Columnists
Ben Raine: You never stop learning
The County Championship’s top ranked player on his strong start to the season
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoLauren Winfield-Hill: England flatter to deceive as familiar problems resurface
England dodged a bullet big time against New Zealand in the ODI series opener.
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Featured
/ 3 weeks agoDID YOU ENJOY COUNTY CRICKET DAY?
Richard Clarke says we need to look beyond the on-field action Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler It has become a bit...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoBen Raine: Mind the gap! The real differences between Division One and Two
There’s definitely a difference in standard between the two divisions, but it’s not necessarily about the individual players.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoRichard Clarke: Married life in the slow lane
The Grumbler takes his missus to the cricket.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Faith in the future
Lauren Winfield-Hill says head coach Charlotte Edwards and selector Lydia Greenway have stayed true to their words.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Emotions run high as season kicks off
Lauren Winfield-Hill is on the naughty step in a high-pressure match at The Oval
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Ashes
/ 7 months agoOnce more into the cauldron: Adam Hopkins on the Ashes winter ahead
This is the last edition of this season and we are now on our usual winter break. The Cricket Paper will...
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Ashes
/ 8 months agoHow much of a blow would Pat Cummins’ potential Ashes absence be for Australia?
With still a little over six weeks away until the highly anticipated Ashes gets underway, the series has already had a...
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England News
/ 8 months agoIn Review: Mercurial England continue to bewitch and bewilder
Phil Walker revisits another unpredictable and compulsively watchable summer trying to keep up with England’s men’s teams
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoMark Butcher: Name changes risk undermining the Hundred’s good work
After the most successful edition of The Hundred yet, in terms of both the quality of cricket and audience engagement, there...
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Ben Gardner
/ 9 months agoBen Gardner: Adam Zampa’s flight turns a spotlight on cricket’s eco-unfriendliness
The very best spinners won’t just test you off the pitch, they’ll beat you in the flight, and when it comes...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoMark Butcher: Can a revamp reignite the T20 Blast?
As The Hundred draws to a close, attention returns to the Men’s T20 Blast next week, with the first of the...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDerek Pringle: Sonny Baker and Saqib Mahmood to bring reverse swing back into play
The forthcoming 50-over series between England and South Africa should generate more interest than usual for a bilateral series tacked on...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDarren Stevens: Reset to Blast – T20 quarters loom at last
Last spotted in mid-July, the T20 Blast returns next week with four quarter-finals between Wednesday and Saturday. I’m happy to say...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoHUNDRED’S INFLUENCE BITES AS ONE-DAY CUP FEELS THE PINCH
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The shadows were lengthening at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening when, with three balls left, three...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoTHE CURIOUS CASE OF DANÉ VAN NIEKERK
KATYA WITNEY South Africa’s Women’s World Cup squad has not yet been announced, but – as of Friday morning – one...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoEDWARDS TRIES TO SOLVE WORLD CUP CONUNDRUM
LAUREN WINFIELD-HILL Two into one won’t go: Lauren Filer will open the bowling rather than Kate Cross PICTURE: Alamy Kate Cross...
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England News
/ 10 months agoPhil Walker: England go back to the future for World Cup
England Women have reintroduced a couple of familiar faces into their World Cup squad ahead of the showpiece in India and...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoMark Butcher: Jacob Bethell is being asked to run before he can walk
Jacob Bethell’s selection as England captain for next month’s T20I series in Ireland is remarkable in a lot of ways. Not...
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Annie Chave
/ 10 months agoAnnie Chave – Outgrounds are in as Hundred takes its toll
Walking from the train station for Somerset’s Metro Bank One Day Cup game against Durham, I joined a trail of people...
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Champions Trophy
/ 10 months agoAnthony McGrath aiming for top flight survival with Yorkshire
In just over a fortnight, Yorkshire resume playing Championship cricket with the first of three vital games which will decide if...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoAlex Green is breaking through at Leicestershire
The One-Day Cup has become synonymous with the blooding of new talent and Leicestershire’s fast bowler Alex Green, is at the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 10 months agoKira Chathli answers “surprising” Hundred call
The performances of Kira Chathli, for both Surrey and London Spirit, have made her a strong contender for this season’s breakout...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoTearing it up: Sussex star Charlie Tear shows a different gear
Charlie Tear was a man in a hurry on Sunday as he tore into the Northamptonshire bowling to smash 159 off...
County News/The Hundred
Davina Perrin believes England T20 World Cup squad snub is ‘part of the journey’
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ICC Champions Trophy
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