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Big names get behind bid for cricket to join the Olympics
Alison Mitchell locates a desire for the game to widen horizons Cricketing greats Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar have thrown […]
Club Spotlight – Ealing CC
By Frank Smith EALING are already one of the country’s leading club sides but there is a belief at their […]
New Zealand’s Luke Ronchi eager to turn heat on old Australia pals
Tristan Lavalette looks back on the fascinating journey of one of cricket’s most explosive batsmen Shane Warne looked noticeably baffled. […]
Where are they now? Kent – Joint County Championship winners 1977
By Neil Fissler The County Championship has only been shared three times since its inception in 1890. Middlesex and Yorkshire […]
Ali vows to become an opening all-rounder
It is perceived by many that the England cricket team has two main weaknesses within its current line-up. Firstly, they […]
Pakistan v England: Tourists’ options may be confusing but it’s time for change
By Matthew Harris For a series that had threatened to plumb new depths of tedium, Pakistan and England have produced […]
Cricket must learn from rugby’s brave new world
Tim Wigmore is left incredulous at the lack of ambition as cricket plans to reduce its global reach Those sad […]
Club Spotlight – Bramhall CC
By Frank Smith WHEN the ECB asked their Twitter followers to name their club’s cricketing heroes, Derek Randall, Harvinder Singh […]
Secrets of Hesson’s Black Cap revival
Tim Wigmore explores the spectacular climb by New Zealand up the world rankings On January 2, 2013, New Zealand were […]
Where are they now? Northants – Runners-up, NatWest Trophy & B&H Cup 1987
By Neil Fissler Geoff Cook admits that he still cannot believe that Northants failed to win a trophy in 1987 […]
Students on learning curve in bid to top world
By Francis Kelly While the national team do battle with Pakistan in tricky foreign conditions, another English side will be […]
It was fast and furious but how many will miss the WACA?
Tristan Lavalette locates a love-hate relationship as the end looms for one of cricket’s most iconic grounds… Known universally simply […]
Club Spotlight – Swardeston CC
By Frank Smith SWARDESTON may have broken the East Anglian Cricket League record by winning a fourth consecutive title this […]
Where are they now? Surrey – Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up 1979
By Neil Fissler Alan Butcher admits his abiding memory of Surrey’s Benson & Hedges Cup defeat to Essex was walking […]
Tammy Beaumont: I must start scoring big
Eyes on the prize: Tammy Beaumont is pictured (left) handing out the Chance to Shine Participant of the year award to […]
Kent’s Darren Stevens targets another vintage season
By Charlie Talbot-Smith Darren Stevens was compared at the PCA dinner earlier this month, to a fine red wine – […]
County cricket – The gulf between haves and have-nots is widening
Tim Wigmore says the competitive balance between the counties is eroding… It did not take long for Gloucestershire’s warm afterglow […]
Looking back – England v Pakistan series 1992
On paper, it’s a nothing contest: a dead rubber with England already in an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series… but the script of the summer is not allowing events to be played out in a placid manner.
Club spotlight – Harold Wood CC
By Chris Bailey HAROLD Wood is a century-old institution in Essex but the club was forced to, quite literally, rise […]
Where are they now? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions
By Neil Fissler Darren Bicknell admits that the signings of Australians Stuart MacGill and David Hussey were just what Notts […]
Looking back – England’s victory over Pakistan in Karachi in 2000
Tim Wigmore reveals how England upset the odds in a stirring series win away to Pakistan in 2000… As dusk […]
Club spotlight – South Northumberland CC
By James Gray THE SUMMER of 1882 will be best remembered for the events at the Oval at the end […]
Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983
By Neil Fissler Raymond Illingworth had a long history in the game of winning trophies, but nobody had expected that […]
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