What life has dealt to the boys of ’92 since coming so close to final glory 24 March 2017 0 comments Back Row: Neil Fairbrother, Richard Illingworth, Phil Tufnell, Gladstone Small, Derek Pringle, Graeme Hick, Chris Lewis, Dermot Reeve, Laurie Brown […]
Derek Pringle column – Finn still searching to deliver on early promise 21 March 2017 0 comments In Richard Ford’s elegiac novel The Sportswriter, the protagonist Frank Bascombe reckons there is “nothing as noble and enduring as […]
County Archives – Essex 1979 28 February 2017 0 comments Champions who smiled their way to the title Paul Edwards continues his fascinating series on the county teams by looking […]
County Archives – Surrey 1952 7 February 2017 0 comments The year when Bernie really shone among the stars… Surrey had an army of leading lights in their 1952 title […]
Alastair Cook: the first two years as captain 6 February 2017 0 comments Following Alastair Cook’s resignation as England captain, we profile his leadership’s progression and the moments that provided a stern, sometimes […]
Cook calls time on his term as England Test captain 6 February 2017 0 comments Alastair Cook has announced his resignation as the captain of England to call time on his record 59 Tests in […]
Grayson named coach of Yorkshire Diamonds 3 February 2017 0 comments (Photo: Getty Images) Paul Grayson has been appointed as the new coach of the Yorkshire Diamonds. Grayson, who is the […]
We’ve got to be more clinical, says Troughton 17 January 2017 0 comments Rob Johnston catches up with Jim Troughton, now reunited with Ashley Giles at Warwickshire In 2012, Ashley Giles as coach […]
Sales is my selection as the best to never earn England Test call-up 10 January 2017 0 comments Alison Mitchell kicks off a debate that has exercised cricket fans over the decades, and offers a few big names […]
Derek Pringle column – Lose outgrounds and we start to lose touch 6 December 2016 0 comments Essex’s decision not to play cricket at Colchester next season looks like the further erosion of a tradition that goes […]
Essex secure deal for Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir 8 November 2016 0 comments Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir will get a taste of county cricket after agreeing a deal to join Essex for the […]
Simon Sweetman column – Fagg’s amazing record stands unchallenged 31 October 2016 0 comments The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events From time to time we might sit back and consider those cricketing […]
Derek Pringle column – Aussies on the ball in bid to end Ashes failures 31 October 2016 0 comments Australia’s government has declared it will not do business with the UK until it has left the European Union but […]
Essex lead way but Duckett catches eye 5 October 2016 1 comment The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division Two Essex earned the only promotion spot available […]
England name Physical Disabilities squad for Dubai tournament 4 October 2016 0 comments The ECB have announced a 15-man Physical Disability squad for the upcoming T20 tournament in Dubai. The England Physical Disability team will […]
Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag 4 October 2016 0 comments The biggest challenge of promotion it seems, for those teams which manage it like my old county Essex, is adapting […]
Derek Pringle column – Selectors can find that wow factor in Div Two 20 September 2016 0 comments Is the selection of England’s international teams an art or a science? The fudged answer, with that old image of […]
Martin Johnson column – I’m missing fast show but Agnew and Lloyd won’t be… 23 August 2016 0 comments There is no finer sight in cricket than a genuinely fast bowler in full cry, mixing up the 100mph inswinging […]
Outgrounds – Middlesex 23 August 2016 0 comments Dan Whiting looks at the stories behind some of the venues that Middlesex have used over the years Middlesex might […]
Hales may survive but there can be no place for Vince 23 August 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks looks ahead to the winter double tour to Bangladesh and India and chooses his party for the arduous […]
Where are they now? Yorkshire – C&G Trophy winners 2002 16 August 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Yorkshire had endured a long 14-year wait for trophies between winning the Benson & Hedges Cup in […]
Essex tie up Varun Chopra for next three seasons 2 August 2016 0 comments Varun Chopra will return to Essex after signing a three-year contract with the county. Chopra, 29, began his career at […]
Roderick out for six weeks 20 July 2016 0 comments Gloucestershire Championship captain Gareth Roderick will miss up to six weeks of cricket after breaking his finger on Sunday. Wicket […]
Essex won’t replace overseas star Adam Milne 27 June 2016 0 comments Essex will look to their own young players to replace overseas star Adam Milne for the T20 Blast rather than […]
Paul Nixon column – Malan’s earned call but why only one game? 20 June 2016 0 comments England have announced their squads for the upcoming ODIs and single T20 against Sri Lanka, and it looks like a […]