County Championships

/ 6 months ago

England batter Zak Crawley signs new Kent deal running to end of 2025 campaign

England opener Zak Crawley has signed a contract extension with Kent running to the end of the 2025 season. The 26-year-old...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Joe Root in numbers: A look at England star’s stats

Joe Root’s brace of hundreds at Lord’s took him past Sir Alastair Cook as England’s all-time leading Test centurion. Here we...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 7 months ago

Worcestershire dig in to give Essex tricky chase

FIFTIES BY Jake Libby, Brett D’Oliveira and Adam Hose ensured Worcestershire would make Essex bat again in their rollercoaster match at...

By The Cricket Paper Team

ECB Premier Leagues

/ 7 months ago

Bracebridge Heath smash 400 in Lincolnshire League

LINCOLNSHIRE PREMIER League side Bracebridge Heath racked up a mammoth 447 against Market Deeping in an incredibly one-sided clash at Outgang...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Derek Pringle

/ 8 months ago

Harry Brook has the right stuff to lead for England

There would have been sniggers as well as knowing nods over Harry Brook’s credentials to be an England captain when the...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Derek Pringle

/ 10 months ago

Buttler’s England have firepower to win again

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have just two more T20 matches against Pakistan, following Saturday’s pipe-opener at Edgbaston, before they mount their...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 10 months ago

Cox at the double as Kent old boy drives Essex on

By Fred Atkins May 24, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Essex 591-7d (Cox 207, Snater 83*, Bhuiyan 2-114, Evison 2-93, Parkinson 2-151)...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Annie Chave

/ 10 months ago

Finding a second home

ANNIE CHAVE At the end of the 2020 season when, after 15 years playing and coaching on the county circuit, Australian...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Mark Butcher

/ 10 months ago

Anderson’s retirement in England’s best interests

MARK BUTCHER It was a brave call from the England management to signal the end of Jimmy Anderson’s career. It was...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County News/The Hundred

/ 10 months ago

Building a Spitfire

By Jeremy Blackmore Kent's new Director of Cricket Simon Cook has developed a fresh, bold approach to bring success to Canterbury,...

By The Cricket Paper Team

News

/ 10 months ago

What’s in The Cricket Paper: 19/05/24

In the week after England’s greatest ever bowler announced his retirement from test cricket, Mark Butcher pays tribute to Jimmy Anderson...

By Nick Powell

England News

/ 10 months ago

Broad says potential lack of experience in England attack ‘scary’

Stuart Broad believes England could find themselves with a “quite scary” lack of bowling experience once his old partner James Anderson...

By Nick Powell

England News

/ 11 months ago

Who can replace England’s talisman Anderson?

By Matt Green With the news of Jimmy Anderson’s impending retirement, the question is who will spearhead the England attack going...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Features

/ 11 months ago

Bravo to Emilio Gay, inspiring the next generation

Jeremy Blackmore on a cricketer with a unique background who is hoping to use his profile to help others Northamptonshire batter...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Wins for Somerset and Kent but Essex stay top

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIV 1 RESULTS Kent 261 (Evison 71*) and 166-3 (Bell-Drummond 79*) beat Lancashire 92 (Gilchrist 6-24, Agar 4-35) and...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Ruthless Surrey steal a march as rain causes rivals to draw

International class: Ben Duckett hit a double hundred for Notts PICTURE: Alamy WORCESTERSHIRE V SOMERSET AT KIDDERMINSTER Tom Lammonby continued his...

By The Cricket Paper Team