Is 18 first-class counties too many? 28 April 2024 0 comments MARK BUTCHER The 18 first-class county model we have in this country is unique, and one of its main benefits […]
WOMEN’S CRICKET ON RIGHT TRACKS BUT MIND THE GAP 28 April 2024 0 comments KATYA WITNEY NEW COLUMNIST! Katya Witney, staff writer @wisdencricket, on where women’s cricket finds itself Frustrating and upsetting.” Those were […]
WHAT IS GOING OFF OUT THERE? 28 April 2024 0 comments DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first […]
LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF REASON 28 April 2024 0 comments Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Picture the scene. In 20 years’ time, the first Grumbler grandchild clambers upon my knee […]
Bradford pupils reap the rewards of after-school cricket 28 April 2024 0 comments All Stars and Dynamos Cricket sessions have gone down a treat at Copthorne Primary School, says Adam Hopkins “SOME CHILDREN […]
Tiers for Fears – everybody wants to rule the game 28 April 2024 0 comments ANNIE CHAVE NEW COLUMNIST! Tier 1, tier 2, tier 3. New cricketing terms inserted into the domestic calendar and a […]
Bouchier backing expansion of MCC programme for state school children in London 25 April 2024 0 comments England star Maia Bouchier visited MCC Foundation hub in Leyton as part of a nationwide programme which has seen record […]
Cook proves he has the ingredients for test cricket 21 April 2024 0 comments Mark Butcher The decision to use the Kookaburra ball, as opposed to the Dukes, for the opening two rounds of […]
Grounds for concern 21 April 2024 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler My local non-league football club were eyeing promotion before the winter flooding. But between Boxing […]
A Cricket Life Michael Vaughan 21 April 2024 0 comments Interview by Jo Harman A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the ex-England […]
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 […]
The definitive Derek Underwood 21 April 2024 0 comments Derek Underwood, who died last week, was one of England’s most successful spinners ever. A few years ago, he talked […]
When points and pointlessness combine 21 April 2024 0 comments BEN GARDNERR NEW COLUMNIST! So was that basically all meaningless then? A fortnight that may as well not have happened? […]
Stokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns 14 April 2024 0 comments MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great […]
Cricket sessions a big hit for vulnerable women in East London 14 April 2024 0 comments Adam Hopkins says the Marks Gate Relief Project is using cricket as a force for good “These women have come […]
Luddite’s lament 14 April 2024 0 comments ANNIE CHAVE Our new columnist says that for the good of the game, it’s time to end the civil war […]
Of county and country 14 April 2024 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch […]
A Cricket Life Jonathan Agnew 14 April 2024 0 comments A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down […]
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 […]
The end of beginning 14 April 2024 0 comments KATYA WITNEY The staff writer @wisdencricket, on where women’s cricket finds itself Women’s regional cricket in England is entering its […]
On this day in 2004: Brian Lara makes record Test score of 400* 12 April 2024 0 comments On this day 20 years ago, Brian Lara regained the individual Test score world record on his way to an […]
Cotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend 18 November 2023 0 comments Cotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend is the colourful story of one of Lancashire’s […]
Early exit puts Champions Trophy at risk – England’s dismal World Cup defence 30 October 2023 0 comments England’s fifth defeat of their World Cup title defence continued their abject slide towards elimination. Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler’s […]
England’s shock World Cup defeats as Afghanistan add their name to list 16 October 2023 0 comments England slumped to a shock World Cup defeat against Afghanistan in Delhi. The defending champions were dismissed for 215 as […]
No sweat: England great Cook was always cool in the heat of battle 13 October 2023 0 comments Sir Alastair Cook famously never sweated throughout his record-breaking career. Even back in December 2010 after seven hours in the […]