Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969 9 May 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Tom Hickling admits that Buckinghamshire winning a record eighth Minor Counties Championship was the highlight of his […]
Peter Hayter column – Robo-ump will need his smart phone and new app! 4 May 2016 0 comments Assuming the reports in The Times weren’t part of a late April fool’s gag, if the inventor of Hawk-Eye technology […]
Martin Johnson column – 1,000 runs in May? No just 1,000 Goose pimples! 4 May 2016 0 comments This has not been the most convenient time for the junior doctors to be kicking up a fuss, just when […]
Where are they now? Middlesex – 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up 4 May 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Paul Weekes has good cause to remember Middlesex winning promotion for the first time because it was […]
Derek Pringle column – Beefy and his Brexit call can change cricket 3 May 2016 0 comments The uncertainty over Brexit is not limited to big business and little Englanders. Much of the country’s sport could be […]
Wisden… The game’s voice keeps ticking along 3 May 2016 0 comments Alex Narey speaks to Wisden editor Lawrence Booth about the history of the Almanack, and what makes it the most […]
Martin Johnson column – Keep your lid on and always wear the armour… 26 April 2016 0 comments England’s travelling support may be a tad thinner than usual this winter, largely thanks to the main course – India […]
Peter Hayter column – Viv would have been on Cook’s side over helmets 26 April 2016 0 comments To see or not to see, that appears to be the question Alastair Cook has been given no choice to […]
My Life in Cricket – Alan Wells 26 April 2016 0 comments I can still vividly remember Curtly Ambrose running in at me on my Test debut – and I distinctly remember […]
Derek Pringle column – Cricket must fight this threat to its future… 26 April 2016 0 comments It was at boarding school in Essex that I first discovered the glory of cricket on a perfect English summer’s […]
Where are they now? Hampshire – Second Division runners up 2001 26 April 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Adi Aymes remembers with some fondness Hampshire’s first season at the Rose Bowl following their move from […]
Devils or angels, these men made a huge impact on world cricket 19 April 2016 0 comments Derek Pringle looks at the effects Packer, Stamford and Modi have had on the way our sport is played and […]
Paul Nixon column – Sad times but Titch & Deano are just top lads 19 April 2016 0 comments The sudden and heart-breaking retirement of James Taylor has been the big talking point of the week. It would be […]
Peter Hayter column – Taylor’s grit will help him in these dark days 19 April 2016 0 comments I was on my way to Trent Bridge following up the promise of an interview when I heard the news […]
How the English team managed to bloom in the past year thanks to Strauss’ wisdom 19 April 2016 0 comments Peter Hayter notes how the Wisden launch last year became a watershed moment for England’s international cricketing fortunes The annual […]
Derek Pringle column – Wisden so right on Ben, but where are bowlers? 19 April 2016 0 comments With only one half of Ben Stokes’ all-round mastery representing them, bowlers were absent from Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the […]
Bravo Tango, you’ve earned this accolade from the MCC 19 April 2016 0 comments Dan Whiting looks behind the headlines at the new MCC head coach Steve Kirby and reveals a different side to […]
Ashes Analysis: One year on from England’s 2015 success over Australia 15 April 2016 0 comments Rebuilding from Ashes Whitewash Image Source: The Week England avenged their 5-0 thrashing Down Under by Australia by winning the […]
Paul Nixon column – Tykes can make it a triple but Bears are prowling 12 April 2016 0 comments So here we go again! The County Championship season is finally upon us and for all the global and saturated […]
Pace and spin can be at the heart of county game’s revival 12 April 2016 0 comments Derek Pringle looks at the impact of the scrapping of the toss. Will pace and spin come back and erase […]
Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man 12 April 2016 0 comments Granted Joe Root was precisely four Tests and a handful of ODIs into his England career, but I still never […]
Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions 22 March 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Darren Cousins admits that it was a dream come true helping Northamptonshire win the first ever Second […]
Paul Nixon column – Brendon’s knock so special but Viv is still king 2 March 2016 0 comments By Paul Nixon You couldn’t have written a better script, could you? Brendon McCullum strides to the crease on the […]
Derek Pringle column – When the panic sets in there is nowhere to hide… 28 February 2016 0 comments By Derek Pringle It only takes ten balls to dismiss a cricket team yet we still profess shock and bewilderment […]
Where are they now? Shropshire – NatWest Trophy giant killers 1984 23 February 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler John Foster admits that the start of summer sunshine takes him back to the day that Shropshire […]