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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Blackmore: Gloucestershire’s Ajeet Singh Dale – he’s quick and he’s on the up
Gloucestershire seamer Ajeet Singh Dale has been testing himself for the England Lions against a world-class India A line-up over the...
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Ben Gardner
/ 1 year agoBen Gardner: Surrey struggles lead to intriguing County Championship title race
Ben Gardner on how a relatively quiet start for the champions is good news for the resurgent competition It’s a marker...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoThe Greatest XI: No.9 – Leicestershire
James Whitaker, the Foxes’ two-time Championship-winning skipper, selects his team of Leicestershire all-timers 1. LES BERRY 605 matches (in first-class cricket...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoCounty Championship R8 Team of the Week – Chris Woakes and Sam Curran impress on red ball return
The Rothesay County Championship has reached the halfway point after nearly two months of action, with the red ball competition now...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoCounty Championship: Sam Curran steers Surrey to draw while Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire earn wins
Sam Curran’s second consecutive first-class fifty helped Surrey bat out a final-day draw at home to Essex in Division One of...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoCounty Championship: Sussex ease to win as leaders Nottinghamshire dominate Yorkshire
Sussex wrapped up a nine-wicket victory over Hampshire at the Rose Bowl, needing only the morning session of day three to...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoSeamers dominate in low-scoring thriller
By ECB Reporters May 23-26, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Durham 277 (Robinson 52, Gay 41, Henry 4-60, Pretorius 3-63) & 159...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoSimpson the saviour as Sussex eye three-day win
By Alex Smith May 23-26, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 154 (Brown 53*, Middleton 34, Crocombe 4-27, Coles 2-13) & 114-6 (Dawson...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoWalter and Elgar turn the tables on leaders
By Bruce Talbot and Mark Baldwin May 23-26, The Kia Oval, Kennington Essex 217 (Pepper 75, Walter 38, N Smith 3-53,...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoWoakes and Rushworth put the Bears on top
By Brian Halford May 23-26, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Warwickshire 227 (Hain 86, Latham 59, Taylor 4-37, Duffy 2-47, Brookes...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoAbbas gets on a roll as Tykes toil
By Graham Hardcastle May 23-26, Headingley, Leeds Nottinghamshire 228 (Clarke 64, Slater 52, Hill 5-40, Thompson 3-77) & 227-3 (Slater 78,...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoJewell shines brightly as Derbyshire re hit the heights
By Nigel Gardner May 23-26, County Ground, Derby Derbyshire 587-5d (Jewell 232, Madsen 100, Leaning 2-85, Gilchrist 1-70) Kent 210-3 (Compton...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoNortheast & Carlson buck trend as wickets fall
By Blake Bint May 23-26, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Glamorgan 383 (Northeast 122, Carlson 109, Higgins 5-59, Roland-Jones 4-95) Middlesex 155 (Holden...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoAhmed and Hill deepen gloom for Lancashire
By Jon Culley May 23-26, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Lancashire 206 (Wells 36, Hurst 31, van Beek 3-38, Hull 3-43) Leicestershire...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoZaif’s personal best drives the Steelbacks forward
By Jeremy Blacklmore May 23-26, County Ground, Northampton Northamptonshire 469 (Zaib 159, Sales 81, Bailey 3-76, B Charlesworth 2-51) Gloucestershire 156-4...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoCounty Championship R7 Team of the Week – Haseeb Hameed doubles up, three players with career-best efforts
It may only feel like the beginning of the cricket season still, with England about to embark on their Test summer,...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoCounty Championship Champions Surrey complete comprehensive win over Yorkshire
Surrey completed a commanding Rothesay County Championship victory by an innings and 28 runs after dismissing Yorkshire for 229 at the...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoMatthew Waite claims six wickets as Worcestershire beat Essex for first win of season
Matthew Waite starred with the ball as Worcestershire claimed their first win of the Rothesay County Championship season by beating Essex...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoBig Ben Sanderson delivers with bat and ball for Northamptonshire
As the leader of Northamptonshire’s attack, Ben Sanderson has forged a reputation as one of the most consistent wicket-takers on the...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoZen Malik’s journey from South Asia to a County Championship centurion
Zen Malik might only be two games into his first-class career, but after several years of being a trialist for 12...
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Ben Gardner
/ 1 year agoBen Gardner: Winless Lancashire hit rock-bottom
Ben Gardner on the Red Rose’s recent red-ball struggles How did it come to this? Two seasons ago, Lancashire were comfortably...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 year agoLoving the League: Annie Chave on the brilliance, and importance, of the County Championship
I’m currently reading Scott Oliver’s excellent book, Sticky Dogs and Stardust – When the Legends Played in the Leagues. Scott writes...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoDurham dig deep to defy Hameed’s double
By Thomas Ridley May 16-19, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Nottinghamshire 407 (Hameed 206*, Slater 52, Yusuf 4-99, Carse 3-64) Durham 320-4...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoSussex seamers make the Cidermen suffer
By Richard Latham May 16-19, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Somerset 338 (Vaughan 80, Lammonby 60, McAndrew 4-71, Robinson 3-70)...
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County Championships
/ 1 year agoSolid Surrey build big lead in the sunshine
By Bruce Talbot May 16-19, The Kia Oval, Kennington Yorkshire 255 (Bairstow 89, Lyth 55, Lawes 3-77, Clark 3-31) Surrey 384-7...
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