All posts tagged "cricket"
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Cricket Paper
/ 5 years agoBRING BACK THE FA CUP OF CRICKET!
THE GRUMBLER A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler The governors of county cricket are often accused of inaction but they...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoMEMORIES LURKING IN BACK OF A CUPBOARD
MARTIN JOHNSON One of the stranger spin-offs from the Covid lockdown was the way hitherto humdrum activities became positively stimulating. The...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoBallance recovery is a slow process
Ill: Gary Ballance YORKSHIRE have confirmed that it’s not yet known when former England batsman Gary Ballance, 30, who’s recovering from...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoIs it now time to introduce the pink ball?
By Richard Edwards Viable option? Joe Root inspects the pink ball FRUSTRATION was the word on everyone’s lips after the second...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoBore draw starts the inquest over umpire’s protocols
By Chris Stocks Second Test, August 9-13, The Ageas Bowl, Southampton England 110-4d (Crawley 53, Sibley 32) (Abbas 2-28, Shaheen 1-25)...
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Bob Willis Trophy
/ 5 years agoBartlett’s back and sizzles for Somerset
CENTRAL DIVISION By Paul Martin GEORGE Bartlett marked his return from concussion with a classy unbeaten century as Somerset seized control...
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News
/ 5 years agoSalt wants to add spice to England’s ODI future
By Peter White Determined: Phil Salt is aiming for England PHIL Salt is determined to make it impossible for the England...
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News
/ 5 years agoBresnan revels in a fresh start – but it was no easy transition
By Tom Harle Home from home: Tim Bresnan at Yorskhire YORKSHIRE people are good at lots of things – they’ll tell...
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News
/ 5 years agoWily Hogan showing no signs of calling it a day just yet
By Sam Dalling Keen to stay: Michael Hogan wants a new deal EVERGREEN Michael Hogan intends to play on into his...
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News
/ 5 years agoOpportunity knocked for Taunton Tom
By Jeremy Blackmore Abell and willing: Somerset captain Tom Abell FOR Somerset skipper Tom Abell, a missed runout opportunity proved a...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoDon’t blame the umpires, says Crawley
By Chris Stocks Focus: Zak Crawley is desperate to score big AS England’s hopes of wining this Second Test against Pakistan...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agothe CRICKET paper subscriptions…
Postal subscription rates for The Cricket Paper are: £20 for ten issues, £40 for 20 issues, or £80 for 40 issues,...
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Bob Willis Trophy
/ 5 years agoGlee for Chapple as Lancs make light work of Durham
By Simon Sinclair LANCASHIRE coach Glen Chapple has hailed his side’s “dominant” performance to kickstart their Bob Willis Trophy campaign with...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoA BALL DOING ‘TOO MUCH’? THAT’S A BIT OF A COP-OUT
PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT Experience: James Anderson Mix and match: Stuart Broad, left, should have bowled at the same length as young left-armer...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoHe had it all! Broad was the boy come good for Oakham master Hayes
By Richard Edwards Star pupil: Stuart Broad STUART Broad’s mastery of a cricket balls extends well beyond the field of play...
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Test Matches
/ 5 years agoSudden emergence of Pakistan’s new young breed is no surprise to Arthur
By Richard Edwards Top talent: Pakistan’s Naseem Shah Mentor: Mickey Arthur ENGLISH audiences may be constantly amazed at Pakistan’s ability to...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoFOUR-DAY TESTS MAY JUST BE WORTH A GO
ADAM COLLINS @collinsadam Sometimes a small piece of information is required to highlight a bigger problem. It was the case this...
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News
/ 5 years agoSibley aiming to ensure Sri Lanka won’t get him in a spin this winter
By Chris Stocks Dom Sibley FOR Dom Sibley, there is just one more Test match this summer, against Pakistan in Southampton...
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News
/ 5 years agoHameed must stay focused
Improving: Hameed HASEEB Hameed has been told to keep focussing on the day job and not an England Test return. The...
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News
/ 5 years agoMY PONTING HATRED SHOWS HOW WRONG THE FANS CAN BE
JAMES WALLACE says our early, pre-conceived ideas about cricketers may be proved wrong but they can take a lot of shifting...
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News
/ 5 years agoBrexit closes the door on Harmer’s England hopes
ESSEX off-spinner Simon Harmer has given up hope of a future England callup after the Kolpak rules were changed. Harmer, 31,...
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News
/ 5 years agoMaxwell fit as Aussies jet in for more high-class action
ENGLAND will play three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals against Australia next month. The matches, brought forward from July in a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDEVELOPING THE SPINNER’S CRAFT IS SUCH AN ARTFORM
DEREK PRINGLE The season may feel very different with a shortened version of the Championship under way and restrictions on overs...
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News
/ 5 years agoIt’s the end of an era as MS Dhoni calls it a day
FORMER India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced retirement from international cricket. The 39-year-old wicketkeeper/batsman is the only captain to win...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMUNTON SAW PINK ELEPHANTS CAVORTING AROUND THE FIELD
THE heatwave this week, which saw England’s cricket grounds sizzle like the wheat fields of South Australia, is a mixed blessing...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
