Long live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly 21 April 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS It was great to see my old team Kent hold out for a draw in the Battle of […]
White pitches, red Kookaburras and rain: A perfect storm for the new season 14 April 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine […]
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 […]
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 […]
2022 and all that 10 September 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS It’s hard to believe it’s already that time of year again – the county one-day final. Is it […]
After a taste of Ten10 Texan style, I’m hooked 3 September 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS Exactly one week ago, I walked out to bat in the final of the US Masters T10 in […]
Could there be a twist in the tale? 27 August 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS After a rush of white-ball cricket over the last month, the domestic schedule now makes space for September’s […]
Just me, my boy, and the Oval Invincibles 20 August 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS A week or so ago I had the perfect view of Spencer Johnson’s 3-1 – that’s three wickets […]
Penny for your thoughts, coach 13 August 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS A few years ago, Paul Downton, Kent’s director of cricket, told me that my playing days were up […]
He was just a scrawny kid, but you knew he was something special 6 August 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS It was always going to finish with Stuart Broad. Those cricketing gods… There I was thinking I’d had […]
Where stars are born (and swansongs sung!) 30 July 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS The return of the One-Day Cup this week stirs some happy memories from last year. Having previously lost […]
From Hinckley home to Headingley haven 23 July 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS What luck I’ve had to have played at so many different cricket grounds all over the UK and […]
Pick your best keeper – and that means Foakes 16 July 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS Back when I was a teenager playing for Hinckley Town CC in the early 1990s, I had an […]
For a county cricketer, nothing beats Finals Day 9 July 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS When I played for Leicestershire in the first-ever T20 Finals Day in 2003, few of us knew what […]
What is going on at Leicestershire? 2 July 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS I’m a Leicester lover, it’s my home town and the place where I played for the first eight […]
Bob helped set me free, now he’s on the Bazball trail 25 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS My first thought when I heard that Rob Key had been appointed managing director of the England men’s […]
No disrespect to Kookaburra, but I’m a dukes man! 18 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS While our very own Dukes cricket ball takes centre stage in the Ashes over the next few weeks, […]
Playing a waiting game 12 June 2023 0 comments The girls play exclusively white-ball cricket at domestic level, but it’s great to see that the longer format will be […]
The time has come to bring in the red ball 11 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS For the past 18 months, I’ve had a coaching role with South East Stars, one of the eight […]
My all-time blast XI (Please forgive me, Azhar!) 4 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS The Cricket Paper asked me to pick my all-time XI for English domestic cricket and it’s been a […]
Hats off to my old roommate Jimmy! 28 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS What another extraordinary achievement by Jimmy Anderson: 20 years as a fast bowler in Test cricket. Back in […]
Red or white, it’s easy – Just watch the ball 23 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS It’s good that the T20 Blast is played out in one block now, with just a handful of […]
Why are we giving smith a free net? 14 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS So, Steve Smith has arrived on these shores to play three County Championship matches for Sussex. Or, to […]