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County Championships
/ 2 years agoWhat is going off out there?
DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first three...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 2 years agoListening to the voices of reason
Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Picture the scene. In 20 years’ time, the first Grumbler grandchild clambers upon my knee as...
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Club Cricket
/ 2 years agoBradford pupils reap the rewards of after-school cricket
All Stars and Dynamos Cricket sessions have gone down a treat at Copthorne Primary School, says Adam Hopkins “Some children enjoyed...
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A Cricket Life
/ 2 years agoA Cricket Life with David Lloyd
A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week Bumble looks back on a colourful life...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoTiers for Fears – everybody wants to rule the game
ANNIE CHAVE NEW COLUMNIST! Tier 1, tier 2, tier 3. New cricketing terms inserted into the domestic calendar and a much-needed...
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Club
/ 2 years agoBouchier backing expansion of MCC programme for state school children in London
England star Maia Bouchier visited MCC Foundation hub in Leyton as part of a nationwide programme which has seen record numbers...
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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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County Championships
/ 2 years agoGrounds for concern
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler My local non-league football club were eyeing promotion before the winter flooding. But between Boxing Day...
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A Cricket Life
/ 2 years agoA Cricket Life with Michael Vaughan
Interview by Jo Harman A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the ex-England skipper...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoLong live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly
DARREN STEVENS It was great to see my old team Kent hold out for a draw in the Battle of the...
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The Definitive...
/ 2 years agoThe Definitive Derek Underwood
Derek Underwood, who died last week, was one of England’s most successful spinners ever. A few years ago, he talked us...
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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoWhen points and pointlessness combine
BEN GARDNERR NEW COLUMNIST! So was that basically all meaningless then? A fortnight that may as well not have happened? We’ve...
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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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Features
/ 2 years agoCricket sessions a big hit for vulnerable women in East London
Adam Hopkins says the Marks Gate Relief Project is using cricket as a force for good “These women have come a...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoLuddite’s lament
ANNIE CHAVE Our new columnist says that for the good of the game, it’s time to end the civil war It’s...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 2 years agoOf county and country
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch bullied...
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A Cricket Life
/ 2 years agoA Cricket Life with Jonathan Agnew
A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down as...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoWhite pitches, red Kookaburras and rain: A perfect storm for the new season
DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine matches...
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Katya Witney
/ 2 years agoThe end of beginning
KATYA WITNEY The staff writer @wisdencricket, on where women’s cricket finds itself Women’s regional cricket in England is entering its final...
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Features
/ 2 years agoOn this day in 2004: Brian Lara makes record Test score of 400*
On this day 20 years ago, Brian Lara regained the individual Test score world record on his way to an unbeaten...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend
Cotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend is the colourful story of one of Lancashire’s greatest...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEarly exit puts Champions Trophy at risk – England’s dismal World Cup defence
England’s fifth defeat of their World Cup title defence continued their abject slide towards elimination. Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler’s side...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEngland’s shock World Cup defeats as Afghanistan add their name to list
England slumped to a shock World Cup defeat against Afghanistan in Delhi. The defending champions were dismissed for 215 as they...
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England News
/ 3 years agoNo sweat: England great Cook was always cool in the heat of battle
Sir Alastair Cook famously never sweated throughout his record-breaking career. Even back in December 2010 after seven hours in the 40...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoWinners one and all…and an alternative set of County awards
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Grumbler’s first annual county cricket awards gala dinner. It is...
County Championships
Hampshire’s Liam Dawson retires from first-class cricket
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England bowler Sonny Baker signs new Hampshire deal
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