change to his technique has made the batsman more vulnerable Derek Pringle Alastair Cook’s dozen...
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Features
/ 8 years ago‘Let’s bow out in style’ vows Chef on his big Oval departure
By Chris Stocks ALASTAIR Cook is aiming to end his international career on a high – but whatever happens at The...
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoOakman, last Laker Test hero, dies at 88
ENGLAND v INDIA - FIFTH TEST By Paul Bolton All-rounder: Alan Oakman ALAN Oakman, the last surviving England player from Laker’s...
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoLet’s show that we’re heading in right direction by making it 4-1, says Root
By Chris Stocks England v India Fifth Test, September 7-11, Kia Oval, London, 11.00am start Rally cry: Captain Joe Root wants...
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoSomerset, not England, is sole focus for Gregory
By Jeremy Blackmore Threat with bat and ball: Lewis Gregory SOMERSET T20 skipper Lewis Gregory insists he is cocentrating on captaining...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJohnson column: England collapses come sooner than the changing of the tides
Martin Johnson's unique take on TMS transitioning to the shipping forecast in between overs
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWhen Robin Smith’s fighting spirit saved England
Richard Edwards recalls a period in Test cricket when Robin Smith was all that stood between England and another batting collapse
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Featured
/ 8 years agoClub chief executive says T20 Finals Day is a ticketing ‘nightmare’
Are each of the four counties set to play at Edgbaston really only getting 500 tickets?
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Features and Columns
/ 8 years agoPromotion is still on Middlesex’s radar, says Angus Fraser
Middlesex have been wanting for consistency this season, but it's not over yet by any means...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoClarke: Alastair Cook has been a great ambassador for the game
Ashes rival pays tribute to England opener
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAlastair Cook calls time on England career
“Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given...
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ICC Rankings
/ 8 years agoYOUR POCKET ANNUAL CAN STILL BEAT A SMARTPHONE
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN Some of you will have noticed that Wisden India has ceased...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSHIPPING HELL, IT’S ANOTHER ENGLAND COLLAPSE
MARTIN JOHNSON What, would you say, has been the piece of commentary most likely to send shivers down the spine of...
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Test Matches
/ 8 years agoBumrah’s back foot dilemma highlights long term problem
By Adam Collins Back foot problems: Jasprit Bumrah DOES Jasprit Bumrah have a problem with his front foot? You bet he...
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Test Matches
/ 8 years agoFearless Curran restores pride after this latest flop at the top
By Chris Stocks Dashing: Sam Curran hits out for England WHATEVER happens in the remainder of this fourth Test, there can...
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Test Matches
/ 8 years agoMoxon eases pressure on underfire Gale
By Neil Evans UNDER pressure coach Andrew Gale has been handed a vote of confidence. Yorkshire’s struggles in the County Championship...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDISABILITY CRICKET
We’ll offer stars of Sub-continent a real challenge THIS WEEK… England Visually Impaired JIMMY MILLARD Jimmy Millard A TESTING October awaits...
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Features
/ 8 years agoROOT TRYING TO ADOPT ODI STRATEGY OF SQUAD DEPTH
Chris Stocks explains how a limited-overs style ruthlessness in team selection has increased the battle for Test places Cometh the man…:...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDenly won’t get carriedaway by recall rumours
By Charlie Talbot-Smith THE CRICKET rumour mill is swirling and there is talk of Joe Denly being considered for an international...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWho is qualified enough to make a call on Cook?
Peter Hayter looks at the powers-at-be charged with ending the career of England’s greatest ever batsman Master of destiny: Alastair Cook...
County News/The Hundred
The Men’s Hundred 2026: All you need to know ahead of the inaugural auction
International News
T20 World Cup: India make history by thrashing New Zealand to retain trophy
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
ICC Champions Trophy
What now for England and Jos Buttler after Champions Trophy exit?
