Ben Stokes ‘100 per cent’ to bowl for Durham in county return England captain will take full part against Worcestershire as he completes comeback from a facial injury. The Independent UK · May 7
Dangerous, decadent, depraved: cricket’s love affair with the cover drive The shot has been described as the purest expression of batting and a destroyer of innings, matches and careers The Guardian - UK · May 6
Ollie Robinson reveals talks with England as Sussex seamer eyes Test return Robinson has been out of favour since the tour of India in early 2024 The Independent UK · May 5
‘English cricketers don’t always have that fight’: Simon Harmer on lessons from a decade in county game The Essex and South Africa spinner has taken more Championship wickets than anyone else since arriving in 2017 – but says 18 teams can reward mediocrity The Guardian - UK · May 5
'Introspection': Perry's key to winning T20 World Cup Ellyse Perry says the review from Australia's ODI World Cup exit has allowed the national women's cricket team to know what must be fixed for the T20 showpiece. AAP · May 5
Aussie bowler's rare 50 proves crucial for white rose The fifth half-century of Australian Test bowler Jhye Richardson's career has helped his English club Yorkshire beat Somerset in the County Championship. AAP · May 4
Ben Sanderson stars in Northants’ first County Championship win of season as teenage Surrey debutant makes ton Wily veteran Sanderson produced a masterclass in seam bowling to dismantle Worcestershire The Independent UK · May 3
Emilio Gay shines for Durham, Northants grab first win: county cricket, day three – as it happened Emilio Gay scored his third century of the season while Northamptonshire’s Ben Sanderson rampaged through Worcestershire The Guardian - UK · May 3
Cricket’s George Costanza: McCullum makes himself look vital by not turning up England head coach survived Ashes review but going missing for 43% of the county season is straight out of Seinfeld The Guardian - UK · May 2
Ollie Robinson slams brilliant ton as Sussex launch extraordinary fightback against Surrey From 92-7, No 10 Robinson and No 9 Jack Carson each hit tons to put Sussex in charge at the Oval The Independent UK · May 1
'Three players in one': Aussie storms Yorkshire cricket Jess Jonassen has enjoyed a brilliant start to life at Yorkshire, the experienced Australian international nudging selectors again with her dazzling displays. AAP · Apr 30
Why don’t broadcasters want England’s tour of South Africa? This is what it says about Test cricket’s future England’s three Tests and three ODIs in South Africa this winter are currently going ahead without a UK broadcaster, in the latest sign that bilateral series are increasingly an endangered species The Independent UK · Apr 30
Trial or error? Lancashire bear brunt as county game adjusts to new substitute rules The sport should seriously be asking itself whether this should be replicated in Test cricket after some notable problems with the new regulations The Guardian - UK · Apr 30
Sticking with same players for Women’s T20 World Cup leaves England in a twist England Women’s conservative selection policy reinforces perception that some players are undroppable, no matter how bad the results The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29 Knight-Stokes Cup sets up much-needed platform for state school cricket New tournament aims to counter-balance the elitist fixture at Lord’s between Eton and Harrow
The Independent UK · Apr 28 Tilly Corteen-Coleman ‘on cloud nine’ after T20 World Cup call-up The uncapped 18-year-old spinner was included in England’s 15-woman squad for this summer’s home event.
The Independent UK · Apr 28 England include uncapped spinner as squad revealed for home Women’s T20 World Cup England will target glory on home soil this summer with 18-year-old Tilly Corteen-Coleman in their ranks
The Independent UK · Apr 27 Emilio Gay presses England case in Durham victory on day of draws in County Championship Stylish left-hander Gay made a superb fourth-innings ton to steer Durham to victory
The Independent UK · Apr 27 Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes World Cup helps cricket ‘explode in England’ this summer Sciver-Brunt was instrumental in England’s triumphant 50-over campaign on home soil nine years ago.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27 Mickey Arthur drafted into new coaches panel to mend England’s ties with county cricket Mickey Arthur, the former head coach of South Africa and Pakistan, is to be part of a panel of county coaches that will provide feedback to the England hierachy
AAP · Apr 26 Aussie succeeds where Joe Root fails in county run-fest Joe Root has just missed out on a hundred on his return to county cricket -- but an Australian teammate showed him the way in Leeds.
AAP · Apr 25 Weatherald makes it third time lucky with county ton Australian Test opener Jake Weatherald has reached his first century in the UK, after two previous near-misses this season with Leicestershire.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25 Surrey v Essex, Notts v Warwickshire, and more: county cricket, day two – live Dom Sibley helped shore up shaky Surrey on day two of their match against Essex at the Oval
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25 Cricket’s April wasteland: Cook and Pietersen row like barbecue dads in the battle for Bethell In the end it doesn’t matter if you prefer the Indian Premier League or red-ball cricket, or which is better. The war is over
AAP · Apr 24 Wild about 'Harry': another ton for run-hungry Aussie Lancashire's Australian stalwart Marcus Harris has made his second century of the county championship season at Chester-le-Street against Durham.