Sir Ian Botham, Durham’s chairman, has reiterated his call for counties to be compensated for the loss of home-grown talent, warning that the ongoing drain […]
Month: September 2021
Relegated Middlesex seek ECB hearing in crossbow points-deduction furore
News Middlesex are to request a hearing with the ECB in an attempt to have the points deduction from their Championship match at The Oval […]
Higgins’ move sums up challenge to counties
News Ryan Higgins’ departure from Middlesex focuses attention on counties trying to balance the ambitions of four-day and T20 players and could quicken calls for […]
Lawrence collects CWC young player accolade
News Essex dominated awards at the Cricket Writers’ Club lunch in Kensington with Jamie Porter also picking up the Championship award Dan Lawrence has been […]
Blue-collar Bresnan gives Yorks hard-won advantage
Report Yorkshire’s first-innings lead of 76 gave them an advantage, but it required a methodical batting performance to establish a position that was far from […]
Finn’s eight-for eases Middlesex fears of the drop
Report Lancashire found Steve Finn irresistable after another Ashes hopeful, Haseeb Hameed, had to retire hurt and then emerged again at No 11 in an […]
Carberry in, McKay out at Leicestershire
News Michael Carberry has signed a two-year deal with Leicestershire, while Clint McKay has been released as overseas player after three seasons at the club […]
Spectators walk out of Cardiff stalemate
Report Conservative tactics and a batsman-friendly pitch meant that there was barely a soul in the ground by the time the two sides gave up […]
Heavy onus on Pujara and co for Notts to seal promotion
Northants won by 124 runs Report A shortened third day at Wantage Road has still left the promotion battle between Northants and Nottinghamshire on a […]
Cosgrove provides substance to stretch Northants
Northants won by 6 wickets Report Mark Cosgrove held up Northamptonshire as their promotion hopes faded – not that it mattered to many in The […]