All posts tagged "County Championship"
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoECB substitute rule under scrutiny after chaotic start to County Championship season
It may have been introduced with the best of intentions – the sight of Rishabh Pant coming out to bat at...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoMark Butcher: Jamie Smith back on track after bleak winter with England
I’m still struggling to get my head around the fact that we’ve had two rounds of County Championship fixtures by mid-April,...
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/ 2 months agoCounty Cricket Day encourages fans to celebrate Championship cricket
County Cricket Day returns for a third year next month, with cricket fans new and old encouraged to head down to...
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/ 2 months agoCounty Championship: Ben McKinney doubles up to take player of the round
Durham opener Ben McKinney admits he wanted to be “greedy” as his career best first-class score in Durham’s innings and 225-run...
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/ 2 months agoMark Wallace: Inside Glamorgan’s revival
Mark Wallace was a young wicketkeeper-batter when Glamorgan last graced the topflight in 2005. Two decades on, Jeff Thomas listens to...
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/ 2 months agoCounty Championship analysis: Division One – Somerset top, Sussex shake off deduction
Adam Hopkins takes a look at where things stand in Division One of the County Championship after the opening two rounds.
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/ 2 months agoCounty Championship analysis: Division Two – Durham dominate after Ben McKinney double
Two rounds into Division Two, Adam Hopkins looks back at the front-runners and early action.
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/ 2 months agoSam Northeast finds crumbs of home comfort with Kent
Sam Northeast is hoping that being on the wrong end of two draws in Division Two will be the precursor to...
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/ 2 months agoDan Lategan learning fast to help Worcestershire prosper
Worcestershire batter Dan Lategan has hit the ground running. The 19-year-old made his county debut last August in the Metro Bank...
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IPL
/ 2 months agoIndian Premier League analysis: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dazzles and mixed fortunes for England cohort
The Indian Premier League is approaching the end of its third week as the league table begins to take shape, with...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoThe key talking points from Round Two of the County Championship
The second round of the County Championship season produced another week of absorbing action, with seven positive results across the two...
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/ 2 months agoWorcestershire County Cricket Club forms partnership with leading mindset development team
In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind approach in elite sport, Worcestershire County Cricket Club (CCC) has begun to embed...
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/ 2 months agoCounty Championship revival: Why traditional cricket still matters in 2026
The start of the County Championship has been a lot of fun, with the timelessness, the reassuring solidity, the enduring battle...
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/ 2 months agoFormer England international Ravi Bopara’s innings comes to an end
At some point during our chat in the back garden of a Hertfordshire coffeehouse, most likely just after his account of...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoIT’S HOTTING UP
All to play for in the County Championship as title chasers lay down an early marker Skittled: Sussex players celebrate as...
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News
/ 2 months agoHome boy Haines hoping Sussex can stick together
By Rich Edwards CERTAINTY HAS been thin on the ground at Hove this winter, but despite everything that has happened off...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoSouth African players continue to strengthen England’s cricket county game
It's not often that an uncapped South African cricketer makes headlines around the cricket-playing world, but 27-year-old all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel managed...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoAbbott’s life lessons for bowling
By Richard Edwards THERE’S ONLY one way to get fit for bowling. And it isn’t resting. That’s the view from one...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoOverton hits career best to put Somerset in box seat
By Martin Smith April 10-13, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford Essex 149 (Allison 49, Elgar 41, Shaw 3-30, Overton 2-35, Ball...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoBaker and Abbott put Tykes on the back foot
By Graham Hardcastle April 10-13, Headingley, Leeds Hampshire 251 ((Lehmann 76, Gubbins 43, Hill 5-46, Coad 2-47) & 93-2 (Gubbins 48,...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoEngland watch: Jamie Smith and James Rew hit the ground running in the County Championship
The return of the County Championship bears significance in its own right but once again conversations around the relationship between the...
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/ 3 months agoThe key takeaways from the opening round of the County Championships
It was an absorbing start to the new English domestic season as red-ball cricket made its highly-anticipated return, with wins for...
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/ 3 months agoSpotlight on the County Championship – just as it should be
It’s been quite the start for the grand old County Championship in 2026. Some watery spring sunshine, and quality players like...
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/ 3 months agoCounty Championship Division 1 Preview: Notts begin title defence as Surrey look to reclaim their crown
County Championship cricket finally returns after what feels like a long winter. After England’s Ashes debacle, red-ball cricket in this country...
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/ 3 months agoCounty Championship Division 2 Preview: Durham and Worcestershire looking to bounce back
The race for promotion from the second division looks to be hotly contested this year. Adam Hopkins previews the opening round...

