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Bob Willis Trophy Starts with Plenty of Drama
In the South Group, Sussex were the first to record a win, beating south coast rivals Hampshire by 94 runs inside three days at Hove. The hosts chose to bat first, but were soon in […]
Broad Darts to 501 Wickets as England Secure the Series
For the third Test, which was also held at Old Trafford, England made two changes. With Ben Stokes not fit enough to bowl, it was decided to leave out Zak Crawley, meaning that the batting […]
Stokes’s All-Round Excellence Too Hot to Handle
The teams travelled up in their biosecure bubble to Manchester for the second Test, with news that James Anderson and Mark Wood would be rested. Joe Root returned after parental leave, Joe Denly who […]
High Drama as Cricket Returns
It was 2 March when the last game of Test cricket was played anywhere on the planet, so after a gap of more than four months of Covid-19 lockdown, cricket fans from around the world […]
A Plan for 2020
With Nick Hoult reporting in the Daily Telegraph that the ECB is contemplating abandoning almost all of the cricket season due to the Coronavirus, barring international fixtures and the Vitality Blast, on the basis that […]
One-Way Traffic in the University Matches
Ian Marshall April 2, 2019 In what appears to be the first season ever in which the first-class summer has got underway before the clocks went forward, there was little change in the balance of power […]
Chilly Finish to Warm-up Matches
Ian Marshall April 3, 2019 With the weather intervening on the final day in many of the matches, the second round of MCCU games mostly finished in draws, with the exception of the fixture at Headingley […]
Rivals Launch An Early Bid
Ian Marshall April 9, 2019 With holders Surrey playing a friendly against Durham MCCU, the first round of the Specsavers County Championship gave an opportunity to six of their rivals to launch an early bid to […]
Can we have the seam back, please?
Ian Marshall April 15, 2019 With an Ashes series at the end of the summer to look forward to, early-season form in the Specsavers County Championship is being eagerly scanned for tips as to who might […]
Runs Galore as Royal London One-Day Cup Basks in Sunshine
Ian Marshall April 23, 2019 The Royal London One-Day Cup got underway on 17 April, the very early start to the 50-over competition, perhaps reflecting the low priority given to it by the ECB. Fortunately for […]