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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Lancashire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire among northern heavyweights as T20 returns to centre stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/342300/342326.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537592.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537592.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-wholl-be-kings-of-the-north-group-in-rebooted-vitality-blast-1537592 Thu, 21 May 2026 09:19:57 GMT Australia opener hopes short-term county stint can set him up for an Ashes return in 2027 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415400/415428.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1531122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1531122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/can-leicestershire-stint-turn-weatherald-into-a-man-for-all-seasons-1531122 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:59:19 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 Also: what is the highest percentage of team runs contributed by two batters in a Test? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/367400/367412.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1497135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1497135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/which-player-has-taken-the-fastest-five-for-in-odis-by-balls-bowled-1497135 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:57:36 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 With the domestic season not starting till September 5, a few India players have made their way to England. Here's how they have done so far https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/365400/365470.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1446500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/indians-in-the-england-county-circuit-prithvi-shaw-ajinkya-rahane-and-venkatesh-iyer-1446500 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:35:34 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 happy to bide his time for Leicestershire as he waits for next international call https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378400/378427.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1426800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1426800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rehan-ahmed-im-not-the-bowler-i-want-to-be-in-five-years-im-just-the-bowler-i-am-today-1426800 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:04:53 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 Young captain earns rewards after steering tight-knit team to memorable win at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/367400/367435.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1398891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1398891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lewis-hill-laps-up-special-moment-as-leicestershire-rise-above-the-noise-1398891 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 14:24:25 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 While the likes of Kohli and Jadeja are returning after longish breaks, Gill and Pujara will look to push their case for selection at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/331400/331497.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/leics-vs-indians-tour-game-warm-up-gives-kohli-pujara-gill-jadeja-a-chance-to-regain-red-ball-intensity-1321002 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:25:20 GMT Former England spinner was synonymous with delivery that helped win the 2004 and 2006 Twenty20 Cups https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339800/339822.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-20th-anniversary-jeremy-snape-the-moon-ball-was-all-about-mindgames-1316355 Wed, 25 May 2022 22:06:16 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 North Group https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326100/326184.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-north-group-preview-nottinghamshire-fancied-for-another-title-run-1316541 Wed, 25 May 2022 17:19:42 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 Despite five defeats from five in this year's Blast, Paul Nixon is confident in the club's strategy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323400/323424.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1267014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1267014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-leicestershire-turn-to-data-driven-recruitment-in-bid-to-narrow-the-gap-1267014 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 Lancashire and Yorkshire are defending champions' closest challengers in strong North Group https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/310000/310015.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-preview-2021-north-group-can-nottinghamshire-become-blasts-first-back-to-back-champions-1265488 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 The club has endured a tough run since the 2015 fixture, but things are looking up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319300/319364.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/six-years-on-from-kevin-pietersens-355-not-out-leicestershire-return-to-the-oval-1258996 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 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 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 Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire should compete for knockouts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/304100/304167.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1230550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unfancied Leicestershire clinched one of the closest title races there has ever been https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306700/306736.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1227557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With contracts on the line and space in the calendar limited, times are uncertain for county pros https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/302100/302113.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1220119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hassan Azad, the top scorer in the second division of the County Championship this year has made a name for getting stuck in at the crease. As he says, he's just trying to "keep doing the same things over and over" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296800/296862.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206697.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206697.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1206697 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 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 News from around the circuit, including what Surrey can expect from Virat Kohli, the death of an umpire who became embroiled in a ball tampering affair, and why Stuart Broad won't be entering Fantasy Cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275600/275662.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1146784 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 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 ESPNcricinfo previews Leicestershire's prospects for the 2017 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247700/247731.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1089319 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 With remorseless accuracy and an ability to find swing and cut, Ken Higgs might have won more than 15 Test caps for England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251900/251921.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1055203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1055203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1055203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire coach Andrew McDonald talks about taking charge of a struggling side, his coaching philosophy, and his short Test career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244300/244391.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1022567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1022567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1022567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At a time when the stock of their neighbours at Grace Road has rarely been lower, Leicester City's glory is a reminder of why elitism in sport should be challenged https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241600/241625.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/leicestershire/content/story/1007533.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/leicestershire/content/story/1007533.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1007533 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A visit to Grace Road after two decades and the memories come flooding back - of bowling to Viv Richards (maybe), and having Chris Broad lbw (definitely) https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234100/234137.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/971921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/971921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-971921 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 Wasim Khan has gone from tending to the game's grassroots to attempting a full-scale revolution at Grace Road. No wonder there is a sense of urgency https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210000/210023.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/861773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/861773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-861773 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 Ramnaresh Sarwan talks about scoring six fours in a Test over, struggling to find a helmet that fit, and lessons from watching Brian Lara https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144300/144342.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/740909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/740909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-740909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One of the game's more unusual comebacks involved the long-time BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170700/170765.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/686947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/686947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-686947 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 Leicestershire still bring through talented players but their prospects for success on the field look limited https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148400/148485.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/627684.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/627684.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627684 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire has a big Asian-origin community, but you wouldn't know that if you saw its county team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154100/154116.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-603462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 19-year-old Leicestershire allrounder is proving to other cricketing hopefuls from his community that they can make it too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154100/154107.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-603405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harnessing the interest of the UK's population of enthusiastic expats from the Indian subcontinent is going to be important to the future of the English game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154000/154082.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-603326 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 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 It's only fair that the county game receives some of the praise for its part in England's success story. The Championship to provide the foundations for the international side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134900/134958.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529950 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 At a time when English domestic cricket is under constant review, we look back to when a county secretary had an idea that revolutionised the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/50300/50394.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-510124 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has been known for a long time that Kent are in financial trouble, but the club insist the future is bright as the chairman dips into his own pocket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119500/119541.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/475570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/475570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire have been plunged into crisis with the players and management wanting Neil Davidson to resign. It's a messy situation, as is the structure for next year's county season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121000/121018.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/474438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/474438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-474438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the counties face crucial decisions about the game's structure, many are struggling to stay afloat, although the Unicorns have shown money isn't everything https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118300/118317.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/469787.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/469787.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469787 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT County chief executives on the lessons learned from the season to date https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118200/118262.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/463484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/463484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-463484 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The batsman who was given out while he was on a train https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115900/115994.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/455428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/455428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-455428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's most promising new fast bowler may be just 22 but he's quite a seasoned campaigner already https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/365100/365110.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/378426.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/378426.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/stuart-broad-interview-im-22-and-ive-played-close-to-40-odis-for-england-and-im-gaining-in-experience-378426 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:45:24 GMT He's got a mouth on him, Nico has. The sledge-a-minute former England wicketkeeper talks about the joys of getting up the opposition's nose https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/374239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/374239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-374239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT During the season a number of players announced their retirements, including some major forces on the county scene. Cricinfo recaps those who have decided their playing days are over https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371546.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371546.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371546 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo looks back at the 2008 English season and hands out a batch of awards https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What sort of team composition does a successful county side need? https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/370976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/370976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-370976 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT