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News
/ 8 years agoWhy cull overseas club men?
I UNDERSTAND the ECB clamped down on overseas amateurs at club level this year, to help promote more UK-born players. All...
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/ 8 years agoFlower no incompetent
I WRITE in defence of Andy Flower. In Chris Stocks’ piece about the Lions, he stated that the man who will...
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/ 8 years agoSorry, Middlesex got their just desserts
I WATCHED every county that played Lancashire and two stand out. Warwickshire’s appearance on the second morning was a surprise as...
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/ 8 years agoYour shout…
Send your comments to: The Cricket Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] ... Continue reading... Access...
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/ 8 years ago5-0? Not even without Ben
WITH a few notable exceptions (stand up Mr Flintoff), why is everyone so negative about the possibility of England retaining the...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoECB to reconsider appeal by Middlesex over relegation
By Jeremy Blackmore MIDDLESEX’Sbid to have the ECB overturn the two-point penalty which sealed their relegation from Division One has received...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoIT’S NEVER PRETTY, BUT UGLY BOYS STILL DELIVER…
MARTIN JOHNSON When I read that Paul Collingwood had signed a new one year contract with Durham, I wondered what a...
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ICC Rankings
/ 8 years agoA close eye on sponsor power is much needed
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN There was a chilling remark in last week’s The Cricket Paper....
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’s an uncomfortable truth Joe, you have to bat No.3!
England’s finest: Joe Root plays into the leg side during the first Test match against West Indies at Edgbaston in August...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLaws give Mankad back his good name at last
Adam Collins is thrilled to note that one of cricket’s great anomalies has been addressed by the law-makers Adam Collins All...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY DREAM XI
Welcome to our expanded, illustrated presentation with statistical summaries of the selected players JOSH POYSDEN Warwickshire bowler 1. Brendon McCullum Opening...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWe’re going to win back fans after Cup flop says Stafanie
Eager to make amends: Stafanie Taylor By John Hunter STAFANIE Taylor has called on the West Indies to make amends for...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFAST BOWLERS DID HUNT IN PAIRS BUT OVERWORK IS TAKING A TOLL
Garfield Robinson looks back at the sustained reigns of terror by the fast men of yesteryear and wonders whether we will...
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/ 8 years agoEngland tickets boost for Yorkshire
By Richard Marshall YORKSHIRE have been swamped by demand for tickets for next summer’s international games at Headingley. Sales for the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoColly’s jolly at Durham stay
CAPTAIN Paul Collingwood has told of his delight to have extended his stay with Durham. The 41-year-old has signed on for...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLeach can lead Worcs on the Rhodes to success
WORCESTERSHIRE captain Joe Leach has signed an extended three-year contract at New Road. Leach, 26, led his side to the Division...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCan’t bat… Can’t bowl… Can’t field… Are you sure?
ACTION REPL AY Richard Edwards looks back to the 1986-87 series when cynics in the Press were made to eat their...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAT LAST, WE MAY GET WORLD TEST LEAGUE
Tim Wigmore greets the ICC’s latest offering with guarded optimism but suggests its structure leaves a lot to be desired Tim...
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International News
/ 8 years agoFive-star Perera inflicts first UAE Pakistan defeat
By Adam Ellis Five of the best: Dilruwan Perera took five wickets to skittle Pakistan PICTURE: Getty Images SO humiliating was...
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International News
/ 8 years agoDu Plessis gives short ball advice to Tigers
By George Jones FAF DU PLESSIS is adamant Bangladesh can make the next step up in their progression as a Test...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 8 years agoBRACE’S ACES ARE A STEELY BUNCH…
Dave Bracegirdle travelled the length and breadth of the country watching Division Two cricket this season and has put together a...
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/ 8 years agothe CRICKET paper Subscriptions…
Postal subscription rates for The Cricket Paper are: £20 for ten issues, £40 for 20 issues, or £80 for 40 issues,...
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/ 8 years agoBayliss all set for a warm homecoming
By Richard Edwards Welcome home: Trevor Bayliss will return to Australia with England this winter PICTURE: Getty Images THE Aussies are...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 8 years agoWHO’S AMONG THE TOP-FLIGHT ELITE?
Joshua Peck picks his dream XI from the County Championship Division One with surprise title winners Essex making up over a...
