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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

Where are they now? Leicestershire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1992

30 September 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Justin Benson admits that he won’t ever forget Leicestershire’s first Lord’s final for seven years – but […]

Dream Team – Tom Cooper

21 July 2015 0 comments

The Somerset batsman picks the best XI he has played with and against…

Dream Team – Sarah Taylor

14 July 2015 0 comments

The England Women’s wicketkeeper picks the best XI she has played with and against in her career. Charlotte Edwards – […]

Morrant Young Gun: Sam Weller, Oxford MCCU and Kent seamer

14 July 2015 0 comments

Between devising a plan to dismiss Kevin Pietersen and sharing a pre-Ashes drink with Mitchell Johnson, Sam Weller has packed […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – County Champions 1996

14 July 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Leicestershire were the rank outsiders to win the County Championship in 1996 with bookmakers offering them at […]

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Gillette Cup winners 1969

7 July 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler John Hampshire admits that he did not know it at the time but Yorkshire’s second Gillette Cup […]

Inside this week’s TCP

25 June 2015 0 comments

When Mickey Arthur was sacked 16 days before the start of the 2013 Ashes series in England, few would have […]

Fearless Sophia is ‘England cert’

23 June 2015 0 comments

By Luke Baker As England’s new male generation continue to impress against New Zealand, Middlesex women’s captain Izzy Westbury believes […]

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – NatWest Trophy winners 1992

12 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Northants might have only won the Gillette Cup in 1976 and Benson & Hedges Cup in 1980 […]

Where are they now? Glamorgan – 1993 AXA Equity & Law League winners

5 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Tony Cottey wrote himself into Glamorgan history when he hooked Kent’s Duncan Spencer to fine leg to […]

Where are they now? Somerset – 1979 Gillette Cup and Sunday League double

29 April 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Brian Rose admits that Somerset were determined not to repeat their mistakes of 12 months earlier as […]

My Life in Cricket – Ant Botha

28 April 2015 0 comments

I was bowling a bit of spin in the nets as a youngster at Natal when Graham Ford mentioned I […]

England announce squad for Ireland ODI

28 April 2015 0 comments

ENGLAND have named their squad for the upcoming ODI against Ireland, with a lot of the big names being rested. […]

Jamie Overton Shows His Class For North Devon

11 September 2014 0 comments

JAMIE Overton is better known for his bowling on the first-class circuit, but he showed he is no slouch with the bat –blasting 142 not out off just 55 balls in North Devon’s four-wicket win against Devon Premier League champions Sidmouth.

Alan Lee’s Verdict On Taunton

28 August 2014 1 comment

Turning off the M5, and nosing through untimely roadworks on the approach to this now sprawling market town, a certain dread assailed me.

Where Are They Now? Gloucestershire 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup Winners

7 August 2014 0 comments

GLOUCESTERSHIRE banished the myth that you don’t win anything with kids long before Sir Alex Ferguson and his team of Manchester United youngsters won the Premier League.

Tag: Somerset

Chris Gayle joins Somerset for t20 Blast

Marcus Trescothick steps down as Somerset skipper

Hosts named for Women’s Super League

Where are they now? Lincolnshire – 1974 Gillette Cup giant-killers

Yorkshire groundsman picks up top award

County Championship Division One fixtures

County cricket – The gulf between haves and have-nots is widening

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983

County Championship Division One – Team of the Year

Where are they now? Leicestershire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1992

Dream Team – Tom Cooper

Dream Team – Sarah Taylor

Morrant Young Gun: Sam Weller, Oxford MCCU and Kent seamer

Where are they now? Leicestershire – County Champions 1996

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Gillette Cup winners 1969

Inside this week’s TCP

Fearless Sophia is ‘England cert’

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – NatWest Trophy winners 1992

Where are they now? Glamorgan – 1993 AXA Equity & Law League winners

Where are they now? Somerset – 1979 Gillette Cup and Sunday League double

My Life in Cricket – Ant Botha

England announce squad for Ireland ODI

Jamie Overton Shows His Class For North Devon

Alan Lee’s Verdict On Taunton

Where Are They Now? Gloucestershire 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup Winners

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