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Club Cricket
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Gloucestershire show T20 Blast retains magic
Gloucestershire went into Finals Day as the rank outsiders but delivered a stunning performance to win their first T20 trophy.
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England News
/ 1 year agoNissanka exposes England’s naivety
By Mark Butcher Pathum Nissanka’s century to inflict a first Test defeat of the summer on England was fabulous to watch....
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England News
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher on Gus Atkinson: A new star with old-fashioned virtues
An incredible start to Gus Atkinson’s Test career. His century at Lord’s was outrageous, it will be fascinating to see how...
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England News
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: England star Jamie Smith is a natural-born thriller
What a start Jamie Smith has made to his England Test career. The most extraordinary thing is how comfortable he’s looked...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 1 year agoT20 DIET LEAVES NO ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE
Mark Butcher Oval Invincibles ran out convincing winners in the Men’s Hundred Final at Lord’s, defending 147 thanks to a fine...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Make Baz an offer he can’t refuse
Mark Butcher discusses the candidates talked about to replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach - and gives his view on...
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England News
/ 1 year agoIrreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma
The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class
England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did...
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Mark Butcher
/ 1 year agoUndercooked West Indies need support from ‘Big three’
MARK BUTCHER It was evident from the Lord’s Test that West Indies are massively undercooked for this series. If it hadn’t...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoTHANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, JIMMY
MARK BUTCHER Mark Butcher looks back on one of the all-time great careers Stuart Broad’s hot streaks are the stuff of...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoBRILLIANT BUMRAH HAS MAGIC IN HIS FINGERS
MARK BUTCHER It was a fabulous performance from India to end their 13-year wait to win a World Cup title. They...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 1 year agoRED-HOT ROBINSON PILES PRESSURE ON BAIRSTOW
MARK BUTCHER Not for the first time, England face a wicketkeeping conundrum as they prepare for the start of the Test...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoSelection mis-steps hamper England’s World Cup bid
MARK BUTCHER As I write this, England’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup hang in...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoKey had unfinished business…
MARK BUTCHER This week, our columnist answers questions from Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast listeners If you could change one rule from...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoEngland favourites in an open field
MARK BUTCHER I’m expecting an unpredictable T20 World Cup. The way the tournament is structured this time – with four groups...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoWorld Cup offers welcome break from franchise diet
MARK BUTCHER With the ICC holding global tournaments every year for the foreseeable future, it doesn’t leave long for the anticipation...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoAnderson’s retirement in England’s best interests
MARK BUTCHER It was a brave call from the England management to signal the end of Jimmy Anderson’s career. It was...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoArcher brings venom to England’s World Cup bid
MARK BUTCHER The headline news from England’s T20 World Cup squad was Jofra Archer’s return and, fingers crossed, if he can...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoIs 18 first-class counties too many?
MARK BUTCHER The 18 first-class county model we have in this country is unique, and one of its main benefits is...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoCook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket
Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of the...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoStokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns
MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great surprise...
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County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
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Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
