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/ 9 years agoJONNY DELIVERED WHEN IT MATTERED
I WAS at Old Trafford on Tuesday, working with the Professional Cricketers’ Association, and it was great to be there. You...
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/ 9 years agoWELL DONE CHRIS, YOU AND ESSEX DESERVED THE TITLE!
PAUL NIXON www.paulnixoncricket.com Congratulations to Essex for a much-deserved County Championship victory. They’ve been by far the most consistent side, and...
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/ 9 years agoBALANCE OF POWER HAS NOW SHIFTED!
Tim Wigmore explains how the lucrative new IPL deal has put cricket in line with the world’s major club sports PLANET...
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/ 9 years agoBREAKTHROUGH YEAR PROVIDES THE PLATFORM FOR KEEPER OLLIE
YOUNG GUN OLLIE ROBINSON Kent Wicketkeeper Amaiden first-class dismissal and touring the West Indies as part of England’s U19s squad, it’s...
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/ 9 years agoENGLAND’S SUPER SIX WILL NEED TO DELIVER
Peter Hayter focuses on the main protagonists who must turn on the style if England are to exact Ashes revenge this...
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/ 9 years agoIt’s going to plan for spin king Parkinson
WINLESS Leicestershire have had little to cheer about so far this summer but left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson is still smiling after...
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/ 9 years agoThe cap certainly fits talented Alex
Nigel Gardner looks at the emergence of a young rookie who is highly thought of at Derbyshire Proud moment: Alex Hughes...
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/ 9 years agoEmergence with a bit of Glam-our
Peter Miller highlights the efforts of a young man who very nearly became a county history maker Top effort: Kiran Carlson...
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/ 9 years agoPakistan tours still await green light despite the visit of World XI
Skippers: World XI’s Faf du Plessis and Sarfraz Ahmed in Lahore By Richard Edwards THE head of the international players association...
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/ 9 years agoMCC Champion County match off to Barbados
By Paul Eddison THE traditional season opener is to move from the UAE to Barbados with both the North- South Series...
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/ 9 years agoNorthants fans are not found Wanting
Matt Wright reports on a fascinating promotion battle, dominated by one man, Rory Kleinveldt Ton-up: Northants batsman Richard Levi struck a...
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/ 9 years agoDurham still left facing dilemmas
Simon Sinclair finds that the north-east county are still struggling, a year on from enforced relegation Departing: Paul Coughlin is leaving...
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/ 9 years agoDISABILITY CRICKET
ECB deserve credit for work they give to disability sport THIS WEEK… ECB Head of Disability Cricket It was a great...
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/ 9 years agoTWO GREAT WINS ACHIEVED WITH DIFFERING MINDSETS
Derek Pringle, a member of the 1992 Essex team, analyses the county’s Championship triumphs some 25 years apart As part of...
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/ 9 years agoHampshire’s Smith proving that he’s not just a one-trick pony
At the races: Hampshire batsman Will Smith has another love By Richard Edwards WILL Smith has spent the majority of this...
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/ 9 years agoFirst-timers Essex are the barometer for captain Leach
Promotion material: Joe Leach By Charlie Bennett AS Essex continue to celebrate their remarkable title success, Worcestershire skipper Joe Leach knows...
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/ 9 years agoIT’S A WINNING COMBINATION OF TALENT AND WORK ETHIC
Chris Stocks talks to three of the main orchestrators in Essex’s first Championship success in 25 years Essex won their first...
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/ 9 years agoLancashire praise for Essex title campaign
By Charlie Talbot-Smith ESSEX’S title was secured last Friday when Somerset completed a seven-wicket win over Lancashire at Taunton. Resuming on...
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/ 9 years agoLord’s ace Bailey is left coining it in
Scott Read explains how the desire to ‘produce a result’ has benefitted Middlesex and Tom Bailey Pumped: Lancashire’s Tom Bailey took...
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/ 9 years agoEssex comedown has a Silver lining
Alex Smith argues the new county champions might actually benefit from their first-innings collapse Abb-ey days! Kyle Abbott takes the plaudits...
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/ 9 years agoFisher reels ‘em in to boost Yorkshire
Graham Hardcastle reflects on the timely return to form of Yorkshire’s young gun This was almost the ideal time for Matthew...
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/ 9 years agoClassy Kumar still shines so bright
Jeremy Blackmore watches a true legend of the game make yet another brilliant century He’s still got it: Kumar Sangakkara celebrates...
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/ 9 years agoStoneman is the rock at the top for England Strauss hails opener for success
ANDREW Strauss, England’s director of cricket, has backed Mark Stoneman to thrive in Australia during this winter’s Ashes series. By Chris...
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/ 9 years agoAlastair Cook tips Stoneman to shine in Ashes tour
The Ashes Down Under is a mere 63 days away...
