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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 New Gloucestershire signing is weighing up his options as his playing career winds down https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416000/416003.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1533091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1533091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dawid-malan-interview-coaching-ambition-and-gloucestershire-blast-hopes-1533091 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:27:24 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 Everything you need to know about Division Two in our Rothesay County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415100/415111.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-division-two-preview-durham-lancashire-race-escape-second-tier-1529968 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:08:40 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 Uplifting story proves once again that Finals Day has a special place in the calendar https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/387400/387481.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1451134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1451134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-final-gloucestershires-t20-blast-glory-goes-beyond-the-game-1451134 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:56:20 GMT Also: has anyone taken the first nine wickets in a Test innings, but missed out on the tenth? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/379500/379563.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1434541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1434541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/whats-the-longest-winning-streak-in-the-ipl-ask-steven-1434541 Tue, 21 May 2024 12:28:21 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 There were few feats the late great South African allrounder could not achieve on a cricket field. He was an action-hero come to life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/376300/376329.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1421752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1421752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mike-procter-runaway-dream-1421752 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 02:57:33 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 Also: how many players have scored a hundred and taken a hat-trick on the same day in first-class cricket? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339000/339041.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1371034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1371034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/does-dinesh-karthik-hold-the-record-for-most-ducks-in-the-ipl-ask-steven-1371034 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:16:58 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 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 Hasan Ali endured a difficult game against Warwickshire, while Mohammad Rizwan missed out on a flat pitch in Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338500/338565.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistanis-in-the-county-championship-mohammad-abbas-runs-through-gloucestershire-azhar-ali-finds-form-1314271 Mon, 09 May 2022 14:08:47 GMT Mohammad Amir makes his first-class return and Hasan Ali bags another five-for https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338500/338565.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1313213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1313213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistanis-in-the-county-championship-haris-rauf-injured-after-five-for-shan-masood-closes-in-on-1000-1313213 Fri, 06 May 2022 10:44:25 GMT We assess the Division One contenders in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327600/327676.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-2022-essex-favourites-to-challenge-champions-warwickshire-1309310 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:30:27 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 The in-form New Zealand batter explains the thought process behind his reverse pull https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324100/324138.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2021-glenn-phillips-if-i-dont-know-whats-going-on-how-does-the-bowler-1268683 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:18:16 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 England have shown little interest in Gloucestershire allrounder despite his remarkable record https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319200/319201.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ryan-higgins-the-ben-stokes-injury-replacement-hiding-in-plain-sight-1260309 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 Two in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309500/309548.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-group-two-preview-perennial-runners-up-somerset-aiming-to-finally-go-one-better-1257905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire batsman found career-best T20 form in 2020 after missing out in initial draft https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/316900/316968.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1252253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1252253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-draft-2021-ian-cockbain-faces-nervous-wait-in-bid-to-redress-2019-snub-1252253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire spinner believes his life story can help next generation as he signs three-year deal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/313600/313660.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1243335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1243335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/tom-smith-interview-on-new-gloucestershire-deal-i-didnt-want-to-be-known-as-the-widower-1243335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Six of the Blast's eight oldest teams reached the quarter-finals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309700/309714.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-old-blokes-win-stuff-why-experience-has-been-key-1233903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Professional Cricketers' Trust has supported Tom Smith, Benny Howell and Gareth Roderick https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309700/309708.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1233846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-gloucestershire-target-finals-day-as-off-field-struggles-bring-squad-together-1233846 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 Dar and his brother Bev evoke characters from an Evelyn Waugh novel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306800/306867.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1227908 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 Charlie Parker was a giant of county game who took 3278 first-class wickets - but only once played for England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/303200/303255.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1221760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1221760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1221760 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 The story of a lad who overcame ADHD to become an unclassifiable bowler who's one of the world's best in T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278600/278632.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1153089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1153089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1153089 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 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 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 Andrew Miller on Jack Russell, who has announced his retirement from first-class cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/235100/235183.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/138950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/138950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138950 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 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 Gloucestershire's prospects for the 2017 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247500/247579.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1088994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1088994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1088994 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222500/222519.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/921901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/921901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-921901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geraint Jones plays the final match of his 16-year career at Lord's tomorrow, ten years on from the defining moment of his life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217700/217721.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/921615.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/921615.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-921615 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 35 and in the form of his life with Gloucestershire, Michael Klinger hasn't given up on the hope of playing for Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222300/222333.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/921375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/921375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-921375 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 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 Moving to a new county to take up captaincy at the age of 38 would be a challenge for most. But Geraint Jones, once of England now of Papua New Guinea, is keen to stay fresh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/196400/196495.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/795131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/795131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-795131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jack Russell brought brazen, cartoonish villainy to the game, and a neatness to the keeper's art that was matched by his meticulous scruffiness in other regards https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/196700/196755.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/794427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/794427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-794427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Marshall on his New Zealand career, playing backyard cricket with his twin, and how he likes his steak https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/194000/194031.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/782341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/782341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-782341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian batsman Michael Klinger on being stranded on 99, facing Shoaib Akhtar, and nightlife in Bristol https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162900/162917.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/737817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/737817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-737817 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 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/627245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/627245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627245 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 Mike Procter played just seven Tests for South Africa, but thinks that was a small price to pay to help change an unjust system https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/48200/48271.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/563437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/563437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563437 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 The English domestic fixtures were announced early on Tuesday and ESPNcricinfo picks out five mouthwatering matches. Let us know which games have caught your eye https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137000/137043.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/542985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/542985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-542985 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The warm and engaging life story of a man who accomplished the rare feat of playing cricket and football for England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136000/136075.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/527747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/527747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT County cricket doesn't have a transfer system but it may not be far away as more players are being enticed to new clubs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102633.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If it weren't for one thing, we could today be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the greatest batsman of all time https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/129765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/129765.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shep was a cricketer before he was an umpire, and in both roles he loved the game immensely https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109500/109596.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/432143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/432143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-432143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It had rained, the conditions were not suitable, but these spectators wanted their monies' worth and just wouldn't go home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97900/97994.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/410649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/410649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire's folk hero embodied the dash and splendour of a more gracious age https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93500/93590.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/366441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/366441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first trophy of the county season was decided in July, while the Championship continued to take shape. Cricinfo looks back at the last month of action. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/363574.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/363574.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363574 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If you were a schoolboy in Gloucestershire in the 1970s, there was no question who you wanted to be https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/11600/11611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/359663.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/359663.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-359663 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