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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Last year's runners-up need a post-Championship pick-me-up as they join a potent South Group https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406100/406198.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-can-blast-furnace-revive-flagging-hampshires-season-1537594 Thu, 21 May 2026 09:19:59 GMT Middlesex spinner looking to take his opportunity, if it comes, after qualifying to represent England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416100/416109.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1533409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1533409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/middlesex-zafar-gohar-i-didnt-really-get-the-chances-i-deserved-in-pakistan-1533409 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:15:09 GMT Toby Roland-Jones and Sam Robson among senior players looking to steer "most talented squad" of recent times 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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 Kiwi legend's stint at Lord's reflects changing priorities for the modern grandees of the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/401200/401247.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1488092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1488092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2025-kane-williamson-shares-the-stardust-as-middlesex-blast-stint-begins-1488092 Thu, 29 May 2025 10:16:30 GMT In-form Middlesex batter on being in the England selectors' thoughts and adapting his game to thrive across formats https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/399500/399528.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1482751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1482751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/max-holden-its-flattering-but-ive-got-to-concentrate-on-what-im-doing-1482751 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:05:32 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 After a winter of financial wrangling, arrivals of Williamson and Paterson offer an overdue sense of optimism https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398700/398705.5.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/kane-and-dane-stardust-gives-middlesex-a-chance-to-park-the-off-field-angst-1479400 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:15:07 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 Enthusiasm of Bangladeshi community drives delivery of new fine-turf wicket in Victoria Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/391200/391226.5.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1460403.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1460403.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/tower-hamlets-breaks-new-ground-as-cricket-taps-into-east-londons-grassroots-1460403 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:38:24 GMT Also, what kind of an over is a "smudger"? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/380600/380655.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1435542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1435542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/has-any-other-player-won-the-purple-cap-twice-in-the-ipl-like-harshal-patel-has-ask-steven-1435542 Tue, 28 May 2024 01:57:19 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 Middlesex's high-profile signing on a chaotic franchise winter, and the desire for a new challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378700/378765.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/leus-du-plooy-on-middlesex-move-im-excited-to-build-memories-at-lords-that-are-dear-to-me-1427802 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:31:19 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 Having added new strings to his bow after county stints, the allrounder hopes to take Haryana into the Ranji Trophy knockouts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/363500/363503.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1418168.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1418168.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-2023-24-jayant-yadav-and-the-joy-of-bowling-the-perfect-offbreak-1418168 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:12:04 GMT With England preparing to embark on a five-Test tour of India, the Switch Hit team sat down to discuss their chances 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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 To celebrate 20 years of the Blast, we look back at five of the greatest matches to have been held at the home of cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265700/265768.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1378386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1378386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/five-great-lords-games-in-the-vitality-t20-blast-1378386 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:52:00 GMT We assess the Division One contenders in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346700/346734.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1366835.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1366835.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2023-preview-division-one-surrey-lancashire-title-contenders-1366835 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:20:37 GMT The Blast's leading run-scorer since 2020 is eyeing an overdue Hundred contract in Thursday's draft https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356500/356592.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1364507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1364507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-draft-2023-which-team-will-sign-stevie-eskinazi-1364507 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:18:26 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 The move to Hampshire has revitalised Gubbins' career after he rode the highs and lows at Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338700/338726.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1313253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1313253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-nick-gubbins-back-on-track-after-underlining-credentials-with-twin-tons-1313253 Mon, 02 May 2022 16:43:32 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 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 A number of players' futures are unclear and will likely attract interest from other counties https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307000/307095.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/out-of-contract-2021-alastair-cook-liam-plunkett-darren-stevens-among-those-on-the-market-1263810 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 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 Former England fast bowler on a new diversity and inclusion initiative at Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318900/318973.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/norman-cowans-on-middlesexs-new-diversity-scheme-kids-need-a-pathway-and-a-feeling-that-they-belong-1257894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex seamer is "super fit" and aiming to rekindle form that led to Test success in 2017 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252500/252585.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257200.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257200.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lean-toby-roland-jones-means-business-for-middlesex-again-but-dont-mention-england-just-yet-1257200 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Young left-arm spinner aiming to build on impressive debut during Covid-wrecked 2020 summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307000/307064.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/middlesexs-thilan-walallawita-from-escaping-the-2004-sri-lanka-tsunami-to-setting-sights-on-england-1256780 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 Ravi Bopara forms part of favourites' power-packed batting line-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/302000/302059.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230553.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1230553.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1230553 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An intrepid visitor to The Oval was among 1000 people helping trial the return of crowds to sporting events in the UK https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306800/306821.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/1227901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/1227901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1227901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The conclusion of the 2016 County Championship will be forever etched in the memories of those who followed it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252500/252581.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1221916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1221916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1221916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We look back to the summer of 1946 and the return of the County Championship after a seven-year absence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/303000/303054.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1221461.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1221461.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1221461 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the group stages approach their conclusion, we round up the latest tactical trends among the contenders in the Vitality Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293500/293598.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197854.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197854.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197854 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After an 18-month battle with injury problems, and with another Ashes on the horizon, Steven Finn is aiming to prove he's not yet past it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247400/247465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1179976 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 Daniel Vettori has turned his attention from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Middlesex but still success is not coming easily https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275100/275175.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1151767 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 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 a 'Charmed' visit to Edgbaston, and the man whose drop kick-started Jonathan Trott's career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275800/275864.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1145635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1145635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1145635 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 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 Middlesex have focused on creating the right environment - which includes enrolling players in part-time degrees - to help sustain their on-field success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252600/252614.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1092009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews Middlesex's prospects for the 2017 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209900/209955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1089425 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 Down in Taunton, they knew it was the longest of shots, but since when did knowing ever stop you hoping? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252500/252581.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1058729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset's cricketers have done all they can to win the County Championship for the first time. Now all they can do is wait https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252500/252517.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1058639 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 Middlesex have topped the Championship with a focus on the team's 'DNA' and playing for each other, reveals opening batsman and leading run-scorer Nick Gubbins https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/247100/247123.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1052667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1052667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1052667 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:24:19 GMT Counselling, clinical hypnosis, guided-imagery techniques, reiki and the like are among the options. Making preparations for life after the game while you're still playing it doesn't hurt either https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210600/210635.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1026397.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1026397.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1026397 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dawid Malan impressed for England Lions in the UAE before Christmas, and is back hoping to enhance his claims to a World Twenty20 berth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228500/228545.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/961789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/961789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-961789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The summer of 1947 was the zenith for the County Championship, and of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/57300/57397.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/925349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/925349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-925349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The moment that matters above all to every title-winning Yorkshire captain is the first touch of the trophy. Andrew Gale was denied the honour last year, but not this time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/221800/221837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/919121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/919121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-919121 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 One teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/193500/193583.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/860199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/860199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-860199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England hopeful Sam Robson talks about being an Australian in England, being compared to Athers, and more https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/728599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/728599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-728599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thousands of youngsters pitch up in London to find a groove but not many are like Sam Robson, who aims to play Test cricket for England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157884.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/713959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/713959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-713959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The game has been played in few stranger places than in the London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties in St Martin's Lane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176800/176879.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/710639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/710639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-710639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His distinctive announcements and sense of humour were a feature of the Lord's media centre - Norman de Mesquita will be greatly missed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/657133.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/657133.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-657133 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 runs the rule over the Division One clubs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155700/155766.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/628928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/628928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-628928 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 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 Darren Gough reflects on the 2012 County Championship season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144473.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/583164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/583164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-583164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In all the talk about Mark Ramprakash's unfulfilled talent, there is little acknowledgement of the unique pressures he faced https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146226.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/571775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/571775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We preview the 2012 season for teams in Division One of the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137600/137691.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/559409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/559409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For much of his career, Eoin Morgan has had the door opened welcomingly wide for him. No longer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143008.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555664 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