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County Championships
/ 7 months agoCounty Championship Champions Surrey complete comprehensive win over Yorkshire
Surrey completed a commanding Rothesay County Championship victory by an innings and 28 runs after dismissing Yorkshire for 229 at the...
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England News
/ 7 months agoWe can’t take our eyes off the ball against Zimbabwe – England’s Harry Brook
Harry Brook has urged England not to take it easy against the underdogs of Zimbabwe, insisting “we can’t take our eyes...
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England News
/ 7 months agoBen Stokes says he gave up alcohol to aid latest injury rehabilitation
Ben Stokes has binned the booze during his latest injury rehabilitation in a bid to be firing on all cylinders for...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoMatthew Waite claims six wickets as Worcestershire beat Essex for first win of season
Matthew Waite starred with the ball as Worcestershire claimed their first win of the Rothesay County Championship season by beating Essex...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGuess who’s back? Jimmy Anderson makes wicket-taking return
Anderson, 42, shows he still has the magic Back with a bang: Jimmy Anderson showed his enduring class in his first...
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News
/ 7 months agoNews in Brief: Zimbabwe make welcome return to England
Twenty-two years after their last official tour of England, Zimbabwe are returning for a one-off Test match at Trent Bridge starting...
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/ 7 months agoReader Letters
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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County Championships
/ 7 months agoBig Ben Sanderson delivers with bat and ball for Northamptonshire
As the leader of Northamptonshire’s attack, Ben Sanderson has forged a reputation as one of the most consistent wicket-takers on the...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoZen Malik’s journey from South Asia to a County Championship centurion
Zen Malik might only be two games into his first-class career, but after several years of being a trialist for 12...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoMark Butcher: Virat Kohli leaves the format he loved with lasting legacy
This week marked the retirement of the most influential Test cricketer of the 21st century, and in my view the most...
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Ben Gardner
/ 7 months agoBen Gardner: Winless Lancashire hit rock-bottom
Ben Gardner on the Red Rose’s recent red-ball struggles How did it come to this? Two seasons ago, Lancashire were comfortably...
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News
/ 7 months agoCurtly by name if not by nature
By Guy Williams HAVING TAKEN 16 wickets in Division One for Yorkshire at a highly respectable average of 17.56, opening bowler...
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/ 7 months agoThriller at Chelmsford, Notts win again
SUSSEX V WORCESTERSHIRE AT HOVE Sussex’s persevering seam attack broke Worcestershire’s determined resistance - led by Jake Libby’s 167 - to...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGlamorgan crush Kent, Northants beat Lancs
KENT V GLAMORGAN AT CANTERBURY Glamorgan thrashed Kent by an innings and 161 runs at Canterbury to pick up their first...
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Annie Chave
/ 7 months agoLoving the League: Annie Chave on the brilliance, and importance, of the County Championship
I’m currently reading Scott Oliver’s excellent book, Sticky Dogs and Stardust – When the Legends Played in the Leagues. Scott writes...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoDurham dig deep to defy Hameed’s double
By Thomas Ridley May 16-19, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Nottinghamshire 407 (Hameed 206*, Slater 52, Yusuf 4-99, Carse 3-64) Durham 320-4...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoSussex seamers make the Cidermen suffer
By Richard Latham May 16-19, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Somerset 338 (Vaughan 80, Lammonby 60, McAndrew 4-71, Robinson 3-70)...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoSolid Surrey build big lead in the sunshine
By Bruce Talbot May 16-19, The Kia Oval, Kennington Yorkshire 255 (Bairstow 89, Lyth 55, Lawes 3-77, Clark 3-31) Surrey 384-7...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoTimeless Abbott has Hants hoping for victory
By Brian Halford May 16-19, Edgbaston, Birmingham Hampshire 300 (Fuller 52*, Stoneman 48, Barnard 4-56, Hannon-Dalby 3-47) & 159-6 (Middleton 76,...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoPears punish Eagles despite late fightback
By Sam Rhymes May 16-19, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Worcestershire 358 (Waite 73, Jones 54, Snater 4-78, Thain 2-71, Critchley...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoGlamorgan go big to grind Steelbacks down
By Blake Bint May 16-19, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Northamptonshire 185 (Procter 61, Broad 24, Fernando 3-28, Gorvin 3-36) & 49-3 (Procter...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoGreen tons up to keep Gloucestershire in game
By Andrew Stockhausen May 16-19, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Kent 424 (Stewart 182, Benjamin 93, Singh Dale 7-110, Shaw 1-67, Akhter...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoJimmy’s return gives Red Rose day to relish
By ECB Reporters May 16-19, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Lancashire 458 (Wells 141, Balderson 73, Aitchison 3-87, Morley 2-83, Andersson 2-34)...
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County Championships
/ 7 months agoHandscomb torments former club to give Foxes the edge
By Ben Kosky and Jon Batham May 16-19, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Middlesex 232 (Davies 49, Higgins 44, Holland...
