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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.
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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.
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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
Lancashire’s One-Day Cup win last weekend book-ended their season with silverware. Without wanting to downplay their T20 County Cup win back in May, this will be the more meaningful trophy in the Old Trafford display case.
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28.09.2025
September 21 , The Village, Malahide, Dublin Ireland 154-8 (Delany 48*, Adair 33, Rashid 3-29, Dawson 2-9, Overton 2-17) England 155-4 (Cox 55, Banton 37*, McCarthy 1-22, Young 1-21, Campher 1-24, White 1-40) England won by 6 wickets Toss: England won the...
28.09.2025
The lot of a professional domestic cricketer is crazy: he plays way too much cricket between April and September, then far too little in the other six months.
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28.09.2025
We’re in the commentary box for the One-Day Cup final, it’s raining outside, and Nick Knight pipes up: “Who bats three? Pope or Bethell?” The room went quiet for a very long time as everyone pondered the question.
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28.09.2025
Author and publisher Stephen Chalke and the West of England Cricket Society will host a book day at Lansdown Cricket Club in Bath on Friday November 28. A range of new and second-hand books will be on sale alongside talks from a number of authors includin...
28.09.2025
THE PROFESSIONAL County Cricket Clubs have voted on the future format of the County Championship, with a majority rejecting a proposed 13-match remodel in favour of keeping the current schedule. The result of the vote means that the Championship will rema...
28.09.2025
Surrey’s off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks was the lone surprise name in an otherwise predictable 16-man Ashes squad.
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28.09.2025
When England unveiled their 16-member Ashes squad last week, much of the intrigue fixated not on the headline names but on the untested.
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29.09.2025
Chris Woakes has announced his retirement from international cricket, a matter of days after England indicated he was no longer in their plans.
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29.09.2025
Cricket has long been a favourite among sports bettors, but the rise of in-play (or live) betting has taken the excitement to another level. Unlike traditional pre-match wagers, in-play betting allows you to place bets while the match is ongoing, reacting...
30.09.2025
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is comfortable with her side going into the Women’s World Cup as “outsiders” as they look to rebuild their reputation as trophy contenders.
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30.09.2025
England managing director Rob Key warned players to be “smart” and avoid “doing stupid things” on the upcoming Ashes tour.
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02.10.2025
Charlotte Edwards insists she could not be happier with her players ahead of their Women’s World Cup opener as England look to put the past behind them.
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02.10.2025