Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man 12 April 2016 0 comments Granted Joe Root was precisely four Tests and a handful of ODIs into his England career, but I still never […]
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 […]
Yorkshire sign Travis Head for second half of 2016 21 February 2016 0 comments BIG Bash star Travis Head will spend the second half of the 2016 season at Yorkshire after signing a deal […]
Anthony McGrath named Essex assistant coach 12 February 2016 0 comments ANTHONY McGrath has left Yorkshire to join Essex as assistant coach and admitted it was “strange” to leave the place […]
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 […]
Ian Bell to captain MCC in Abu Dhabi 5 February 2016 0 comments NEW Warwickshire captain Ian Bell will get some practice in after being chosen as MCC skipper for the Champion County […]
Surrey sign Aaron Finch as cover for Kumar Sangakkara 2 February 2016 0 comments SURREY will welcome Aaron Finch to the county as cover for Kumar Sangakkara this summer. Sangakkara is set to play […]
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 […]
England’s Joe Root on his rise to World No.1 21 December 2015 0 comments Chris Stocks discovers that England’s prolific run-scorer will be losing sleep during the series against South Africa Joe Root […]
Jonny Bairstow to stay at Yorkshire 18 December 2015 0 comments IT’S not just an England recall that Jonny Bairstow earned from his excellent 2015 form – he has now been […]
Yorkshire name new limited overs captain 4 December 2015 0 comments Alex Lees has been appointed as Yorkshire’s captain for 50-over and Twenty20 cricket. The 22-year-old will be the county’s youngest […]
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 […]
Where are they now? Lancashire – NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1990 1 December 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Mike Watkinson admits this was a Lancashire side who, once they got into the winning habit in […]
Where are they now? Durham – Minor Counties champions 1980 24 November 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Peter Crane believes that the seeds for Durham becoming a first-class county and joining the County Championship […]
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 […]
Where are they now? Northants – Runners-up, NatWest Trophy & B&H Cup 1987 27 October 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Geoff Cook admits that he still cannot believe that Northants failed to win a trophy in 1987 […]
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? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions 12 October 2015 0 comments By Neil Fissler Darren Bicknell admits that the signings of Australians Stuart MacGill and David Hussey were just what Notts […]
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 Two – Team of the Year 6 October 2015 0 comments The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division Two
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
Moeen Ali doubtful for Lord’s Ashes Test 15 July 2015 0 comments MOEEN ALI is a doubt for the second Ashes Test against Australia because of a side injury. The England all-rounder ‘s […]
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 […]