Cotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend 18 November 2023 0 comments Cotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend is the colourful story of one of Lancashire’s […]
Early exit puts Champions Trophy at risk – England’s dismal World Cup defence 30 October 2023 0 comments England’s fifth defeat of their World Cup title defence continued their abject slide towards elimination. Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler’s […]
England’s shock World Cup defeats as Afghanistan add their name to list 16 October 2023 0 comments England slumped to a shock World Cup defeat against Afghanistan in Delhi. The defending champions were dismissed for 215 as […]
No sweat: England great Cook was always cool in the heat of battle 13 October 2023 0 comments Sir Alastair Cook famously never sweated throughout his record-breaking career. Even back in December 2010 after seven hours in the […]
Winners one and all…and an alternative set of County awards 1 October 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Grumbler’s first annual county cricket awards gala dinner. It […]
Tradition runs deep amid power disparity 1 October 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Surrey’s second County Championship in as many years has meant the last seven seasons have been much […]
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR OF EUROPE BOWLED ME OVER 1 October 2023 0 comments Jet-setter Jenny Thompson embarks on part two of her whistlestop global cricketing tour, taking in 30 European countries along the […]
Over and out! 1 October 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS Rob Key, my old Kent captain and a great mate, has been on at me about retiring for […]
Let us not go down the football route 24 September 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The relationship between modern sport and morality has become increasingly strained in the past few […]
It’s an Indian summer for the Championship 24 September 2023 0 comments It’s been a difficult season for Northamptonshire languishing at the wrong end of the table in the first division of […]
Crawley one of the old school 24 September 2023 0 comments By Richard Edwards He may have looked like Franz Beckenbauer with a football at his feet, but during his time […]
Cross has paved the way for a new generation 24 September 2023 0 comments By Richard Edwards Kate Cross has broken new ground throughout her career – but sometimes wishes she hadn’t needed to. […]
Tim can look back on a spell-binding career 24 September 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle All eras end eventually and so it is with the Age of Tim Murtagh at Middlesex, after […]
King Viv rules up north 24 September 2023 0 comments Scott Oliver looks back to 1987 when Sir Viv Richards, at the height of his powers, turned out for Rishton […]
The one that got away 24 September 2023 0 comments Back in 1987, England took on Australia for the right to be called world champions. Bill Athey and Philip DeFreitas […]
FOOTPRINTS OF A MASTER SCRIBE 24 September 2023 0 comments DAVID Foot, who died two years ago at the age of 92, was one of those journalists who loathed the […]
The 50-over game is in better nick than ever 24 September 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS Last Saturday at Edgbaston I was flicking from one 50-over game to another, the match going on in […]
Kapil’s star turn at Nelson 17 September 2023 0 comments Scott Oliver rewinds to the time when Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev bestrode club cricket’s stage For the cricketers of the […]
All bases covered for Indian mission 17 September 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Cricket is not just a game where 11 players pit their skills and wits against 11 others, […]
Uncapped wonders 17 September 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS FIVE WHO SHOULD HAVE PLAYED FOR ENGLAND If I was to list all the players I’ve come up […]
Durham good guys doing the business 17 September 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler There are very few things in cricket upon which almost everyone agrees. Fence-sitting is out […]
All-rounders like Liam could be so key in India 17 September 2023 0 comments View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN The period leading into a World Cup is a boon for armchair […]
Edwards is breaking down barriers 10 September 2023 0 comments By Richard Edwards It’s no surprise that Charlotte Edwards is a coach in demand. After leading the Southern Brave to […]
The name’s Bond, Shane Bond 10 September 2023 0 comments Scott Oliver looks back to when the Kiwi speedster tore it up in the Lake District Built on the steel […]
Like dad, Josh shows value of versatility 10 September 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Just like the A-level student who has to settle for their second or third choices of university, […]