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Jonny be good!

28 April 2024 0 comments

BAIRSTOW BLITZ NUDGES WORLD CUP SELECTORS By Matt Thacker Jonny Bairstow hit a sensational unbeaten 108 from just 48 balls […]

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 […]

The tale of the tape

28 April 2024 0 comments

Brian Halford finds out more about a new initiative aiming to make cricket more accessible A new national tape ball […]

Putting the Steel in Surrey

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Sam Dalling Happy place: Cam Steel has come through adversity to shine this season PICTURE: Alamy IT ISN’T that […]

Snater’s storming start sees Eagles flying high

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi SHANE SNATER is in magnanimous mood. The 28-year-old has been central to Essex’s strong start to the […]

Khushi hundred puts Essex in driving seat

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ECB Reporters April 26-29, Seat Unique Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham 358 (Ackermann 112, Robinson 90, Porter 3-57, Cook 3-60) […]

Clark and Burns turn the screw

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Mark Baldwin April 26-29, The Kia Oval, London Hampshire 151 (Gubbins 45, Fuller 39, Clark 3-29, Atkinson 3-40, Worrall […]

Bears buckle with Duckett at the double

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Brian Halford April 26-29, Edgbaston, Birmingham Nottinghamshire 400 (Duckett 218, Haynes 74, Hannon-Dalby 5-78, Ali 2-65) Warwickshire 71-3 (Mousley […]

Banton bolsters Cidermen in tightly fought tussle

28 April 2024 0 comments

By John Curtis April 26-29, Chester Road North, Kidderminster Somerset 309-9d (Banton 92, Pretorius 49, Holder 3-72, Leach 2-40, Waite […]

Big gloves to fill up…

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Jon Batham Stepping into the shoes of a Middlesex wicketkeeping legend might sound a little scary – but Jack […]

De Lange’s best gives Glos the edge

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Richard Latham April 26-29, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Middlesex 203 (De Caires 37, Higgins 30, de Lange 6-49, Goodman […]

Rain-hit Northants aim for scoreboard pressure

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Jon Culley April 26-29, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Northamptonshire 453-7d (Bartlett 126*, Gay 88, Currie 2-102, Ahmed 2-64) Leicestershire […]

England’s Harry and Joe pummel Derbyshire

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Graham Hardcastle April 26-29, Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 450-5d (Brook 126*, Root 119, Chappell 2-73, Tickner 1-79, Reece 1-86) Derbyshire […]

Home comforts the charm for Hove faithful

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards RESULTS HAVE been thin on the ground in a predictably weather-hit April, which could make Sussex’s win […]

Diamonds and Stars make early running

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ECB Reporters Network AFTER WINS in the first round of games last Saturday for South East Stars – in […]

Tash cuts a dash on comeback trail

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Jon Batham TASH FARRANT is learning to be kind to herself and play the long game after two years […]

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 […]

Bouchier sets sights on helping England win T20 World Cup

25 April 2024 0 comments

Maia Bouchier wants to help England’s T20 side show they can be “the best in the world” as they plot […]

Duckett backs his ‘different’ skills to aid England’s T20 World Cup bid

24 April 2024 0 comments

Ben Duckett believes his more alternative skill set could complement England’s big-hitters in the defence of their T20 World Cup […]

Forest’s response to VAR controversy ‘too emotional’ – Broad

24 April 2024 0 comments

Former England bowler Stuart Broad has criticised Nottingham Forest’s response to the VAR controversy at Sunday’s Premier League match against […]

Flintoff’s son makes century for Lancs second XI

24 April 2024 0 comments

Andrew Flintoff’s 16-year-old son, Rocky, has scored his maiden century for Lancashire’s second XI. The teenager conjured up memories of […]

Rashid: England have “mindset of champions”

24 April 2024 0 comments

Adil Rashid believes England’s World Cup blowout in India will have no impact on the defence of their T20 crown […]

Durham chief insists issues with the ECB are in the past

23 April 2024 0 comments

Chief executive Tim Bostock says Durham being given a tier one women’s team is the “most visible way” the England […]

Defending champions Surrey ease past Kent at Canterbury

22 April 2024 0 comments

Defending champions Surrey recorded their first win of the Vitality County Championship season as they knocked over Kent by an […]

Barking up the wrong tree

21 April 2024 0 comments

Bowler slams Key ball plan By Richard Edwards “What do I think? I think he’s wrong – 100%,” says Keith […]