Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance 26 July 2016 0 comments The recent heat wave should have had spinners all over England loosening their fingers. Even a few days of 90-degree […]
Injury ends season for Overton 20 July 2016 0 comments Somerset bowlerJamie Overton has suffered a stress fracture of the back and will miss the remainder of the 2016 season. […]
Derek Pringle column – Finn must eye up the prey and hit the deck hard 6 June 2016 0 comments There is another game Steven Finn appears to be playing alongside cricket at the moment – Snakes and Ladders. Finn, […]
Gillespie stays on but suitors will still circle 6 June 2016 0 comments YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie ended all speculation, for now at least, by confirming that he will not be leaving Headingley […]
Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time 30 May 2016 0 comments It’s been nice to see wickets falling in the County Championship now after batsmen dominated the opening few weeks, but […]
Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969 9 May 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Tom Hickling admits that Buckinghamshire winning a record eighth Minor Counties Championship was the highlight of his […]
Durham’s plight a cautionary tale… 4 May 2016 0 comments Derek Pringle suggests that the county’s request to be bailed out is symptomatic of deeper problems that face the game […]
Where are they now? Middlesex – 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up 4 May 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Paul Weekes has good cause to remember Middlesex winning promotion for the first time because it was […]
Wisden… The game’s voice keeps ticking along 3 May 2016 0 comments Alex Narey speaks to Wisden editor Lawrence Booth about the history of the Almanack, and what makes it the most […]
Alex Lees: We know we are disliked and I can understand why 12 April 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks talks to Yorksire opener Alex Lees about his hopes of an England call-up and his ambitions for his […]
Paul Nixon column – Tykes can make it a triple but Bears are prowling 12 April 2016 0 comments So here we go again! The County Championship season is finally upon us and for all the global and saturated […]
Specsavers named as new County Championship sponsor 4 March 2016 0 comments SPECSAVERS will sponsor the County Championship for the next four seasons after agreeing a deal with the ECB. The competition […]
Adam Voges rejoins Middlesex as captain 9 February 2016 0 comments ADAM Voges has re-joined Middlesex and will captain the county in the County Championship. Voges, 36, has had spells at […]
Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants 9 February 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler David Graveney might have been born in Bristol and played the vast majority of his cricket in […]
Harry Podmore joins Glamorgan on loan 2 February 2016 0 comments GLAMORGAN have bolstered their bowling attack for the start of this season with a short term loan of Harry Podmore. […]
Graham Ford leaves role as Surrey head coach 29 January 2016 0 comments GRAHAM Ford is leaving his role as Surrey head coach to return to the Sri Lanka national team. Ford, 55, […]
England’s Joe Root on his rise to World No.1 21 December 2015 0 comments Chris Stocks discovers that England’s prolific run-scorer will be losing sleep during the series against South Africa Joe Root […]
Where are they now? Warwickshire – County Championship runners-up 1971 18 December 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Alan Smith admits that he has got no regrets about the declaration that cost Warwickshire the chance […]
2016 County cricket fixtures 4 December 2015 0 comments THE countdown to summer is well and truly underway with the release of the domestic fixtures for 2016. Yorkshire will […]
Yorkshire groundsman picks up top award 1 December 2015 0 comments YORKSHIRE have picked up another County Championship accolade as groundsman Andy Fogarty was awarded the main prize at the Groundsman […]
County Championship coin toss scrapped 27 November 2015 0 comments The coin toss that decides whether a team bat or fields is to be scrapped in the County Championship next […]
Tom Fell fit to play after surgery for cancer 25 November 2015 1 comment Tom Fell has revealed he has had surgery for testicular cancer but the Worcestershire batsman has been given the go-ahead […]
Final Over – Ben Cotton 24 November 2015 0 comments ON THE SPOT Date of Birth: 13/9/1993 Marital Status: Single Former Clubs: Porthill Park, Staffordshire THE LAST Bat you bought/used? […]
Where are they now? Durham – Minor Counties champions 1980 24 November 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Peter Crane believes that the seeds for Durham becoming a first-class county and joining the County Championship […]
County Championship Division One fixtures 4 November 2015 0 comments Sunday April 10 – April 13 Durham v Somerset, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Hampshire v Warwickshire, The Rose Bowl, Southampton Nottinghamshire […]