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Features
/ 8 months agoCountry’s second all-weather cricket dome opens, boosting access for state school children
The country’s second all-weather cricket dome has officially opened in Darwen, Lancashire. This state-of-the-art facility marks another important step in the...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoKatya Witney: Fond farewells as World Cup will be legends’ last hurrah
The pinnacle of the men’s game differs from player to player. Ask an England or Australia Test player, and they’ll tell...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: No point looking beyond the Aussies for Word Cup glory
As the World Cup comes ever closer, it’s almost time to start making predictions for which team is going to come...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoRichard Clarke: The one where we don’t know who wins
Famously, episodes of Friends were always named the same way. The convention began with “The One”. For example, ‘The One with...
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Features
/ 8 months agoLOST TREASURES
MAHADEVA SATHASIVAM Rob Smyth profiles a Sri Lankan batting maestro who captained three national teams and spent time in a Colombo...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoMark Butcher: Name changes risk undermining the Hundred’s good work
After the most successful edition of The Hundred yet, in terms of both the quality of cricket and audience engagement, there...
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Ben Gardner
/ 8 months agoBen Gardner: Adam Zampa’s flight turns a spotlight on cricket’s eco-unfriendliness
The very best spinners won’t just test you off the pitch, they’ll beat you in the flight, and when it comes...
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Big Interview
/ 8 months agoJoe Denly: The batting yips, second chances and a lifeline from Rob Key
The Kent strokemaker Joe Denly speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his rollercoaster career.
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Davina Perrin’s peak as Northern Superchargers show their sheer class
Davina Perrin’s Hundred in the Eliminator at The Oval was the kind of innings that will change her life.
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Features
/ 8 months agoTHE SHANGHAI LIFE: CLUB CRICKET IN CHINA
The Cricket Paper editor Adam Hopkins casts his mind back to his time playing cricket in China “Xià yí zhàn: Shìjì...
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Features
/ 8 months agoMACC ACADEMY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROMISING CRICKETERS
Founded by former Yorkshire and Northamptonshire seamer Moin Ashraf, the MACC Academy offers winter coaching programmes for young cricketers, both boys...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoMark Butcher: Can a revamp reignite the T20 Blast?
As The Hundred draws to a close, attention returns to the Men’s T20 Blast next week, with the first of the...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDerek Pringle: Sonny Baker and Saqib Mahmood to bring reverse swing back into play
The forthcoming 50-over series between England and South Africa should generate more interest than usual for a bilateral series tacked on...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDarren Stevens: Reset to Blast – T20 quarters loom at last
Last spotted in mid-July, the T20 Blast returns next week with four quarter-finals between Wednesday and Saturday. I’m happy to say...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoHUNDRED’S INFLUENCE BITES AS ONE-DAY CUP FEELS THE PINCH
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The shadows were lengthening at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening when, with three balls left, three...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoTHE CURIOUS CASE OF DANÉ VAN NIEKERK
KATYA WITNEY South Africa’s Women’s World Cup squad has not yet been announced, but – as of Friday morning – one...
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Features
/ 9 months agoCRICKET DOMES TO BRING YEAR-ROUND SPORT TO COMMUNITIES
Cricket-loving communities in Luton and Lancashire will soon get to play all year round, after the Government today announced funding for...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoEDWARDS TRIES TO SOLVE WORLD CUP CONUNDRUM
LAUREN WINFIELD-HILL Two into one won’t go: Lauren Filer will open the bowling rather than Kate Cross PICTURE: Alamy Kate Cross...
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England News
/ 9 months agoPhil Walker: England go back to the future for World Cup
England Women have reintroduced a couple of familiar faces into their World Cup squad ahead of the showpiece in India and...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoMark Butcher: Jacob Bethell is being asked to run before he can walk
Jacob Bethell’s selection as England captain for next month’s T20I series in Ireland is remarkable in a lot of ways. Not...
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Features
/ 9 months agoDurham Cricket Foundation initiative supports female coaches
The county’s foundation recently held a free coaching course to support more women to take their first steps into coaching, writes...
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Annie Chave
/ 9 months agoAnnie Chave – Outgrounds are in as Hundred takes its toll
Walking from the train station for Somerset’s Metro Bank One Day Cup game against Durham, I joined a trail of people...
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Champions Trophy
/ 9 months agoAnthony McGrath aiming for top flight survival with Yorkshire
In just over a fortnight, Yorkshire resume playing Championship cricket with the first of three vital games which will decide if...
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County Championships
/ 9 months agoAlex Green is breaking through at Leicestershire
The One-Day Cup has become synonymous with the blooding of new talent and Leicestershire’s fast bowler Alex Green, is at the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 9 months agoKira Chathli answers “surprising” Hundred call
The performances of Kira Chathli, for both Surrey and London Spirit, have made her a strong contender for this season’s breakout...
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