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County Championships
/ 8 months agoDazball comes to Northampton
NEW NORTHAMPTONSHIRE head coach Darren Lehmann, who has arrived after the departure of John Sadler last September after three years in...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoQuiet man Ryan Patel embodies the Surrey way
“I THINK you’ve hit the nail on the head, I am a team man”. In conversation with The Cricket Paper, Surrey’s...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoCounty Championship Division One Preview: Can Surrey be stopped?
The three Feathers are looking to make it four in a row The toughest test of their title defence may well...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoCounty Championship Division Two Preview: Who will return to Division One?
The Cricket Paper is expecting Lancashire and Middlesex to be the teams to beat in Division Two this summer, both looking...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoBen Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England
Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoEssex make hay while the sun shines at Chelmsford
JORDAN COX made sure his name remained on the England selectors’ radar with the ninth first-class century of his career, and...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoJonny Bairstow battles hard but Yorkies find life tough at top
KYLE ABBOTT and Liam Dawson made sure Jonny Bairstow had a roller-coaster of a first day as Yorkshire captain, as Hampshire...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoTom Banton triple ton sees Somerset dominate
ALL-ROUNDER Kasey Aldridge claimed five wickets in a dramatic Worcestershire batting collapse on the opening day, at Taunton with more than...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoJohn Simpson and Tom Clark excel but Bears fight back
CENTURIES BY Tom Clark and John Simpson ensured that Sussex returned to Division One with a strong day’s work against Warwickshire...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoLate wickets put the skids under Notts with honours even
COLIN ACKERMANN posted the first century of the County Championship season as Durham recovered to 370 for nine on the opening...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoHelter-skelter game sees Hollioake’s Kent on top
By Jeremy Blackmore April 4-7, County Ground, Northampton Kent 231 (Muyeye 72, Leaning 40, Weatherall 3-32, Zaib 2-3, Guthrie 2-69) &...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoLuis Reece’s six and Wayne Madsen ton make Gloucester glum
A six-wicket haul from Luis Reece and four from Anuj Dal got Derbyshire’s season off to an impressive start on the...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoTight tussle at Lord’s as Lancs edge ahead
ROOKIE SEAMERS Tom Aspinwall and Ollie Sutton launched Lancashire’s bid for an immediate return to the top flight in positive fashion...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoHill and Wright hammer home Foxes advantage
LEICESTERSHIRE TOOK control on the opening day against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, bowling the hosts out for 229.
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoJonny Bairstow full of fight ahead of huge season
AS JONNY Bairstow, Yorkshire’s new red-ball captain, leads the county for the first time-against Hampshire at Southampton, this next phase in...
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News
/ 8 months agoTrent Bridge home comforts gives McKerr hope
CONOR MCKERR has played for five different counties, but until his move to Nottinghamshire ahead of this season, Surrey was his...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoThe Greatest XI No 1: Derbyshire
In the first of our series, Geoff Miller takes on the responsibility of picking a team of Derbyshire’s greatest players.
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Big Interview
/ 8 months agoJack Russell: The sketch that changed my life
The legendary keeper explains how his journey in the art world began on a whim during a wet game at Worcester....
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News
/ 8 months agoBig names to look out for in the ECB Premier Leagues this summer
CLUB CRICKET Some familiar names will be cropping up in club cricket this summer MATTHEW KUHNEMANN -FIVES AND HERONIANS, ESSEX LEAGUE...
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News
/ 8 months agoAlleyne has eyes on main prize
By Mark Halliwell WINNING PROMOTION to Division One of the County Championship has been on Mark Alleyne’s agenda from the moment...
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International News
/ 8 months agoKraigg Brathwaite resigns as Windies Test captain
Kraigg Brathwaite has stepped down as West Indies Test captain after 39 matches at the helm. Officially becoming captain in 2021...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoJos Buttler bouncing back after unenjoyable few months
Jos Buttler is looking to enjoy his cricket again at the IPL after a disappointing winter in an England shirt saw...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoStandings
FINAL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES 2024 FINAL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 2024 ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoFixtures
AVERAGES AND FIXTURES Huge: The stars are out in force at this year’s IPL SUNDAY APRIL 6 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoMatt Thacker: Snow business at Buxton Cricket Club
By Matt Thacker You might be able to remember the long, hot summer of 1976. Parched lawns, bleached cricket grounds, Michael...
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Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
