International News

/ 8 months ago

Shastri calls for Test cricket to be streamlined

By Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat Test cricket needs to be reduced to six or seven teams to maintain interest in the format...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

It’s been a Blast!

As the gentler pace of the County Championship coincided with a period of settled weather, there was time to take stock...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Williamson contract refusal a sign of the times

NEW ZEALAND captain Kane Williamson this week turned down a central contract with New Zealand Cricket and relinquished his position as...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Darren Stevens

/ 9 months ago

Batters: Do your homework then trust your instincts

DARREN STEVENS Last week we spoke about the expanding variety of slower balls employed by fast bowlers in T20 cricket and...

By The Cricket Paper Team

T20

/ 10 months ago

Sams right at home with the Eagles

By Tawhid Qureshi Australian All-Rounder Daniel Sams is so fond of the UK that he describes his T20 Blast stint with...

By The Cricket Paper Team

England News

/ 10 months ago

Topley aiming to be top of the world

By Richard Edwards It’s a measure of Reece Topley’s longevity that he first played in a T20 World Cup as far...

By The Cricket Paper Team

England Women

/ 10 months ago

Heather Knight wants more from England’s batters despite opening ODI win

Skipper Heather Knight called for an improvement in England’s batting after seizing a 1-0 lead in their three-match ODI series against...

By Cam Stephens

England Women

/ 10 months ago

Wyatt rewarded for sticking to her guns as England secure series

Danni Wyatt is prepared to fail more often than not if it means she can play the sort of innings that...

By Nick Powell

England News

/ 10 months ago

England looking for positives against Pakistan

Jos Buttler’s side host Pakistan for four T20Is as Windies World Cup trip looms England will face Pakistan four times in...

By The Cricket Paper Team

IPL

/ 10 months ago

Jacks of all trades

By Richard Edwards Some players don’t take long to leave an imprint on their coach. Quite literally. Neil Stewart, a man...

By The Cricket Paper Team

Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'

/ 11 months ago

The long goodbye?

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler As you might expect from one of the world’s most literate sports, county cricket has been...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County News/The Hundred

/ 11 months ago

Root: County schedule change ‘non-negotiable’

Joe Root has led calls for cricket’s powerbrokers in this country to reform a clogged domestic schedule that is causing widespread...

By Nick Powell

Ben Gardner

/ 11 months ago

Backing the bat in the balancing act of T20

BEN GARDNER A major fascination of international T20 cricket is its necessary get-what-you’re-given nature. While franchise teams don’t all follow the...

By The Cricket Paper Team

A Cricket Life

/ 11 months ago

A Cricket Life with David Lloyd

A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week Bumble looks back on a colourful life...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County News/The Hundred

/ 11 months ago

Red and white can co-exist, says Overton

By Richard Edwards CRAIG OVERTON can understand why some young cricketers are intent on prioritising white ball cricket over the red...

By The Cricket Paper Team

County Championships

/ 11 months ago

Long live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly

DARREN STEVENS It was great to see my old team Kent hold out for a draw in the Battle of the...

By The Cricket Paper Team

England Women

/ 1 year ago

‘It’s a lot of fun’ – Knight still enjoying captaining England

Heather Knight believes she still has a “lot to offer” as England captain after nearly eight years in the post. Knight...

By Nick Powell

England News

/ 1 year ago

Livingstone focusing on strike-rate rather than average

Liam Livingstone prioritises his strike-rate and volume of sixes over time-honoured indicators of success such as averages and milestones. The England...

By Nick Powell