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Kashif shows the way
The first of eight South Asian Cricket Academy graduates to get a county contract, Kashif Ali has started the season […]
Millions pour into cricket
Earlier this month, Rishi Sunak announced a £35 million investment into grassroots cricket facilities and widening access to the sport […]
CA curtails Lyon spell
Cricket Australia’s has capped their star off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s County Championship stint with Lancashire at just seven games. The 36-year-old […]
Stokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns
MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great […]
Cricket sessions a big hit for vulnerable women in East London
Adam Hopkins says the Marks Gate Relief Project is using cricket as a force for good “These women have come […]
Maynard overcomes hospitalisation to complete epic hike
Former England Test cricketer Matt Maynard completed an epic walk in wellington boots in aid of two charities that inspired […]
Little chef serves up a treat but Essex sweat on points penalty
ESSEX V NOTTS AT TRENT BRIDGE At the start of a new era, with head chef Sir Alastair Cook no […]
Runs galore but rain has the last laugh
Wrong call: Toby Roland-Jones, having inserted Glamorgan, finds bowling to Sam Northeast a real struggle PICTURES: AlamyGLAMORGAN V MIDDLESEX AT […]
Simpson eyes south coast success with Sussex
By Dan Whiting John Simpson was in a relaxed but confident mood on the eve of the County Championship season […]
Burns eyeing threepeat in gaffer Stewie’s swansong season
By Tawhid Qureshi Sitting on the balcony of a plush new stand at the Kia Oval, Rory Burns is a […]
Elgar and Critchley grind Kent down
By Martin Smith April 12-15, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Essex 530-7d (Critchley 151*, Elgar 120, Garrett 2-80, Parkinson 2-125) […]
Hampshire build steadily as Lyon shows his class
By Alex Smith April 12-15, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 367 (Dawson 86, Prest 85, Lyon 3-110, Bailey 2-60, Williams 2-49, […]
Clarke and James make Pears toil
By Neville Scott April 12-15, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire 399 (Clarke 105, James 96, Smith 3-67, Finch 2-86, Baker 2-99) […]
Somerset collapse leaves dominant Surrey on top
By Mark Baldwin April 12-15, The Kia Oval, London Somerset 285 (Lammonby 100, Renshaw 87, Gregory 50, Steel 4-50, Atkinson […]
Bears build monumental score as Durham suffer long day in the dirt
By Brian Halford April 12-15, Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire 698-3d (Davies 256, Yates 191, Rhodes 178*, Parkinson 2-206, ) Durham 174-3 […]
Northeast hits the heights
By Richard Edwards “I guess there were times earlier in my career when I threw my wicket away and didn’t […]
Luddite’s lament
ANNIE CHAVE Our new columnist says that for the good of the game, it’s time to end the civil war […]
Thomson tenfer turns it Derbyshire’s way
By Peter Miller April 12-15, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Glamorgan 237 (Carlson 74, Zain-ul-Hassan 35, Thomson 7-65, Tickner 2-57) and 69-4 […]
Masood masterclass as Root and Brook fail
By Richard Latham April 12-15, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Yorkshire 326 (Masood 140, Tattersall 58, Milnes 51, Akhter 5-89, Singh […]
Hudson-Prentice the key as Sussex on top of the Foxes
By Jon Culley April 12-15, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Leicestershire 338 (Patel 87, Trevaskis 82, Hudson-Prentice 5-50, Lamb 2-57) Sussex […]
Gay goes big to make Middlesex suffer again
By Jeremy Blackmore April 12-15, County Ground, Northampton Northamptonshire 552-6d (Gay 261, Sales 113*, Roland-Jones 2-81) Middlesex 128-1 (Fernandes 65*) […]
Masood warming to Yorkshire task
Guy Williams speaks to Shan Masood, a century-maker in Yorkshire’s most recent game, about the year ahead Yorkshire’s promotion campaign […]
Of county and country
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch […]
A Cricket Life Jonathan Agnew
A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down […]