County News/The Hundred

Bumble’s Guide To Old Trafford!

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After one Test match off I will be back in action this week – and what a place to return: Old Trafford on home soil. It is of course a place I know well – and I’ll hope to sneak at least one night out if Mrs Lloyd allows me as I live just eight miles away.

Improving Lewis Gregory Eyes Top Order Spot At Somerset

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ANY lingering doubts as to the importance of lower order runs were dispelled once and for all last week at Trent Bridge where England and India reached stalemate largely thanks to the efforts of those not normally renowned for their batting exploits.

Bumble’s Guide To Headingley!

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I know I’ve got a cracking job at the best of times but I’m being spoilt this week. I love going to Headingley and after a fabulous Test match I’m back today for what promises to be a cracking t20 Roses match.

The 2014 English County Cricket Championship

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The 2014 Cricket County Championship has a long way to go yet, having only gotten underway at the start of April, but of course betting started on it much sooner – and most bookmakers released early odds well before a bat touched a cricket ball in earnest.

Aaron Finch Can Blast Yorkshire To T20 Glory

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The general consensus is that 2014 is a big year for t20 cricket in England and Wales. Despite inventing the format in 2003 we’ve had to look on enviously as more glamorous tournaments in India and Australia have stolen the limelight.

Peter Hayter: It’s Time To Loosen The Gag And Tell The Truth

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Some years ago it was my task, on behalf of a group of reporters covering a county cricket match at the Oval, to approach one of the umpires after close of play to ask why he had felt it necessary to step in when one of the Surrey batsmen squared up to a couple of the Gloucestershire players that afternoon.

Moeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard

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NEW ROAD has a special name for Moeen Ali. They’re calling him “The Beard That’s Feared”. It’s on the board at the Black Pear Refreshment stall at the back of the Basil D’Oliveira Stand and, much to the delight of the chap in the Worcestershire Club Shop under the new hotel, it’s on the T-shirts he was selling at a healthy rate during their first home match of the season against Kent.

Yorkshire Can Put The Rest In A Spin Thanks To Dizzy

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IT’S THAT time of year again where I make myself look silly by giving my predictions for the summer ahead. It’s been a winter to forget but I can’t remember the last time there was this much excitement and anticipation for a county season.

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