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Featured
/ 2 years agoA TRUE TEST FOR ENGLAND WOMEN
KATYA WITNEY Katya Witney laments the lack of red-ball cricket for Heather Knight’s side England completed an unbeaten summer with a...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoLAST OF THEIR KIND
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke says we are unlikely to see true glovemen play international cricket again In July...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoCARIBBEAN ADVENTURES ACROSS THE SHIRES
DARREN STEVENS I was sorry to see the West Indies succumb so feebly in the first Test, but their arrival on...
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Columnists
/ 2 years 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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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoSlippery Atkinson barges into the future
DEREK PRINGLE It is impossible not to get carried away with Gus Atkinson’s 12-wicket haul to kick off the international red-ball...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoANYONE FOR TENNIS?
Richard Clarke Richard Clarke wonders, with Test cricket likely to be played in a window in future, what the sport could...
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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoBracey’s best shows recovery is possible
BEN GARDNER The Gloucestershire keeper has put his unfortunate England experience behind him at last Any one of the following –...
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Featured
/ 2 years 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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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoJIMMY SWANSONG SHINES LIGHT ON FRAGILE FUTURE
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Just in case anyone thought the upcoming Lord’s Test against the West Indies was a sentimental farewell to...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoGLOVES PASS TO SMITH – BUT ENGLAND ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE
DARREN STEVENS The last week or so has been quite a time for wicketkeepers. We have to start with that extraordinary...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoACCESS ALL AREAS
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler RICHARD CLARKE SAYS ENGLISH CRICKET NEEDS TO GET ENGAGED Everything we’ve done up until now isn’t...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoKeep the red ball rolling
ANNIE CHAVE Annie Chave laments the loss of long days watching Championship cricket ball The ECB waited until the return of...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoEngland’s rigid approach strangled their chances of success
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England’s ignominious exit from the T20 World Cup had been signposted for a while. From the moment the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years agoJOY TO THE WORLD!
RICHARD CLARKE LOOKS ON THE BRIGHT SIDE AKA The Grumbler It is 11.30am on a fiercely hot Tuesday morning at Chelmsford...
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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoLOUIS KIMBER AND THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE
BEN GARDNER HOW MOMENTS LIKE THESE KEEP US COMING BACK FOR MORE If you’re not actually at a ground, then there...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoTO YORK OR NOT TO YORK
DEREK PRINGLE Deciding what ball to go to at the death is a thorny issue @derekpringle As the size of muscles...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoLIVESTREAMS A LIFELINE FOR COUNTY CRICKET FANS
ANNIE CHAVE Not camera shy: the livestreaming of games has been a boon for county fans PICTURE: Alamy From a home...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoSPORT AND POLITICS NEED TO MIX
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke says that our national pastimes should occupy the minds of our politicians. Rishi Sunak...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoSTARS IN MY EYES
DARREN STEVENS By the time you’re reading this we’ll either be floating on cloud nine or else drowning our sorrows. I’m...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoCATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN – WHAT MAKES A GREAT GRAB?
KATYA WITNEY Breaking down the elements needed for a catch to be truly brilliant Last week, Paul Coughlin went viral when...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoWindies rally to a different tune
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Great unifiers in team sports can be worth their weight in trophies, which is why supporters of the...
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Featured
/ 2 years 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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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoBatters: Do your homework then trust your instincts
DARREN STEVENS Last week we spoke about the expanding variety of slower balls employed by fast bowlers in T20 cricket and...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoLighting the path with National Cricket Week
Independent charity Chance to Shine is on a mission to inspire young people through cricket. Since 2005, they have brought cricket...
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