Tag: County Cricket

Ian Bell named new captain of Warwickshire

21 January 2016 0 comments

IAN Bell will take over as Warwickshire captain after Varun Chopra stood down from the role. Chopra had been skipper […]

My life in cricket – Jacques Du Toit

25 November 2015 0 comments

It was the England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, who pointed me in the direction of Leicestershire. I was playing cricket […]

Domestic and international cricket crowds in England increase

24 November 2015 0 comments

Crowds at English domestic and international cricket matches are at their highest level since the ECB was formed. Supporters at […]

Tammy Beaumont: I must start scoring big

13 October 2015 0 comments

Eyes on the prize: Tammy Beaumont is pictured (left) handing out the Chance to Shine Participant of the year award to […]

Kent’s Darren Stevens targets another vintage season

13 October 2015 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith Darren Stevens was compared at the PCA dinner earlier this month, to a fine red wine – […]

County cricket – The gulf between haves and have-nots is widening

13 October 2015 0 comments

Tim Wigmore says the competitive balance between the counties is eroding… It did not take long for Gloucestershire’s warm afterglow […]

Looking back – England v Pakistan series 1992

12 October 2015 0 comments

On paper, it’s a nothing contest: a dead rubber with England already in an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series… but the script of the summer is not allowing events to be played out in a placid manner.

Club spotlight – Harold Wood CC

12 October 2015 0 comments

By Chris Bailey HAROLD Wood is a century-old institution in Essex but the club was forced to, quite literally, rise […]

Club spotlight – South Northumberland CC

6 October 2015 0 comments

By James Gray THE SUMMER of 1882 will be best remembered for the events at the Oval at the end […]

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, […]

Marcus North – My life in cricket

26 May 2015 0 comments

I finally got into the Australian Test side at the start of 2009 off the back of the home loss […]

Lord’s to host the 2nd annual Asian Cricket Awards

1 May 2015 0 comments

The Home of Cricket will host the Asian Cricket Awards on 13th October this year in an event that recognises […]

My Life in Cricket – Ant Botha

28 April 2015 0 comments

I was bowling a bit of spin in the nets as a youngster at Natal when Graham Ford mentioned I […]

Brad Wadlan: So Much Major Talent In Minor Counties

11 September 2014 0 comments

It has been extremely satisfying as a current Minor Counties cricketer seeing players like Shropshire’s Richard Oliver (Worcestershire) and Hertfordshire’s Tanveer Sikander (Essex) break into the first-class game this season.

Alan Lee’s Verdict On Taunton

28 August 2014 1 comment

Turning off the M5, and nosing through untimely roadworks on the approach to this now sprawling market town, a certain dread assailed me.

Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket

20 May 2014 0 comments

YORKSHIRE captain and among England’s first generation of professional female cricketers – Lauren Winfield has a lot to be excited about.

Peter Hayter: It’s Time To Loosen The Gag And Tell The Truth

15 May 2014 0 comments

Some years ago it was my task, on behalf of a group of reporters covering a county cricket match at the Oval, to approach one of the umpires after close of play to ask why he had felt it necessary to step in when one of the Surrey batsmen squared up to a couple of the Gloucestershire players that afternoon.

Moeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard

23 April 2014 0 comments

NEW ROAD has a special name for Moeen Ali. They’re calling him “The Beard That’s Feared”. It’s on the board at the Black Pear Refreshment stall at the back of the Basil D’Oliveira Stand and, much to the delight of the chap in the Worcestershire Club Shop under the new hotel, it’s on the T-shirts he was selling at a healthy rate during their first home match of the season against Kent.

Lurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook

23 April 2014 0 comments

THE happiest image of a good week for county cricket was that of Alastair Cook celebrating his century against Derbyshire at Chelmsford with a rock-the-baby salute to his new daughter, giving a whole new meaning to Graham Gooch’s favourite term: “Daddy hundred”.