All posts tagged "Mark Butcher"
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoMark Butcher: Name changes risk undermining the Hundred’s good work
After the most successful edition of The Hundred yet, in terms of both the quality of cricket and audience engagement, there...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoAlex Green is breaking through at Leicestershire
The One-Day Cup has become synonymous with the blooding of new talent and Leicestershire’s fast bowler Alex Green, is at the...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: The Hundred in holding pattern as identity questions loom
The fifth edition of The Hundred is underway and this feels very much like a holding year. Several of the new...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoRichard Clarke: Evolution not revolution – What cricket can learn from baseball
For a sport that cherishes its history with such devotion, it seems surprising that there is no official commemoration on the...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: The last quick standing – All hail Mohammad Siraj’s Summer
The unforgettable final scenes at The Oval gave us more drama than we knew what to do with. And at the...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: Cricket is not about ‘fairness’ and nor should it be
There’s been some talk this summer about Test cricket introducing substitutes for injured players, in light of Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury...
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Annie Chave
/ 4 months agoAnnie Chave: A Tour de Force
Annie Chave on the life-chain nature of friendly cricket tours My ‘good old days’ belong to the innocence and freedom of...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: Where are the rock-star spinners?
It’s been a tough summer for the slow men, in a tough era full stop. Take Ravindra Jadeja. It has been...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoRichard Clarke AKA ‘The Grumbler’: You are not alone at the cricket
Richard Clarke says county grounds are the perfect place for conversation One of the most arresting and widely-praised football videos of...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoMark Butcher: Ben Duckett leads the way for clinical England
We’ve become used to Ben Stokes’ side achieving the unthinkable, but what an incredible win that was at Headingley. India dominated...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoMark Butcher: Triumphant Proteas expose Australian frailties
South Africa’s victory in the World Test Championship final was a fairytale moment for a nation that has been through the...
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Annie Chave
/ 6 months agoAnnie Chave: A sad day but Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s strength shines through
Annie Chave was at Downend CC to witness a rare appearance from Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence, who is suffering from Motor Neurone...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEngland LD leading run scorer Dan Bowser opens up about being neurodivergent
By Evie Ashton I want to be that guy,” exclaimed a 10-year-old Daniel Bowser, gazing in awe at the television, as...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThe Hundred: James Vince dazzles as Southern Brave go top
A James Vince masterclass and another brilliant performance by their battery of quicks sent Southern Brave to the top of the...
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England News
/ 1 year agoIrreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma
The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class
England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did...
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Mark Butcher
/ 1 year agoUndercooked West Indies need support from ‘Big three’
MARK BUTCHER It was evident from the Lord’s Test that West Indies are massively undercooked for this series. If it hadn’t...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoTHANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, JIMMY
MARK BUTCHER Mark Butcher looks back on one of the all-time great careers Stuart Broad’s hot streaks are the stuff of...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoBRILLIANT BUMRAH HAS MAGIC IN HIS FINGERS
MARK BUTCHER It was a fabulous performance from India to end their 13-year wait to win a World Cup title. They...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBIASED DRAW UNDERMINES WORLD CUP’S INTEGRITY
MARK BUTCHEROPINION It’s been a really entertaining World Cup so far, with some high-quality cricket and enough surprises to keep us...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoSelection mis-steps hamper England’s World Cup bid
MARK BUTCHER As I write this, England’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup hang in...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoKey had unfinished business…
MARK BUTCHER This week, our columnist answers questions from Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast listeners If you could change one rule from...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoEngland favourites in an open field
MARK BUTCHER I’m expecting an unpredictable T20 World Cup. The way the tournament is structured this time – with four groups...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoWorld Cup offers welcome break from franchise diet
MARK BUTCHER With the ICC holding global tournaments every year for the foreseeable future, it doesn’t leave long for the anticipation...
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Mark Butcher
/ 2 years agoAnderson’s retirement in England’s best interests
MARK BUTCHER It was a brave call from the England management to signal the end of Jimmy Anderson’s career. It was...
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County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
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Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
