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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoJoin the Club: Sangakkara’s village outing
BEN GARDNERR The appearance of Kumar Sangakkara for a lowly club side got Ben Gardner thinking Looking back, of that generation...
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/ 2 years agoRay of light
As he approached his 75th birthday, Ray Garner realised he was becoming stuck in a rut. A primary school head teacher...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoCricket in United States remains a sticky wicket
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Watching Ireland’s batsmen hop about against India’s pace bowlers the other night, bottom hand off bat and clenched...
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/ 2 years 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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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoThe evolution of the slower ball: A white-knuckle ride
DARREN STEVENS I coach a number of 12-14-year old seamers, and as you might expect the first thing we nail down...
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/ 2 years agoSciver-Brunt is simply the best
KATYA WITNEY Nat Sciver-Brunt scored her ninth ODI century last week. It was a milestone which drew her level with Tammy...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoSupersize me – The rise and rise of the cult cricketer
ANNIE CHAVE As the ECB and the counties discuss financial terms for the privatisation of the Hundred in the England and...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoNew world order puts the individual first
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Cricket teams that win big tournaments nearly always cite a special togetherness which contributed to their victory; something...
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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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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoGet excited, get very excited
BEN GARDNER It rarely takes the very best long to resume normal service after some time out. Think Steve Smith scoring...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoAll eyes on the World Cup – But Blast still packs a punch
DARREN STEVENS If Twenty20 is your thing then you’ve got it made over the next few weeks. Between now and the...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoThe hare and the tortoise
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler If Jerry Springer was still on the telly, my relationship with the County Championship would be...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoButtler’s England have firepower to win again
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have just two more T20 matches against Pakistan, following Saturday’s pipe-opener at Edgbaston, before they mount their...
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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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/ 2 years agoFocus on the fans
By RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler How red-ball cricket can survive if attention is paid to those who are still paying...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoFinding a second home
ANNIE CHAVE At the end of the 2020 season when, after 15 years playing and coaching on the county circuit, Australian...
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/ 2 years agoWaters muddied as ECB changes rules for Yorkshire
KATYA WITNEY After the latest development to Project Darwin, it’s hardly surprising if those following it are struggling to keep track....
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoSlaughtered seamers need not despair
DARREN STEVENS The T20 World Cup begins next Saturday hard on the heels of the Indian Premier League in which arguably...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoFOOTPRINTS OF A MASTER SCRIBE
DAVID Foot, who died two years ago at the age of 92, was one of those journalists who loathed the prosaic....
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/ 3 years agoUncapped wonders
DARREN STEVENS FIVE WHO SHOULD HAVE PLAYED FOR ENGLAND If I was to list all the players I’ve come up against...
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/ 3 years agoBig stage brings out the best in me
Danni Wyatt, Player of the Match in Southern Brave’s victory over Northern Superchargers in the Hundred final at Lord’s, speaks to...
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/ 3 years agoThe need for speed
THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER As The Hundred hurls along to its conclusion, the Caribbean Premier League is...
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/ 3 years agoKey must get tough in game’s Wild West
@derekpringle Mark Wood is such a compelling cricketer and character, so seemingly steeped in those team concepts of loyalty and camaraderie,...
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/ 3 years ago40-OVER FORMAT IS MISSED
I’VE played all sorts of forms of one-day cricket in my career: 60 overs, 50 overs, 45 overs, 40 overs. I...
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/ 3 years agoOverton and Henry powering Cidermen
By Jeremy Blackmore Craig Overton is feeling close to his best after helping to spearhead the Somerset attack which played a...
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