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By Andrew Stockhausen September 15 -18, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Northamptonshire 206 (Zaib 76, McManus 44, M Taylor 3-48, van Buuren 3-23) & 192 (Broad 49, Zaib 37, Singh Dale 4-46, B Charlesworth 3-6) Gloucestershire 241 (J Taylor 63, van Buuren 44,...
21.09.2025
By Nigel Gardner September 15 -18, The Central Co-op County Ground, Derby Glamorgan 259 (Carlson 94, Van de Gugten 37, Reece 4-67, Dal 3-29) Derbyshire 17-0 (Donald 10*, Reece 7*, van der Gugten 0-12, Harris 0-5) Match Drawn Toss: Derbyshire won the toss...
21.09.2025
By Brian Halford September 15 -18, Edgbaston, Birmingham Essex 325-5 (Allison 98, Pepper 54*, Bamber 2-52, Gilchrist 2-70) Warwickshire (did not bat) Match Drawn Toss: Warwickshire won the toss and decided to field Officials: Mark Newell, Peter Hartley, J...
21.09.2025
By Bruce Talbot September 15 -18, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove Yorkshire 194 (Lyth 47, Bess 38, Unadkat 3-36, Hudson-Prentice 3-33) & 109-3 (Bairstow 64*, Wharton 23*, Coles 3-45, Robinson 0-4, Unadkat 0-26, Carson 0-23) Sussex 250 (Simpson 66, Als...
21.09.2025
By Mark Baldwin September 15 -18, The Kia Oval, Kennington Nottinghamshire 231 (Slater 50, McCann 34, Fisher 5-61, Atkinson 4-41) & 256 (Patterson-White 58, James 47, Fisher 6-73, Worrall 3-53) Surrey 173 (Burns 47, Lawes 22, Tongue 3-43, James 3-35) & 29...
21.09.2025
By Richard Latham September 15 -18, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Somerset 454-8 dec (Aldridge 180, Abell 118, Abbott 2-101, Barker 2-41) Hampshire 172 (Albert 29, Fuller 24, Leach 7-69, Vaughan 3-79) & 201-8 f/o (Washington 46, Gubbins 37,...
21.09.2025
By Thomas Ridley September 15 -18, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street Worcestershire 591-9 dec (Roderick 151, Brookes 100, Conners 3-105, Raine 2-81) Durham 450-6 (Gay 161, Rhodes 151*, Waite 2-46, Libby 2-63) Match Drawn Toss: Durham won the toss a...
21.09.2025
It will take a miracle now, or a catastrophe, depending on your point of view.
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21.09.2025
The final week of the English domestic cricket season looms against a backdrop of arguments over player fatigue, a seemingly endless review of the structure and the culmination of the three formats all crammed into a decidedly autumnal September.
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21.09.2025
Ireland went into their T20I series versus England with an unbeaten record in the format against their neighbours – after a rained-off contest at the 2010 T20 World Cup and an Irish victory at the 2022 edition – and Paul Stirling’s side would have fancied...
21.09.2025
England’s batting performance in the T20 against South Africa at Old Trafford was simply extraordinary.
The post Mark Butcher: Phil Salt and Jos Buttler go stratospheric appeared first on The Cricket Paper.
21.09.2025
We all know Phil Salt excels in top gear like few others, his pristine ball striking and unerring shot selection clinching glory for him and his team especially in T20.
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21.09.2025
Worcestershire Rapids won a fabulous Metro Bank One Day Trophy final at Trent Bridge to condemn Hampshire to another runner’s-up spot, after they lost out to Somerset in the Vitality Blast Twenty20 last weekend.
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21.09.2025
We've done it! Henry Cullen and Matthew Waite celebrate victory over Hampshire PICTURE: Alamy WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids overcame Hampshire and the rain to win a pulsating Metro Bank One Day Cup final at Trent Bridge yesterday. Set a revised target of 188 from...
21.09.2025
Jordan Cox celebrated his return to the England side with a dominant half-century in a series-clinching T20 victory over Ireland in Malahide.
The post England clinch T20 series win over Ireland as Jordan Cox shines on return to side appeared first on The...
21.09.2025
Jordan Cox admits he “really struggled” to cope with the injury blow that ruined his chance of a Test debut with England – and was never going to let his white-ball comeback go the same way.
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22.09.2025
Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick has given Rehan Ahmed a vote of confidence as the leg-spinner waits to find out if he will be part of England’s Ashes squad.
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22.09.2025
Dickie Bird achieved only moderate success in his first cricketing career, but from the moment he traded his bat for an umpire’s cap he was well on the way to becoming a towering figure in the sport’s history.
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23.09.2025
Former England captain Graham Gooch led the tributes to Dickie Bird while remembering with a smile the time he hit the beloved umpire with a straight drive.
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23.09.2025
Will Jacks has been drafted as England’s Ashes wildcard, with Harry Brook promoted to Test vice-captain ahead of the hotly anticipated winter tour.
The post Will Jacks named in England’s Ashes squad with new vice-captain Harry Brook appeared first on The...
23.09.2025
England have revealed their 16-man squad that will head Down Under this winter, hoping to put an end to the long-suffering history of Ashes tours and emulate the 3-1 triumph in 2010-11 which was also the last time an England side won a Test match in Austr...
25.09.2025
South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has been named in the Proteas’ white ball squads for their upcoming tour to Pakistan, reversing his decision to step away having previously announced his retirement from the 50-over format following their semi-fin...
25.09.2025
Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed led from the front with a century against Warwickshire as they secured the two bonus points they needed to be crowned county champions for the first time in 15 years.
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25.09.2025
The Ashes is never just another Test series. It is cricket’s longest-running feud, steeped in folklore, rivalry and the weight of history. For England, a tour of Australia has so often ended in bruises – both physical and psychological. From Mitchell John...
26.09.2025
By Tawhid Qureshi KYLE VERREYNNE, the South Africa and Nottinghamshire wicket-keeper, has good reason to be happy. His unique achievement of winning the World Test Championship final, alongside the County Championship Division One title, has made for a fr...
28.09.2025
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28.09.2025
One of cricket’s best known and most-respected umpires, Harold “Dickie” Bird died last week at the age of 92. He officiated a then-record 66 Tests and 76 ODIs between 1973 and 1996, including the first three World Cup finals. Born in Barnsley, Bird was a...
28.09.2025
A Media release from the ICC on Tuesday announced “the suspension of ICC membership status of USA Cricket, with immediate effect.”
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28.09.2025
India and Pakistan will meet for a third time in the tournament when they face off in the final of the Asia Cup tomorrow afternoon in Dubai.
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28.09.2025
Knight Riders win CPL EX-ENGLAND batter Alex Hales was part of the Trinibago Knight Riders side that won the Caribbean Premier League title, triumphing over Guyana Amazon Warriors by three wickets in the final at Providence. Guyana could only make 130-8 i...
28.09.2025
Set in stone: Stone SP secured the title PICTURE: Stone SP CC WET WEATHER spoiled the final day of the Huddersfield League season, with all matches abandoned meaning that Hoylandswaine took the title ahead of Rastrick by two points in what has been a succ...
28.09.2025
Family fun: The brother and sister duo put on 324 PICTURE: Angelie Moledina IN WHAT might be a totally unique feat, brother and sister Zak Moledina and Laila Moledina shared an opening partnership of 324 runs for Langford 3XI against Minchinhampton 2XI in...
28.09.2025
ORMSKIRK BECAME the first Liverpool Competition side to win the ECB National Club Championship, defeating Penzance by 25 runs in a gripping final at Lord’s. It was a contest that swung more than once before settling on the side of Calum Turner’s bat and S...
28.09.2025
Prolific: Justin Murray (back row, third from right) had a phenomenal run of form PICTURE: Lavant CC JUSTIN MURRAY enjoyed a spectacular season for Sussex-based Sunday village side Lavant, scoring 1,360 runs at an average north of 151 in 21 innings. Murra...
28.09.2025
The England and Sussex left-arm quick, Tymal Mills, looks back at the 2017 IPL auction, when he was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a record-breaking £1.4m. Interview by Jo Harman-McGowan I’d had a terrible 2014 and 2015 with injury but I was...
28.09.2025
By Jeff Thomas Having been unexpectedly crowned One-Day Cup champions at a sodden Trent Bridge last September, there was an air of optimism at Sophia Gardens as the new year moved into focus. While eight draws in the Championship last term saw Glamorgan f...
28.09.2025
The recently retired Gloucestershire opener speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his complicated relationship with cricket PART 1: THE END On July 31 of this year, Chris Dent announced he was retiring from cricket with immediate effect. Having made his debut...
28.09.2025
By Alex Smith September 21 , Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire Women 288-6 (Adams 77, Bouchier 66, Potts 3-47, Jones 1-50, F Morris 1-41) Lancashire Women 289-4 (Lewis 141*, Smale 72, Davies 1-38, Taylor 1-57) Lancashire Women won by 6 wickets Toss: Lan...
28.09.2025
Kate Cross gave a pretty frank account of losing her central contract this week, and I can attest from personal experience that the process is brutal.
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28.09.2025
Applications for state secondary schools to enter the new competition will close on October 31 The Knight-Stokes Cup, launched by MCC and the MCC Foundation, is a new hard-ball competition for state secondary schools starting in 2026. Schools across the U...
28.09.2025
By Jeremy Blackmore September 24-27, County Ground, Northampton Leicestershire 429 (Eskinazi 155, Tattersall 47, Broad 3-83, Scrimshaw 3-104) & 260-5 dec (Patel 76, Cox 51*, Keogh 2-20, Scrimshaw 1-54, Ramesh 1-44, Zaib 1-4) Northamptonshire 189 (Zaib 62,...
28.09.2025
By Jon Batham & Ben Kosky September 24-27, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Middlesex 634-9 dec (du Plooy 263*, Gohar 97, Singh Dale 5-108, O Price 2-62) Gloucestershire 286 (B Charlesworth 63, Bracey 60, Gohar 5-53, Cornwell 4-58) & 281 f/o (O Price...
28.09.2025
By Fred Atkins September 24-27, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury Derbyshire 698-6 dec (Reece 211, Madsen 198, Parkinson 3-188, Cohen 1-111, Curtiss 1-43) Kent 271 (E Singh 71, Dawkins 61, Morley 5-99, Aitchison 2-59, Reece 2-15) & 198 f/o (Com...
28.09.2025
By Blake Bint September 24-27, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Glamorgan 265 (van der Gugten 53, Crane 42, Bailey 5-51, Balderson 3-38) & 241 (Cooke 52, ul Hassan 45, Balderson 4-75, Blatherwick 2-54, Aspinwall 2-41) Lancashire 374 (Wells 78, Jones 62, van der Gu...
28.09.2025
David Bedingham hit a season’s best 93 off 195 balls to steer an impressive Durham recovery from early strife against fellow relegation candidates Yorkshire on day one at Headingley.
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28.09.2025
By Sam Rhymes September 24-27, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Worcestershire 123 (Lategan 41, Waite 33, Robinson 6-68, Unadkat 4-43) & 287 (Libby 72, Jones 46, Robinson 5-74, Unadkat 3-80) Sussex 350 (Simpson 129*, Coles 102, Taylor 4-106, Allis...
28.09.2025
Nottinghamshire ended the first day within 300 runs of securing the County Championship crown after bowling out Warwickshire for 258 at Trent Bridge.
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28.09.2025
By Alex Smith September 24-27, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Surrey 147 (Lawrence 36, Burns 29, Abbott 3-27, Fuller 3-46, Washington 3-5) & 281 (Albert 63, Lawrence 47, Abbott 5-72, Wheal 3-58) Hampshire 248 (Washington 56, Albert 37, Fisher 2-42, Chahar 2-67...
28.09.2025
By Martin Smith September 24-27, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford Somerset 433 (Goldsworthy 100, Thomas 86, Porter 3-66, Bennett 3-73) & 99 (Thomas 39, J Rew 19, Goldsworthy 19, Porter 4-18, Bennett 2-36, Harmer 2-2) Essex 438 (Walter 158, Elgar...
28.09.2025
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here we are again. While self-praise is no praise, we like to think the Grumbler’s End of Season Awards have become a highlight of the county cricket calendar as it prepares for hibernation.
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28.09.2025