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Columnists
/ 12 months agoMark Butcher: James Rew fits the bill for higher honours
Following another injury to the desperately unlucky Jordan Cox, Somerset’s James Rew is the latest batting talent to be plucked by...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoJeremy Blackmore: Domestic cricket – where next?
Jeremy Blackmore speaks to a range of county CEOs to canvass opinion on where the domestic game is currently and where...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoRichard Clarke: What lessons can the Women’s game learn from football
Regular readers of this column will know my grave concerns for the future of county cricket are partly informed by my...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoDarren Stevens: Essex banking on youth and grace in new era for Women’s cricket
We’re nearly a month into a new era of women’s domestic cricket, which has seen a new tiered county system replacing...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoKatya Witney: A freak occurrence, the Alice Capsey issue and an opportunity missed
Katya Witney has had plenty to keep her busy this week Bank holiday weekends are all fun and games unless you...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoMark Butcher: Sam Cook gets his chance as Zak Crawley clings on
There weren’t any huge surprises in England’s first squad of the summer for the Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge....
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Ben Gardner
/ 12 months agoBen Gardner: A tale of two Ahmed’s
Ben Gardner sees the County Championship through two brothers There’s similarity in the approaches. Both Rehan and Farhan Ahmed hold the...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Now is the time for the Women’s game to go all in
Lauren Winfield-Hill says the game has to maximise its early-season opportunities I’m finally able to share the news this week that...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoMark Butcher: Where do England turn in their search for a spinner?
It’s been a tough start to the county season for spinners. Calvin Harrison, the Notts leg-spinner on loan at Northants, took...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoRichard Clarke: Let’s not hear it for the County Championship
By Richard Clarke, AKA The Grumbler Far be it from me to disagree with heavy metal gods AC/ DC, but rock’n’roll...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoKatya Witney: National Counties reap the rewards of new structure
Katya Witney on the third tier of the women’s game The culmination of a hectic year of immense change began this...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Tier one round one throws up some intriguing storylines
Lauren Winfield-Hill has been doing some detective work Having England players available for the first round of the Tier One summer...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Durham’s Ben McKinney has a head for heights
Durham opener Ben McKinney followed up an impressive winter tour of Australia with England Lions by making a century in his...
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Ben Gardner
/ 1 year agoBen Gardner: ICC letting down Women’s Cricket
Ben Gardner says the best cricket currently being played is being badly served by the sports’ governing body West Indies and...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoGood Eggs: Easter cricket a hit in Southall
Middlesex in the Community has been helping deliver Holiday Activity and Food programmes to children during the Easter break, writes Adam...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave: From Somerset to Sussex – jewels of the South
Annie Chave enjoys a rejuvenating start to the season There was a real sense of celebration on the first day of...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoEssex’s Greatest XI
Derek Pringle selects 12 names to comprise the greatest team from the club’s rich and varied first-class history 1. GRAHAM GOOCH...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Captaincy can take Harry Brook’s game to the next level
Harry Brook’s appointment as England’s new white-ball captain was the obvious call.
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoAdam Hopkins: Canterbury Academy on the up
Adam Hopkins chats to David Fulton about his coaching role at Canterbury Academy, a state comprehensive with a cricket academy rivaling...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoRichard Clarke: Now is not the time for us to tune out
By now, every county member, bar the doughty devotees of New Road, will have had a chance to see their side...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoDarren Stevens: Invincibles at The Oval… or are they?
Ahead of the first game of the season at Northampton, Adam Hollioake, Kent’s new head coach, called a team meeting.
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoKatya Witney: When two became one…
The early days of co-habiting are usually frantic. There are arguments over whose stuff you keep and what goes where and...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Surrey’s unrivalled depth makes them strong favourites for the County Championship
By Mark Butcher We’ve seen a lot of runs scored in pre-season warm-ups, and I expect that trend to continue in...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoBen Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England
Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoAnnie Chave Column: Saving Counties at the cost of County Cricket
Despite county cricket’s new-found riches, Annie Chave is worried about the future...
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