Tag: Alastair Cook

Elgar and Critchley grind Kent down

14 April 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith April 12-15, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Essex 530-7d (Critchley 151*, Elgar 120, Garrett 2-80, Parkinson 2-125) […]

Of county and country

14 April 2024 0 comments

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

14 April 2024 0 comments

A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down […]

Essex

24 March 2024 0 comments

Ground: The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Captain: Tom Westley (CC/ODC), Simon Harmerr (T20) 2023 results: CC1: 2/10; ODC: 9/9 Group […]

England legend Sir Alastair Cook announces retirement

13 October 2023 0 comments

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has brought the curtain down on his record-breaking cricket career, saying: “It is the […]

Root says former England opener Cook retires as ‘greatest ever’

13 October 2023 0 comments

Joe Root hailed Sir Alastair Cook as the “greatest ever” after England’s record Test run-scorer announced his retirement from professional […]

No sweat: England great Cook was always cool in the heat of battle

13 October 2023 0 comments

Sir Alastair Cook famously never sweated throughout his record-breaking career. Even back in December 2010 after seven hours in the […]

Tradition runs deep amid power disparity

1 October 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Surrey’s second County Championship in as many years has meant the last seven seasons have been much […]

Chef’s still Cooking! Retirement talks on hold for now, say Essex

24 September 2023 0 comments

Essex will talk to Sir Alastair Cook about his future at the end of the season after a newspaper report […]

Cook has not given up hope

10 September 2023 0 comments

By Martin Smith Twist and out: Middlesex’s Josh de Caires took eight first-innings wickets and 10 in the match overall […]

Yadav jets in for title push

3 September 2023 0 comments

By Phil Walker Indian test star Umesh Yadav has been signed on a short-term contract to spearhead Essex’s title charge. […]

The making of a legend

6 August 2023 0 comments

A trip through Stuart Broad’s 17 years at the top August 28, 2006: Only T20I v Pakistan, County Ground, Bristol […]

The best of the tributes to Stuart Board

6 August 2023 0 comments

Test best: Broad walks off after hitting 169 against Pakistan Glenn McGrath, writing for the BBC: Australia may have always […]

It was the series that just had everything!

6 August 2023 0 comments

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Is anyone else suffering from post-Ashes blues? When we were immersed in […]

Destination India: Can Bazball do dustbowls?

6 August 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Not content with Bazball wowing us last summer, the sceptics immediately wondered how it would go in […]

Botham leads tributes as Broad bows out on high in England win

2 August 2023 0 comments

England great Sir Ian Botham led the tributes to Stuart Broad after the 37-year-old bowed out of Test cricket on […]

Porter pummels Hants to boost Essex pursuit

30 July 2023 0 comments

By Alex Smith “Jamie worked really hard in the winter and has come into the season for the first time […]

The last days of summer

30 July 2023 0 comments

OVAL OVATIONS – THE ASHES IN THE 21ST CENTURY A look back at Ashes Tests this century at The Oval […]

Harmer leads Essex with all-round class

23 July 2023 0 comments

By Martin Smith Essex made heavy weather of scoring the 30 runs required to beat Kent by seven wickets and […]

Lyon has an impressive milestone in his sights at Lord’s

27 June 2023 0 comments

Nathan Lyon is set to play his 100th consecutive Test when Australia and England meet at Lord’s from Wednesday. The […]

Evergreen Dhoni leads Super Kings to fifth IPL

4 June 2023 0 comments

By Taha Hashim Run machine: Shubman Gill was in scintillating form for the Gujarat TitansPICTURE: Alamy CSK forever: MS Dhoni […]

HERE COMES THE SUMMER

21 May 2023 0 comments

Ahead of a bumper summer of Ashes action, we’re back! By Taha Hashim BEFORE we get into what’s to come, […]

Cook rolls back the years to lift Essex

21 May 2023 0 comments

By Jon Culley HAVING scored only one first-class fifty in 14 previous visits to Trent Bridge, former England captain Sir […]

BEN’S THE BEST YET!

21 May 2023 0 comments

Anderson fires Aussies a warning By Neil Harvey Mutual respect: James Anderson, right, has so much faith in his England […]

Ben Stokes feels the need for speed and asks Ashes groundstaff to play ball

12 April 2023 0 comments

England have asked this summer’s Ashes venues to deliver the “fast, flat wickets” that captain Ben Stokes believes will give […]

Tag: Alastair Cook

Elgar and Critchley grind Kent down

Of county and country

A Cricket Life Jonathan Agnew

Essex

England legend Sir Alastair Cook announces retirement

Root says former England opener Cook retires as ‘greatest ever’

No sweat: England great Cook was always cool in the heat of battle

Tradition runs deep amid power disparity

Chef’s still Cooking! Retirement talks on hold for now, say Essex

Cook has not given up hope

Yadav jets in for title push

The making of a legend

The best of the tributes to Stuart Board

It was the series that just had everything!

Destination India: Can Bazball do dustbowls?

Botham leads tributes as Broad bows out on high in England win

Porter pummels Hants to boost Essex pursuit

The last days of summer

Harmer leads Essex with all-round class

Lyon has an impressive milestone in his sights at Lord’s

Evergreen Dhoni leads Super Kings to fifth IPL

HERE COMES THE SUMMER

Cook rolls back the years to lift Essex

BEN’S THE BEST YET!

Ben Stokes feels the need for speed and asks Ashes groundstaff to play ball

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