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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 […]

Inside this week’s TCP – Ashes special

3 July 2015 0 comments

We’re at the centre-point of a captivating schedule for England in 2015; flanked either side by the Kiwis and South Africans, […]

Paul Nixon: It’s been great so far but Ballance is a worry

1 July 2015 0 comments

The best one-day international series I can ever recall in England may have ended but that has only whetted the appetite for the months ahead.

Yes, England – you do win things with kids!

30 June 2015 0 comments

It was when Jason Roy landed a ball on top of my car for the third time in the over […]

LV= Breakthrough Player Award shortlist announced

30 June 2015 0 comments

Six of the county game’s brightest young talents have been shortlisted for this year’s LV= Breakthrough Player Award. Alex Davies […]

Morrant Young Gun: Mosun Hussain

23 June 2015 0 comments

Mosun Hussain’s first memories of cricket are watching his father’s beloved Pakistan on TV but the Yorkshire youngster is dreaming […]

Bairstow: I’m a perfect fit for ‘new’ England

22 June 2015 0 comments

IF Jonny Bairstow is on the outside looking in as far as England are concerned, his sheer weight of runs will almost certainly batter the front door down before long.

Where are they now? Leicestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1985

26 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Leicestershire had a rich history in the Benson & Hedges Cup after beating Yorkshire to win the […]

Where are they now? Yorkshire – 2001 County Champions

19 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler David Byas had no regrets about announcing his retirement after becoming the first Yorkshire captain for 33 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Despite the jibes, Jason Gillespie Wouldn’t Rule Out England Job

25 September 2014 0 comments

Turn the clock back to Jason Gillespie’s darkest hour on these shores and anyone asking him in that moment if he fancied coaching England could only have been taking the mick.

Brad Wadlan: So Much Major Talent In Minor Counties

11 September 2014 0 comments

It has been extremely satisfying as a current Minor Counties cricketer seeing players like Shropshire’s Richard Oliver (Worcestershire) and Hertfordshire’s Tanveer Sikander (Essex) break into the first-class game this season.

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.

Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket

20 May 2014 0 comments

YORKSHIRE captain and among England’s first generation of professional female cricketers – Lauren Winfield has a lot to be excited about.

I’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor

1 May 2014 0 comments

FEW can present quite such a compelling case for inclusion in Peter Moores’ new-look England fold than James Taylor and the Nottinghamshire star insists he merits a second chance.

Yorkshire Can Put The Rest In A Spin Thanks To Dizzy

9 April 2014 0 comments

IT’S THAT time of year again where I make myself look silly by giving my predictions for the summer ahead. It’s been a winter to forget but I can’t remember the last time there was this much excitement and anticipation for a county season.

Tag: Yorkshire

Where are they now? Northants – Runners-up, NatWest Trophy & B&H Cup 1987

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

Where are they now? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983

County Championship Division Two – Team of the Year

County Championship Division One – Team of the Year

Moeen Ali doubtful for Lord’s Ashes Test

Where are they now? Leicestershire – County Champions 1996

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Gillette Cup winners 1969

Inside this week’s TCP – Ashes special

Paul Nixon: It’s been great so far but Ballance is a worry

Yes, England – you do win things with kids!

LV= Breakthrough Player Award shortlist announced

Morrant Young Gun: Mosun Hussain

Bairstow: I’m a perfect fit for ‘new’ England

Where are they now? Leicestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1985

Where are they now? Yorkshire – 2001 County Champions

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – NatWest Trophy winners 1992

My Life in Cricket – Ant Botha

Despite the jibes, Jason Gillespie Wouldn’t Rule Out England Job

Brad Wadlan: So Much Major Talent In Minor Counties

Alan Lee’s Verdict On Taunton

Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket

I’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor

Yorkshire Can Put The Rest In A Spin Thanks To Dizzy

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