All posts tagged "Ian Botham"
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Columnists
/ 3 days agoDerek Pringle: Joys of Jofra Archer tempered by long road ahead
Until two days ago Jofra Archer had not bowled a ball in Test cricket for four years, a litany of injuries...
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Features
/ 3 days agoFIRST-CLASS READING
IN SYD’S VOICE From becoming the first British-born Black man to play Test cricket for England to owning and running a...
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Latest News
/ 3 days agoTHE GREATEST XI No.15 SUSSEX
Chris Adams, who captained Sussex to three Championship titles, including the first in their history in 2003, selects his county’s all-time...
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Latest News
/ 3 days agoAnyone for tennis?
Say cheese: Jimmy Anderson does the honours for Joe Root WIMBLEDON MIGHT be concluding today, but it’s been a popular place...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoThe Greatest XI: No.13 – Somserset
Brian Rose – the former Somerset captain, cricket chairman and director of cricket – selects his county’s all-star line-up 1. HAROLD...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoFIRST-CLASS READING
IN SYD’S VOICE From becoming the first British-born Black man to play Test cricket for England to owning and running a...
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International News
/ 1 month agoGuy Williams: Getting ready for an Indian summer
With the First Test against India starting on Friday at Headingley, the groundstaff, headed by Richard Robinson, are working flat out...
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News
/ 1 month agoFIRST-CLASS READING
IN SYD’S VOICE From becoming the first British-born Black man to play Test cricket for England to owning and running a...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFIRST-CLASS READING
IN SYD’S VOICE From becoming the first British-born Black man to play Test cricket for England to owning and running a...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMehidy the man as Bangladesh level series
Match-winner: Mehidy Hasan Miraz had a game to remember PICTURE: Alamy A FINE all-round game from Mehidy Hasan Miraz helped Bangladesh...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoArise Sir Jimmy Anderson! England cricket legend honoured with a knighthood
Jimmy Anderson has joined the likes of Jack Hobbs, Len Hutton, Colin Cowdrey, Alec Bedser, Ian Botham, Alastair Cook, Geoffrey Boycott...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoThe Kookaburra Ball, The Wobbled Seam And The Border/Gavaskar Series
By Garfield Robinson West Indies fast bowling great and one-time record-holder for wickets in Test cricket, Courtney Walsh, was spectacularly successful...
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Big Interview
/ 10 months agoINTERVIEW: England great Dennis Amiss on cricket’s evolution
The former England opener, Warwickshire chief executive and deputy chairman of the ECB reflects on his career in the game.
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England News
/ 10 months agoEngland v Sri Lanka: Bad light intervenes on day 2 of third Test
Bad light brought about an early finish for the second successive day in the third and final Test at The Oval.
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England News
/ 10 months agoSri Lanka fight back in the London gloom
Bad light brought about an early finish for the second successive day in the third and final Test at The Oval,...
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Cricket Paper News
/ 11 months agoA Guide To Collecting Cricket Memorabilia
Once the preserve of the rich and well heeled, sports memorabilia collecting has soared over recent years, as access to rare...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoA Cricket Life Allan Lamb
The England and Northants legend on switching allegiances and taking on the Windies Interview by Jo Harman A loyal servant: Lamb...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoAldridge and Thomas consign Lancs to fourth successive defeat
By Richard Latham August 2, County Ground, Taunton Lancashire Lighting 218 Somerset 220-2 Somerset won by 8 wickets Toss: Somerset, who...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 1 year agoLouis Kimber – record breaker
Remember the name, as the saying goes. Because apart from hardcore county cricket fans, not that many would have been aware...
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England News
/ 1 year agoJimmy in numbers
Here are a few of the numbers confirming Anderson as one of cricket’s true greats: 187 – Test matches, second to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMike Procter
A Cricket Life A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the former South Africa...
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England News
/ 1 year ago“Nothing to celebrate” – Anderson on 700th Test wicket
James Anderson insists his history-making 700th Test wicket was “nothing to celebrate” after England‘s series defeat in India and is already...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 2 years agoShakib Al Hasan: Scoundrel; Steward; Survivalist…
By Ben Gardner At the 2019 World Cup, Shakib Al Hasan was many people’s pick as the unofficial Player of the...
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Club
/ 2 years agoKing Viv rules up north
Scott Oliver looks back to 1987 when Sir Viv Richards, at the height of his powers, turned out for Rishton in...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 2 years agoPulling power
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Jimi Hendrix always used a Fender Stratocaster, Bruce Springsteen is never seen on stage without his...
County News/The Hundred
Vitality Blast permutations: Who will join Somerset and Surrey in the last eight?
International News
Mitchell Starc leads the onslaught as West Indies are skittled for just 27
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