Mark Wood added to England Lions squad 12 July 2016 0 comments Mark Wood has been added to the England Lions squad for the Tri-Series against the A-teams of Sri Lanka and […]
Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s 12 July 2016 0 comments The people of Taunton have spoken. The people of Hove will get their chance in the coming days. But the […]
Martin Johnson column – Try Yeovil as there’d never be a ‘murder’ at Lord’s! 20 June 2016 0 comments Some cricket grounds have more of an aura about them than others, and when a friend phoned the other day […]
England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances 14 June 2016 0 comments A host of England players will be in action for their counties over the coming weeks with national team mates […]
Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure 14 June 2016 1 comment With the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast now in full flow, there is plenty of county action on our TV […]
Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980 14 June 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Andy Lloyd remembers well Bob Willis’ first season in charge of Warwickshire as it brought about a […]
Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy 7 June 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Neil Burns admits that Leicestershire were disappointed not to have ended the 2001 season with at least […]
Umpires are unsung heroes of our game 6 June 2016 0 comments Neil Bainton, in his tenth season as a first-class umpire, reveals to Rob Johnstone that the growth of T20 means […]
Where are they now? Glamorgan – National League winners 2002 & 2004 30 May 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Mike Powell believes that the key strength of Glamorgan at the turn of the millennium was that […]
Martin Johnson column – ‘Sorry, you will have to write it in office. I can’t cope’ 29 May 2016 0 comments It’s not difficult to conjure up the scene in the Sri Lankan dressing room just before the start of the […]
Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969 9 May 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Tom Hickling admits that Buckinghamshire winning a record eighth Minor Counties Championship was the highlight of his […]
Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins 26 April 2016 0 comments Tim Wigmore reveals how county cricket’s finances mean the underdog has had his day in the Championship Fans of the […]
Marcus Trescothick: Tom Abell is knocking on the door 12 April 2016 0 comments Peter Hayter speaks to Marcus Trescothick about the prospects of Tom Abell as a future England opener… With England’s Test […]
Yasir Arafat moves back to Somerset on loan 22 March 2016 0 comments YASIR Arafat has returned to Somerset having signed a season-long loan from Hampshire as a non-overseas player. Arafat, 34, has […]
Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions 22 March 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Darren Cousins admits that it was a dream come true helping Northamptonshire win the first ever Second […]
Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants 9 February 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler David Graveney might have been born in Bristol and played the vast majority of his cricket in […]
Chris Gayle joins Somerset for t20 Blast 27 January 2016 0 comments CONTROVERSIAL West Indian Chris Gayle will be back at Taunton this summer after agreeing a deal to play in the […]
Marcus Trescothick steps down as Somerset skipper 21 January 2016 0 comments CHRIS Rogers will lead Somerset in this summer’s County Championship after Marcus Trescothick stepped down from the role. Trescothick, 40, […]
Hosts named for Women’s Super League 15 January 2016 0 comments GLOUCESTERSHIRE will team up with Somerset as a host for the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League this summer. The two […]
Where are they now? Lincolnshire – 1974 Gillette Cup giant-killers 5 January 2016 0 comments By Neil Fissler Martin Maslin admits that Lincolnshire just wanted to avoid embarrassing themselves when they were drawn away to […]
Yorkshire groundsman picks up top award 1 December 2015 0 comments YORKSHIRE have picked up another County Championship accolade as groundsman Andy Fogarty was awarded the main prize at the Groundsman […]
County Championship Division One fixtures 4 November 2015 0 comments Sunday April 10 – April 13 Durham v Somerset, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Hampshire v Warwickshire, The Rose Bowl, Southampton Nottinghamshire […]
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 […]
Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983 6 October 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Raymond Illingworth had a long history in the game of winning trophies, but nobody had expected that […]
County Championship Division One – Team of the Year 6 October 2015 0 comments The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division One