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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Champions take centre stage in new Central and West Group of rejigged Vitality Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406200/406206.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-somerset-go-west-in-bid-to-defend-their-crown-1537595 Thu, 21 May 2026 09:29:52 GMT Glamorgan's unlikely batting hero against Somerset reflects on latest instalment of breakthrough nine months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416700/416730.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/glamorgans-ryan-hadley-they-were-flabbergasted-at-my-ability-to-play-and-miss-1536459 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:54:45 GMT Senior players explain how the English domestic game has changed in an ESPNcricinfo panel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415100/415139.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2026-players-tell-us-what-they-really-think-1530098 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:54:21 GMT Gear up for the start of the Rothesay County Championship with our Division One preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406900/406918.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529940.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529940.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-division-one-preview-surrey-back-in-pack-notts-eye-sustained-success-1529940 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:57:27 GMT Everything you need to know about Division Two in our Rothesay County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398700/398717.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-division-two-preview-hollioake-anderson-williamson-headline-scrap-for-promotion-1479134 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:47:24 GMT Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Vithushan Ehantharajah to discuss the latest with England and preview the start of the county summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398600/398639.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/switch-hit-new-season-fresh-vibe-1479245 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:01:31 GMT Also: who had the most innings in ODIs without ever being out for a duck? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378600/378633.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1429303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1429303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/who-has-bagged-the-most-ducks-in-the-ipl-ask-steven-1429303 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 02:11:36 GMT We take a look at the teams vying for promotion in our Division Two preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378700/378764.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2024-preview-division-two-yorkshire-sussex-middlesex-1427737 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:10:43 GMT England legspinner on hopes for Glamorgan loan and proving he is still a force in all formats https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378500/378584.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mason-crane-glamorgan-loan-i-just-want-to-play-feel-like-an-integral-part-of-team-1427240 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:03:45 GMT With England preparing to embark on a five-Test tour of India, the Switch Hit team sat down to discuss their chances https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/360800/360883.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1416904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1416904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/switch-hit-podcast-england-in-india-2024-bazballs-next-big-test-1416904 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:51:34 GMT Team-by-team preview as the County 50-over tournament returns for another season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346100/346139.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1390284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1390284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/team-by-team-preview-can-kent-defend-crown-one-day-cup-1390284 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:07:34 GMT We take a look at the teams vying for promotion in our Division Two preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357000/357091.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1366840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1366840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2023-preview-division-two-yorkshire-1366840 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:10:27 GMT And was Leicestershire's 584 the highest total for a side that ended up losing by an innings? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/342800/342806.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-does-prabath-jayasuriya-have-the-most-wickets-for-a-bowler-after-their-first-two-tests-1326110 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 02:02:41 GMT Glamorgan batter talks ESPNcricinfo through his record-breaking innings of 410 not out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343000/343065.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1325992.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1325992.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sam-northeast-410-i-had-a-lot-more-nerves-in-the-190s-than-in-the-390s-which-sounds-ridiculous-1325992 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:54:34 GMT T20's 20th season arrives in England with a sense of déjà vu and regret in equal measure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275200/275248.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-2022-how-english-t20-cricket-settled-for-functionality-after-missing-its-own-boat-1316609 Wed, 25 May 2022 10:14:06 GMT As the 20th season of English domestic T20 gets underway, we assess the runners and riders in the South Group https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327300/327346.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316521.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316521.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-south-group-preview-will-kent-make-it-back-to-back-titles-1316521 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:55:06 GMT 2022 season has been defined by slow pitches, faulty balls and only sporadic entertainment https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339800/339850.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-county-game-has-much-to-consider-as-early-season-championship-dishes-up-thin-gruel-1316436 Wed, 25 May 2022 08:19:53 GMT Counties are concerned about ticket sales but dual system has worked elsewhere https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295000/295084.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-can-the-t20-blast-still-thrive-in-the-world-of-the-hundred-1316465 Tue, 24 May 2022 10:46:40 GMT Our expert panel make their picks ahead of the 20th season of English domestic T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323200/323269.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-luke-wright-captains-espncricinfo-all-time-t20-blast-xi-1316332 Mon, 23 May 2022 20:27:29 GMT We take a look at the teams vying for promotion in our Division Two preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327000/327063.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-2022-nottinghamshire-head-the-promotion-chasing-pack-1309321 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:15:50 GMT New season arrives amid familiar handwringing about the state of England's professional circuit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337500/337502.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-shrinking-county-game-would-hurt-new-found-drive-to-embrace-diversity-1309338 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:45:48 GMT Having become far too reliant on the ECB, the professional game now finds itself recast as second rate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324700/324735.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1271089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1271089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-is-tearing-english-cricket-apart-but-counties-must-take-their-share-of-the-blame-1271089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Labuschagne has nailed Smith's anchoring role while playing for Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323700/323781.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-could-steven-smith-potential-absence-open-door-for-marnus-labuschagne-1269125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Covid restrictions and the impending arrival of the Hundred threaten to cast a shadow on county T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/322600/322691.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2021-blast-prepares-to-relaunch-amid-summer-of-uncertainty-1265607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lack of clear favourite in South Group promises intriguing quarter-final race https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309900/309981.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-preview-2021-south-group-gloucestershire-sussex-seek-to-stop-surrey-strutting-into-home-quarter-final-1265491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Bedingham, Adam Lyth and Ollie Pope are in with a chance of reaching the landmark https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320800/320813.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/1000-first-class-runs-before-the-end-of-may-who-are-the-contenders-1262320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are challenges ahead but the prospect of a full county season is something to unite us in anticipation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319000/319038.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258208.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258208.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-here-comes-the-sun-hopefully-championships-return-is-a-reason-to-celebrate-1258208 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We assess the chances of the teams in Group Three in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295200/295249.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-group-three-preview-lancashire-yorkshire-go-head-to-head-in-pursuit-of-glory-1257909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three out of nine overseas players in this season's T20 Blast are Ireland internationals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309600/309698.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-quarter-finals-irish-influence-continues-as-gareth-delany-paul-stirling-enter-knockouts-1233830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT News from around the grounds on Ed Pollock's contract, Gareth Delany's shirt number and Danny Lamb's head https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308400/308433.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/david-willey-makes-early-blast-return-while-regulation-change-comes-up-trumps-1231284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire reliant on top-order fireworks after back-to-back finals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307100/307191.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1230551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan went unbeaten through the 1969 Championship as they steadily chased down their rivals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306400/306418.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1227013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the completion of an innings victory over Hampshire at Bournemouth, Glamorgan took the pennant to Wales https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100300/100375.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1222299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1222299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1222299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our county writers turn selectors as they pick their team of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/291800/291855.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With three promotion places up for grabs this year, there is plenty to play for in Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276300/276305.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179970.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179970.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1179970 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Much of the data is rudimentary but slowly the case is building for the advantage of a top-class wicketkeeper in the shortest form of the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280100/280141.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of the Vitality Blast quarter-finals later this week, we take a look at some of the influential figures so far https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279400/279499.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156101.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156101.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1156101 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our latest snippets from the Vitality Blast also include Tom Curran's outburst against Somerset fans, Colin Ingram's weird training technique and Northants' unwanted record https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278700/278729.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1155215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1155215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1155215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include England's white-ball fixation, Gareth Batty's latest sledge and the Jofra Archer hype train https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279100/279102.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154638.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154638.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154638 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include Paul Collingwood's latest feat of endurance, Harry Gurney's economics, and an assortment of English legspinners https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278800/278805.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1153660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1153660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1153660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include England's record run feast, Rory Burns' defunct nickname and the state of Lockie Ferguson's school trainers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267100/267122.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include the Ed Pollock battle plan and the contrasting fortunes of Aaron Finch and Nic Maddinson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278073.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include Carlos Brathwaite's laundry, a sound start by Afghanistan's spinners and why Jack Taylor's Viv Richards impression came off https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267700/267716.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our snippets from the Vitality Blast includes relief at Trent Bridge, Joe Denly's treasured England wicket and why Yorkshire will no longer go head-to-head against England's World Cup semi-final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278093.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1151609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Version 2.0 bats big, fast and consistent - but in the world of auctions and drafts, perception still trumps performance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277900/277919.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1150905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1150905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As many as 16 of the 18 counties are expected to turn to a legspin option when the Vitality T20 Blast begins this week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275000/275083.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1151093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT County cricket's latest snippets include whether Tom Haines blow-dries his eyebrows, the year they threw bananas at Scarborough and whether Shiv Thakor has a cricketing future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266500/266503.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest snippets from around the English game including the arrival of the world's biggest cricketer, how Yorkshire got it wrong and a match that Allan Donald could do without https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273600/273667.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest snippets from around the English game including wicketkeeping horror shows, a news blackout for Somerset in Fiji, and a Sussex player looking to repair a smashed windscreen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277200/277261.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149288.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149288.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149288 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Callum Ferguson's record-breaking debut, plus former Middlesex player caught up in Windrush scandal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274700/274772.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148613 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricketer turned commentator Alan Wilkins has produced a memoir whose qualities mirror his own https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276900/276957.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1148309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1148309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Haseeb Hameed finds form away from the limelight, while Michael Carberry has been given time to consider his Leicestershire future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275600/275629.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148148 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest snippets from around the English game including Dom Bess' best friend who played for England in another sport and how Tom Kohler-Cadmore's dad joined him at Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276600/276618.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1147324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Many lovers of short-form cricket have been shocked by the ECB's 100-ball proposal and the response of the players over the coming weeks and months could be critical https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267700/267760.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB's proposals may seem radical, but change is inevitable for a sport that is too deep in crisis to stand still https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267000/267097.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Five hot takes from the hot topic of the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266500/266531.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT News from around the circuit, including Ashley Giles' Commonwealth Games gold touch and which county was absent from the coaches meeting last week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267900/267975.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 2012 and 2016 County Champions will be battling it out in the second tier, but Warwickshire and Middlesex won't find life easy among a competitive division https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274400/274446.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143048.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143048.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143048 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The County Championship gets underway in just over a month's time, but it's two-sweater weather around the shires at present ... https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273500/273550.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1138086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1138086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1138086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Also: which cricketer was nicknamed Panda, and who was the last Test cricketer to play at Wimbledon? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269500/269537.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1125522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1125522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1125522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The T20 Blast quarter-finals get underway on Tuesday. ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over the eight teams left in the competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266000/266067.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1117410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1117410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117410 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reece Topley's future, the ignoring of Sam Northeast and the unpredictability of Pakistan cricket jostle for attention in our latest NatWest Blast round-up https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1116594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1116594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1116594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Few batsmen are hitting a cricket ball better than Colin Ingram at the moment as his destructive performances for Glamorgan attract global attention https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262100/262194.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1114237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1114237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1114237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Also, what is the record for the number of sixes hit in a T20 match? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265000/265082.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1111617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1111617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1111617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews Glamorgan's prospects for the 2017 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244500/244549.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1088798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1088798.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1088798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The greatest retirement statement to the heart-stopping finish, ESPNcricinfo rounds up the memorable moments from the 2016 County Championship, from No.10 to 1 ... https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252500/252585.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1058808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT From spin surprises to tail-end onslaughts, ESPNcricinfo rounds up the memorable moments from the 2016 County Championship, from No.20 to 11 ... https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252200/252289.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1058560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robert Croft lives and breathes for Glamorgan cricket, so it seemed only a matter of time before he would be head coach. But now the hard work starts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231000/231065.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/995815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/995815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-995815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of the start of the Royal London One-Day Cup campaign, a panel of county cricketers - Steven Crook, Lewis Gregory and Ravi Patel - plus England selector, and Middlesex director of cricket, Angus Fraser discuss how the 50-over game is evolving https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/194100/194135.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/902949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/902949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-902949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England fast bowler Simon Jones talks about his short-lived Test career, battling injuries, and the captains and coaches he has played under https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217500/217517.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/897835.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/897835.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-897835 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Jones' career was blighted by injury but he was a key part of the attack who brought the Ashes home for England a decade ago and his story remains a compelling one https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216700/216781.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/893913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/893913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-893913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the chances of all nine Division Two teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/182900/182989.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/860209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/860209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-860209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus Trescothick's demise in the shortest format leads this week's countdown of the things that mattered in the NatWest T20 Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189000/189077.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/760327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/760327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-760327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look at some of the most exciting teenage cricketers in the UK and Ireland https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186900/186923.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/751423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/751423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751423 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Newly turned freelance, Simon Jones talks about the 2005 Ashes, Lord's teas, and sleeping next to a snorer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/168800/168861.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/679061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/679061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-679061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In part two of our feature on the counties' financial health, we look at their year-round business plans and the ECB's efforts to ensure that 'the 18' survive in a challenging financial landscape https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143133.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/675625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/675625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thirty miles, 19 hours, jellyfish, boats, and other assorted dangers: this is what Adam Shantry, the former Glamorgan bowler, will face when he swims the English Channel for the Tom Maynard Trust https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167700/167731.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/673955.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/673955.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673955 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Every club is trying its best to stay afloat, selling real estate, hosting concerts, borrowing heavily, but is the model sustainable? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156300/156353.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/629323.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/629323.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-629323 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's senior correspondent George Dobell looks at the prospects for clubs in Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/628965.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/628965.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-628965 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Critics of county cricket ignore its importance to the England team and its relevance throughout the country - there is much to celebrate and admire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149519.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/628879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/628879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-628879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Champions Trophy will put the spotlight back on Cardiff and Welsh cricket, and the likes of Robert Croft plan to make the most of it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105800/105871.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/628453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/628453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-628453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan have some experienced heads and the nucleus of a capable side but the lack of local talent is worrying https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120800/120809.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/627150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/627150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second of our four-part series of statistical analysis on the 2012 County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149523.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/586406.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/586406.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-586406 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He has been a great servant for club and country - now Croft's job is to help cultivate Glamorgan's next generation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149512.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Viv Richards may be in the commentary box these days, but the aura still endures https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266800/266854.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injuries are part and parcel for a pace bowler and James Harris has already had to deal with his fair share. He talks to ESPNcricinfo about the challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135615.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the 2012 season for teams in Division Two of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136441.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/559713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/559713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Morgan will certainly leave his mark on the domestic game in England and Wales https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141000/141018.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/548987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/548987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-548987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT And other tales from the rained-out game between Surrey and Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118100/118174.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/518683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/518683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 1976 John Player League went down to the wire... and left the BBC relying on guesswork to avoid backing a losing horse https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/426659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/426659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-426659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT TWC's panel of 14 picks the best post-war England team from players who never won a Test cap https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/62400/62428.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/400461.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/400461.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400461 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look back to Glamorgan's 1969 Championship-winning season and a curious game where their opponents left early https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/361510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/361510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eleven games that came to strange finishes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/357998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/357998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-357998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ivo Tennant looks at the Kolpak question, one that Glamorgan in particular is seeking to answer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/354363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/354363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354363 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket South Africa and all concerned with the future of the game in the Republic now need to really have their wits about them as the trickle has become a full-scale flood, with close to 50 players having gone down the Kolpak route https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/352949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/352949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lawrence Booth on the probable expansion of Kolpak https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/318490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/318490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-318490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan reviews England's 2007 domestic season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/312312.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/312312.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-312312 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Weaver goes in search of the truth about the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/311848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/311848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-311848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex count their double cost and counties outside the Test circle are selling their souls for survival, reports Paul Coupar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/306957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/306957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-306957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Weaver explains how Twenty20 has evolved, developing skills and tactics all of its own https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/298995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/298995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT