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Latest News
/ 10 months agoCricket at LA28: Olympic debut confirmed with just T20 teams per gender
Cricket is officially returning to the Olympic Games for the first time in 128 years, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirming its...
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Women (County News)
/ 10 months agoEllyse Perry signs for Hampshire Women
Global cricketing icon Ellyse Perry will play for Hampshire Hawks in this summer’s Vitality Blast. The Australian, widely regarded as one...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoCounty Championship: Week Two Talking Points
By Dom Harris The second week of the 2025 Rothesay County Championship is already upon us after an absorbing opening set...
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Women (County News)
/ 10 months agoPaul Prichard appointed Head Coach of Hampshire Women
Paul Prichard has been appointed as Head Coach of Hampshire Women, on an interim basis, until the end of the 2025...
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England News
/ 10 months agoNew white-ball skipper Harry Brook just wants to play for England after IPL snub
Harry Brook insisted there is no amount of money on the lucrative franchise circuit that could sway him from his England...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoCounty Championship R1 Team of the Week – Tom Banton breaks Somerset record, Josh Tongue impresses on return
By Dom Harris The County Championship returned for the 2025 season under clear blue skies across England and Wales. Over the...
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England News
/ 10 months agoVice-captain and clean slates – tasks facing new England captain Harry Brook
Harry Brook has been named as England’s new white-ball captain, succeeding Jos Buttler after a tricky time for the team. Here,...
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England News
/ 10 months ago‘Excellent cricketing brain’ Harry Brook named England white-ball captain
Harry Brook has been installed as England’s new white-ball captain, leading both limited-overs sides. The 26-year-old Yorkshireman was the overwhelming favourite...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoAnd we’re off! The 2025 County Championship season begins
Hotter than the Algarve, they reckon. And it did look pretty blissful with good crowds, with queues at several venues –,...
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News
/ 10 months agoReader Letters: Farewell, Joel Wilson
Each week we will be publishing a selection of your correspondence. Contact us at [email protected] or write to TCP Letters Page,...
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England News
/ 10 months agoCharlotte Edwards leads England Women’s side into new era
AFTER THEIR ignominious 16-0 Ashes drubbing down under over the winter, the England Women’s side have rung the changes, with head...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoWhat you may have missed this week…
Here is a round-up of cricket stories from the week gone by.
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoDazball comes to Northampton
NEW NORTHAMPTONSHIRE head coach Darren Lehmann, who has arrived after the departure of John Sadler last September after three years in...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoQuiet man Ryan Patel embodies the Surrey way
“I THINK you’ve hit the nail on the head, I am a team man”. In conversation with The Cricket Paper, Surrey’s...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoCounty Championship Division One Preview: Can Surrey be stopped?
The three Feathers are looking to make it four in a row The toughest test of their title defence may well...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoCounty Championship Division Two Preview: Who will return to Division One?
The Cricket Paper is expecting Lancashire and Middlesex to be the teams to beat in Division Two this summer, both looking...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoBen Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England
Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoEssex make hay while the sun shines at Chelmsford
JORDAN COX made sure his name remained on the England selectors’ radar with the ninth first-class century of his career, and...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoJonny Bairstow battles hard but Yorkies find life tough at top
KYLE ABBOTT and Liam Dawson made sure Jonny Bairstow had a roller-coaster of a first day as Yorkshire captain, as Hampshire...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoTom Banton triple ton sees Somerset dominate
ALL-ROUNDER Kasey Aldridge claimed five wickets in a dramatic Worcestershire batting collapse on the opening day, at Taunton with more than...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoJohn Simpson and Tom Clark excel but Bears fight back
CENTURIES BY Tom Clark and John Simpson ensured that Sussex returned to Division One with a strong day’s work against Warwickshire...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoLate wickets put the skids under Notts with honours even
COLIN ACKERMANN posted the first century of the County Championship season as Durham recovered to 370 for nine on the opening...
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Annie Chave
/ 10 months agoAnnie Chave Column: Saving Counties at the cost of County Cricket
Despite county cricket’s new-found riches, Annie Chave is worried about the future...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoHelter-skelter game sees Hollioake’s Kent on top
By Jeremy Blackmore April 4-7, County Ground, Northampton Kent 231 (Muyeye 72, Leaning 40, Weatherall 3-32, Zaib 2-3, Guthrie 2-69) &...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoLuis Reece’s six and Wayne Madsen ton make Gloucester glum
A six-wicket haul from Luis Reece and four from Anuj Dal got Derbyshire’s season off to an impressive start on the...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
