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/ 8 years agoECB reject Middlesex appeal to confirm their relegation and Somerset’s survival
Cricket Discipline Commission suggests Middlesex would not have been able to recover over rate even if Oval match had reconvened
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/ 8 years agoPlanet Cricket: Flawed plans in the World Test League but it’s a move in right direction
(Photo: Getty Images) By Tim Wigmore Dashed dreams are all too familiar to anyone who has followed cricket politics and the...
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/ 8 years agoThe Cricket Paper’s Division One Team of the Year
Who's among the top-flight elite in the County Championship?
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/ 8 years agoIt’s an uncomfortable truth Joe, you have to bat at 3!
Peter Hayter insists Root must embody his team's intent by moving up to 3 in the batting order
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/ 8 years agoNotts wicketkeeper Tom Moores signs two-year extension
Wicketkeeper Tom Moores has committed his future to Nottinghamshire by signing a new deal that keeps him at Trent Bridge until...
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/ 8 years agoSouth Africa’s new Global T20 League risks falling into disrepair
South Africa Cricketers' Association calls for clarification on where postponement leaves players
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/ 8 years agoEverything you need to know about the upcoming Ashes series
It’s hard to believe that the upcoming Ashes series is the 70th occasion that the old rivals England and Australia will...
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/ 8 years agoICC gives green light to Test and ODI overhaul
Governing body approves new nine-team Test league and 13-team ODI league
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’s an uncomfortable truth Joe, you have to bat No.3!
England’s finest: Joe Root plays into the leg side during the first Test match against West Indies at Edgbaston in August...
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ICC Rankings
/ 8 years agoA close eye on sponsor power is much needed
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN There was a chilling remark in last week’s The Cricket Paper....
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/ 8 years agoIT’S NEVER PRETTY, BUT UGLY BOYS STILL DELIVER…
MARTIN JOHNSON When I read that Paul Collingwood had signed a new one year contract with Durham, I wondered what a...
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/ 8 years agoECB to reconsider appeal by Middlesex over relegation
By Jeremy Blackmore MIDDLESEX’Sbid to have the ECB overturn the two-point penalty which sealed their relegation from Division One has received...
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/ 8 years ago5-0? Not even without Ben
WITH a few notable exceptions (stand up Mr Flintoff), why is everyone so negative about the possibility of England retaining the...
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/ 8 years agoYour shout…
Send your comments to: The Cricket Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] ... Continue reading... Access...
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/ 8 years agoSorry, Middlesex got their just desserts
I WATCHED every county that played Lancashire and two stand out. Warwickshire’s appearance on the second morning was a surprise as...
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/ 8 years agoFlower no incompetent
I WRITE in defence of Andy Flower. In Chris Stocks’ piece about the Lions, he stated that the man who will...
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/ 8 years agoWhy cull overseas club men?
I UNDERSTAND the ECB clamped down on overseas amateurs at club level this year, to help promote more UK-born players. All...
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/ 8 years agoSOS GIVES FINN CHANCE TO PROVE HE CAN STILL BE A MATCHWINNER
Derek Pringle questions the call-up of Steven Finn to the Ashes squad and has similar concerns for an ageing Stuart Broad...
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/ 8 years agoStokes on charm offensive but sponsors decide to reassess options
ACTIONS have consequences and while England are reserving judgment over Ben Stokes’ drunken brawl his kit sponsor, New Balance, is not...
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/ 8 years agoECB keep Ben on central contract
By Seth Francis BEN Stokes has suffered another blow after losing his sponsorship with sportswear brand New Balance. Stokes, 26, was...
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/ 8 years agoRhodes’ ‘honour’ to lead the Lions
By Richard Marshall WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes says he is honoured to have been named interim head coach of...
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/ 8 years agoKeaton confident he can flourish at Lancs
By Graham Hardcastle Stepping up: England’s Keaton Jennings has made the move from Durham to Division One Lancashire PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoAce Jordan signs on again with new Hove deal
New deal: Chris Jordan CHRIS Jordan will call Sussex home until at least the end of 2019 after signing a new...
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/ 8 years agoCAPECRISIS ASGLOBAL LEAGUE’S COLLAPSE HITSHOME
NEIL MANTHORP SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER AND BROADCASTER Back in his homeland: But Kevin Pietersen will not be wooing the crowds at...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThree-match ODI limit is not helping game evolve
Alison Mitchell says women should be encouraged to play as much international cricket as possible… in all forms Alison Mitchell With...
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