Tag: Australia

Where are they now? Leicestershire – County Champions 1996

14 July 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Leicestershire were the rank outsiders to win the County Championship in 1996 with bookmakers offering them at […]

Key Ashes battles

7 July 2015 0 comments

We look at some of the key battles that could decide the location of the urn.

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Gillette Cup winners 1969

7 July 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler John Hampshire admits that he did not know it at the time but Yorkshire’s second Gillette Cup […]

Inside this week’s TCP – Ashes special

3 July 2015 0 comments

We’re at the centre-point of a captivating schedule for England in 2015; flanked either side by the Kiwis and South Africans, […]

Morrant Young Gun: Jake Doran, Tasmania and Australia Under-19 wicket-keeper

1 July 2015 0 comments

Greg Chappell has compared him to Mike Hussey, Chris Rogers sees similarities with Andrew Strauss, but all Australian tyro Jake Doran wants to be is himself.

Paul Nixon: It’s been great so far but Ballance is a worry

1 July 2015 0 comments

The best one-day international series I can ever recall in England may have ended but that has only whetted the appetite for the months ahead.

LV= Breakthrough Player Award shortlist announced

30 June 2015 0 comments

Six of the county game’s brightest young talents have been shortlisted for this year’s LV= Breakthrough Player Award. Alex Davies […]

Inside this week’s TCP

25 June 2015 0 comments

When Mickey Arthur was sacked 16 days before the start of the 2013 Ashes series in England, few would have […]

Where Are They Now? Derbyshire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1998

24 June 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Matt Cassar recalls that Derbyshire were put at a major disadvantage after being asked to bat first […]

My Life in Cricket: Jon Lewis

23 June 2015 0 comments

I was a chippy character on the field and, though I took it too far sometimes, I learned to control […]

Peter Hayter’s column: Ashes battle MUST be fought in right spirit

23 June 2015 0 comments

The Australians are here, the first Ashes Test starts a fortnight on Wednesday in Cardiff, and the memories of the […]

Bairstow: I’m a perfect fit for ‘new’ England

22 June 2015 0 comments

IF Jonny Bairstow is on the outside looking in as far as England are concerned, his sheer weight of runs will almost certainly batter the front door down before long.