All posts tagged "Somerset"
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 months agoJude Bellingham buys into Birmingham Phoenix
Jude Bellingham, England footballing superstar, has bought a minority 1.2% stake in Birmingham Phoenix for some £1 million.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoMark Butcher: Replacement player rule needs an early bath
This season has seen the introduction, on an experimental basis, of a new rule in the County Championship whereby teams are...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty Championship: Centurion Tom Abell named player of the round
Tom Abell’s unbeaten century that guided Somerset to the top of the Rothesay County Championship Division One table after a two-wicket...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 months agoAnnie Chave: Building the women’s county game
Annie Chave takes the temperature of the Women’s One-Day Cup.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKnight ton sees Somerset topple Surrey
Durham 118 (Bell 5-22) lost to Hampshire 121-4 by 6 wickets Lauren Bell’s first competitive bowl of the season resulted in...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoKey talking points from Round Three of the County Championship
It was a truncated round of the County Championship, with just eight teams featuring, but the four fixtures still delivered enthralling...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoMark Wallace: Inside Glamorgan’s revival
Mark Wallace was a young wicketkeeper-batter when Glamorgan last graced the topflight in 2005. Two decades on, Jeff Thomas listens to...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty Championship analysis: Division One – Somerset top, Sussex shake off deduction
Adam Hopkins takes a look at where things stand in Division One of the County Championship after the opening two rounds.
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty Championship analysis: Division Two – Durham dominate after Ben McKinney double
Two rounds into Division Two, Adam Hopkins looks back at the front-runners and early action.
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoHampshire fight back as Somerset fall short
By Alex Smith April 17-20, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 238 (Lehmann 76, Albert 42, Overton 3-50, Gregory 3-45) & 146-1 (Gubbins...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoHain battles hard but Essex tighten the screw
By Brian Halford theCRICKETpaper Sunday, April 19, 2026 April 17-20, Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire 190 (Hain 88*, Thompson 22, Porter 4-59, Cook...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoRichard Clarke: Stories can be told in many different ways
Richard Clarke on a comically brilliant start to the season...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Emotions run high as season kicks off
Lauren Winfield-Hill is on the naughty step in a high-pressure match at The Oval
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty Championship: Matt Critchley makes an early statement with inaugural Player of the Round award
Matt Critchley was fastest out of the blocks in the earliest ever start to a County Championship season, scooping the inaugural...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 months agoAnnie Chave: Cold weather, warm embrace! County cricket returns
It’s safe to say that it was a decidedly uncomfortable lead-in to the much-anticipated County Championship this season.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSomerset pip Tykes, Surrey and Lancs go big, Hants ace big chase
SATURDAY SAW the start of the Women’s One Day Cup, with eight of the nine sides in action and Yorkshire making...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoOverton hits career best to put Somerset in box seat
By Martin Smith April 10-13, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford Essex 149 (Allison 49, Elgar 41, Shaw 3-30, Overton 2-35, Ball...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoClarke cracks hundred after Glamorgan skittled
By Jon Culley April 10-13, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire 279 (Haynes 100, O’Neill 59, van der Gugten 4-54, Hadley 4-76) &...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoEngland watch: Jamie Smith and James Rew hit the ground running in the County Championship
The return of the County Championship bears significance in its own right but once again conversations around the relationship between the...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoThe key takeaways from the opening round of the County Championships
It was an absorbing start to the new English domestic season as red-ball cricket made its highly-anticipated return, with wins for...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty Championship Division 1 Preview: Notts begin title defence as Surrey look to reclaim their crown
County Championship cricket finally returns after what feels like a long winter. After England’s Ashes debacle, red-ball cricket in this country...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty Championship Division 2 Preview: Durham and Worcestershire looking to bounce back
The race for promotion from the second division looks to be hotly contested this year. Adam Hopkins previews the opening round...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoThe Rew generation: Brothers Thomas and James raring to go for Somerset
Thomas Rew is looking to line up alongside his brother James in Somerset’s Championship side this summer
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoLocal hero James Harris signs off on a high at Glamorgan
At the end of the 2012 season, having decided to leave Glamorgan, 22-year-old James Harris sat in the empty stands at...
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News
/ 3 months agoNEWS IN BRIEF
IN NEWS from the past week or so that you may have missed, Sam Curran will miss the IPL with a...
County Championships
Hampshire captain Ben Brown signs until 2027
County Championships
Key talking points from Round Nine of the County Championship
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
ICC Champions Trophy
What now for England and Jos Buttler after Champions Trophy exit?
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
