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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 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 Opener seeks to draw a line under off-field incident in Australia as he looks to reassert Test place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/414900/414979.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-duckett-knuckles-down-after-englands-winter-of-disarray-1529445 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:12:24 GMT Head coach imbued his players with belief, becoming first man to lead three different counties to Championship title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406900/406916.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1504687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1504687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/peter-moores-enjoys-moment-notts-march-success-1504687 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:20:07 GMT Fast bowler shows worth in match-turning performance, but will sit out final round on England's orders https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406500/406502.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1503548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1503548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-moores-hails-box-office-tongue-as-notts-close-in-1503548 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:38:09 GMT Get ready for the start of the Rothesay County Championship with our Division One preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/387700/387726.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-division-one-preview-can-surrey-make-it-four-in-a-row-1479119 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:31:14 GMT Nottinghamshire offspinner made history on debut and, at age of 17, has further ambitions to fulfil https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/386800/386813.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479472.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479472.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/farhan-ahmed-playing-england-with-brother-rehan-end-goal-1479472 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:26:57 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 Fast bowler impressed in maiden Tests in 2023 but has barely bowled a ball since https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/362900/362954.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1478246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1478246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/josh-tongue-thirsty-for-overdue-notts-debut-after-spate-of-cruel-injuries-1478246 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:51:57 GMT England opener admits scrutiny has increased after tough winter but says "I won't not be me in interviews" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/389100/389185.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1478121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1478121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ben-duckett-certainly-trying-to-think-more-about-what-i-say-1478121 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:27:43 GMT Up-and-coming seamer is in the running to replace Anderson in England's Test team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/380800/380868.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1434973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1434973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dillon-pennington-move-to-nottinghamshire-was-jump-start-for-england-ambitions-1434973 Thu, 23 May 2024 08:31:16 GMT We assess the Division One contenders in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/367900/367939.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1427729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2024-preview-division-one-surrey-three-peat-1427729 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:58:04 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 Dan Lawrence is expected to be released from England's Test squad to play for Essex on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/362500/362583.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1385922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1385922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-quarter-final-previews-counties-eye-finals-day-1385922 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:59:27 GMT Colin Munro averaged 51.58 with a strike rate of 98.79 in first-class cricket, but only played one Test match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/361700/361734.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1381190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1381190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/colin-munro-on-brendon-mccullums-influence-and-bazball-1381190 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:45:45 GMT Pakistan fast bowler on recovering from knee injury, captaining Qalandars to two PSL titles and looking ahead to the T20 Blast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/349000/349005.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1378322.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1378322.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/shaheen-shah-afridi-pace-injuries-batting-t20-blast-notts-1378322 Thu, 25 May 2023 15:55:52 GMT Notts opener believes he's turned a corner since disappointment of 2021-22 Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337100/337171.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1369904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1369904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/haseeb-hameed-on-ramadan-faith-puts-our-careers-into-perspective-1369904 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:39:37 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 Match-ups, quick runners and rain create "unique set of circumstances" in T20 Blast fixture https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/340400/340468.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1318611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1318611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2022-why-carlos-brathwaite-and-samit-patel-retired-out-tactically-in-the-same-game-1318611 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:56:59 GMT And how many batters have been dismissed for both 99 and 199 in Tests? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/331000/331004.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1317555.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1317555.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-what-is-the-highest-test-total-to-include-six-or-more-ducks-1317555 Tue, 31 May 2022 02:22:27 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 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 Blast record-holder targets more success with Notts as tournament's 20th season draws near https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339100/339182.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314504.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314504.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-blast-2022-samit-patel-who-would-have-thought-that-i-would-play-20-years-of-t20-cricket-it-is-pretty-special-1314504 Wed, 11 May 2022 12:33:36 GMT Released by Notts last year, Compton has made hundreds in each of his first three innings for Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338200/338225.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1311618.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1311618.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-ben-compton-kent-breakthrough-offers-hope-to-late-developers-1311618 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:54:51 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 Highly-regarded young batter keen to push Test case three years on from England blackballing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337400/337420.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-joe-clarke-i-just-want-to-concentrate-on-the-now-and-what-can-happen-in-the-future-1309209 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:20:32 GMT England opener focussed on fightback after grim campaign in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337100/337172.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1308520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1308520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-haseeb-hameed-i-always-find-a-way-back-from-rock-bottom-1308520 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:26:39 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 Forget about flight and deception, in the shortest format offspinners are just looking to give the batter one https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318900/318938.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2021-taking-stock-where-does-traditional-finger-spin-fit-into-t20-1269459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Notts batter eyeing England after righting some wrongs during last summer's T20 Blast triumph https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/322700/322749.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1265694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ben-duckett-interview-ive-certainly-had-setbacks-but-theyve-made-me-who-i-am-1265694 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 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 Peter Moores says Hameed has "learned a lesson" since his dramatic loss of form for Lancashire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320600/320614.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1261532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1261532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/haseeb-hameeds-nottinghamshire-form-gives-hope-that-dark-days-are-behind-him-1261532 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 One in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309700/309725.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-group-one-preview-essex-the-team-to-beat-once-again-1257903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan left-armer talks about his time at the T20 Blast, and his batting ambitions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/310000/310034.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-spinner-imad-wasim-i-do-not-think-there-are-many-aggressive-spinners-like-me-in-the-powerplay-1234575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain leads from the front on Finals Day as champions prove value of experience https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/310000/310042.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-final-old-is-gold-for-nottinghamshire-as-dan-christian-seals-the-blast-spoils-1234586 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 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 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 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 The batsman looked like he was summoning as much professionalism as he could muster, if only to block out the pain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/288800/288855.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183487.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183487.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1183487 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having missed almost the entire 2018 season with a dislocated shoulder, allrounder Paul Coughlin is looking to remind people of his talents https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278100/278170.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1179969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We assess the chances of all eight teams ahead of the opening round of the season in our Division One preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280700/280747.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1179968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/245300/245327.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1164995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1164995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1164995 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 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 News from around the circuit, including the successful clean up operation at New Road and a Lancashire fanzine editor gone rogue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265500/265513.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1144273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1144273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1144273 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 Division One will be hotly contested, with several teams hoping to challenge Essex - but it could be a struggle for newly promoted Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268500/268524.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1142976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1142976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1142976 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 Chris Read played only 15 Tests for England but the game has lost a little of its grace now that he has entered retirement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268500/268589.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1123631.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1123631.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1123631 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Clarke's graceful batsmanship overflows with England potential and the chance to challenge Notts' treble ambitions at Trent Bridge offers the chance to adorn an in-and-out season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267800/267832.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-2-2017/content/story/1119402.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-2-2017/content/story/1119402.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1119402 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire can accommodate a specialist batsman at No. 8, and still have six bowlers of varying styles who can bowl four overs each. Those resources, along with smart plans, fetched them their first Blast title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267700/267760.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1119223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1119223.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1119223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dan Christian's constant and rapid evolution is very much the story of T20. From a sloggy allrounder he is now a professional franchise cricketer touring the world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267300/267358.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1117649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1117649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117649 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 Samit Patel's rich vein of form has left him wondering, at 32, if he is a better player than he ever imagined - not a bad mindset before a Lord's one-day final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264500/264521.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1107441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1107441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1107441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's Test No. 3 has been working on his T20 game away from the spectacle of the IPL but, when the call from Notts came, he returned to hitting the ball along the ground https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213100/213129.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/1096206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/1096206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1096206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews Nottinghamshire's prospects for the 2017 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252000/252053.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1089424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores talks about life as Nottinghamshire head coach, Datagate, his son Tom, and Joe Root https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216700/216751.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1086394.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1086394.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1086394 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 ESPNcricinfo sizes up the challengers for this year's Finals Day, with only one former champion among the four https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/249500/249587.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1048129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1048129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1048129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats and records from the Royal London Cup match at Trent Bridge where Nottinghamshire beat Northants in a record-breaking run-fest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244500/244565.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1023719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1023719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1023719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Until last season, Jake Ball struggled for a regular place in Nottinghamshire's County Championship side. Now he is on the brink of an England call-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/239800/239841.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1011803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1011803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1011803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Taylor, who was forced to retire at 26 due to a serious heart condition, talks about how his life has been turned upside down, and how he'll battle the illness just as he battled for his England career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241600/241615.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1007479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1007479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1007479 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 A South Africa and Nottinghamshire colossus, now beset by illness, looks back at his career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215700/215717.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/888925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/888925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-888925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are cricketing careers, and then there is that of Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor, who has seen more of the best and worst of cricket than men twice his age https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214800/214807.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/884215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/884215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-884215 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 Samit Patel on better cheerleaders and other ways to improve the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161500/161583.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/822955.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/822955.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-822955 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harold Larwood was a great who was made out to be a villain - the perfect replacement for Robin Hood in the eyes of a young ten-year-old https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/202900/202941.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/818049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/818049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-818049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT