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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Sussex captain on his forays into social media and hopes for a title-winning Blast campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/401500/401519.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/tymal-mills-latest-variation-cricket-content-creator-1537760 Thu, 21 May 2026 23:32:02 GMT 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 Also: who scored a triple-century on his first-class debut, but has not played a Test? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104600/104620.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/has-anyone-made-more-stumpings-in-a-innings-than-kamran-akmals-four-1536241 Tue, 12 May 2026 12:44:09 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 Blast veteran won't be back for season No. 24 after prioritising commentary and coaching gigs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415100/415103.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ravi-bopara-signs-off-county-cricket-its-tough-i-felt-like-part-of-the-furniture-1529973 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:37:49 GMT Head coach eyes Championship title challenge despite looming threat of player departures https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/414900/414993.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/now-or-never-paul-farbrace-rallies-sussex-financial-headwinds-1529558 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:16:17 GMT Discarded seamer targets "50 or 60" Championship wickets for Sussex in bid for Test comeback https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/414900/414918.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529323.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1529323.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ollie-robinson-i-need-to-knock-door-down-for-england-test-recall-1529323 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:31:59 GMT After a winter in franchise cricket, Sussex's rising star is sure to be in high demand at auction https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/412300/412373.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1527549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1527549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/all-eyes-on-red-hot-coles-as-hundred-auction-windfall-awaits-1527549 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:39:07 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 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 And how many World Cups have featured two teams reaching the final undefeated? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/384000/384018.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1441776.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1441776.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/is-virat-kohlis-76-the-highest-individual-score-in-a-t20-world-cup-final-ask-steven-1441776 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:28:56 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 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 And how many Mumbai Indians players have taken IPL hat-tricks? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338100/338118.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1369444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1369444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/has-anyone-gone-past-dwayne-bravo-as-the-ipls-top-wicket-taker-ask-steven-1369444 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 02:07:30 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 New head coach wants young squad to make big strides after tough transition at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357000/357087.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/paul-farbrace-sussex-promotion-push-division-two-championship-1365730 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:28:18 GMT The Sussex and England fast bowler talks about how the illness derailed him for the better part of a year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344000/344006.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/george-gartons-battle-with-long-covid-id-walk-two-minutes-and-sit-down-for-half-an-hour-because-i-was-out-of-breath-1328529 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:49:22 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 Derby stood host to three double-centurions in the second round https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/332400/332411.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1311319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1311319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/stats-cheteshwar-pujara-ends-his-century-drought-with-record-double-ton-1311319 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:43:44 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 2021 wooden-spoon winners are optimistic that young squad can make big strides forward https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337100/337184.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1308566.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1308566.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-project-sussex-requires-signs-of-progress-as-ian-salisbury-targets-sustained-success-1308566 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:09:21 GMT 45-year-old stars with bat and ball after missing quarter-final, to make point to team-mates https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327300/327343.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1278429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1278429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2021-kent-live-in-darren-stevens-world-as-veteran-lines-up-final-glory-1278429 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:52:22 GMT After managing a long-standing back issue, and starring in the Hundred, Mills is back in vogue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317600/317621.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1278027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1278027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-finals-day-slow-death-in-the-fast-lane-how-tymal-mills-rose-again-1278027 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:20:44 GMT The England and Sussex captain had aura, flair, majestic batting, and impossible glamour - and that was just on the field https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326200/326243.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mark-nicholas-goodbye-ted-dexter-free-spirit-cricket-thinker-renaissance-man-1274900 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex's 17-year-old legspinner, the first "Blast baby", is taking it all in his stride https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323300/323378.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2021-sussex-teenager-archie-lenham-rides-his-luck-during-crazy-debut-season-1274454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Young legspinner makes eye-catching start to career as academy graduates hint at bright future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323300/323378.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/royal-london-cup-2021-archie-lenham-gives-sussex-supporters-teenage-kicks-as-youth-gets-its-head-1272264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 Seamer once on the fast-track for England reveals his mental health battles https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321000/321088.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/cricket-is-a-game-of-failure-stuart-meaker-on-coping-with-anxiety-divorce-and-lockdown-1262702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Bedingham, Adam Lyth and Ollie Pope are in with a chance of reaching the landmark https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320800/320813.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/1000-first-class-runs-before-the-end-of-may-who-are-the-contenders-1262320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are challenges ahead but the prospect of a full county season is something to unite us in anticipation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319000/319038.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258208.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258208.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-here-comes-the-sun-hopefully-championships-return-is-a-reason-to-celebrate-1258208 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We assess the chances of the teams in Group Three in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295200/295249.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-group-three-preview-lancashire-yorkshire-go-head-to-head-in-pursuit-of-glory-1257909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The star of England's last T20I series in India has fallen off their radar, but he doesn't think he's out of it just yet https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317600/317621.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1254199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1254199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/tymal-mills-i-want-to-play-for-england-again-i-think-i-have-skills-that-are-not-replicated-in-english-cricket-1254199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wells was released by Sussex and did not play a game in the Bob Willis Trophy this summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/312300/312305.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1239524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1239524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/luke-wells-on-lancashire-move-i-was-staring-down-the-barrel-of-having-played-my-last-game-1239524 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 Captain has led the way with the bat to keep Sussex in quarter-final hunt https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308900/308939.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/luke-wright-sussex-blast-triumph-would-be-ideal-send-off-for-jason-gillespie-1232363 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 From Eastbourne to the MCG to the polling booth, Pakistan's prime minister has always relished a challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/304900/304900.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1226735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cox was a Sussex stalwart, whose best innings came against the toughest opposition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/305600/305613.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1225475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New competition appealed to Ted Dexter, whose raffish unorthodoxy reflected the atmosphere in Brighton on a lively Saturday evening https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/192700/192749.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1224914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1224914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1224914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cooped up at home, Ravi Bopara waits anxiously for the doorbell https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/302500/302566.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1220814 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 Allrounder claims he is 'better equipped than ever before' in T20 cricket and opens up on Essex exit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295900/295908.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Our county writers turn selectors as they pick their team of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/291800/291855.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 Jofra Archer is now England's rising star, but a few years ago he was sleeping on the floor at his friend's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289000/289068.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1183989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jofra Archer talks about moving to England from the Caribbean, Chris Jordan's influence on his career, and making it to the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/288200/288242.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1181806 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 The climax to English cricket's T20 competition is like no other day in the calendar - and for that there is much to admire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280200/280255.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159588 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No shot has been more sumptious, or caused more social media drooling, this English summer than Delray Rawlins' hold-the-pose straight drive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279600/279620.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159002 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 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 Jofra Archer has arguably been the most eye-catching player in this year's Big Bash League, and it a bidding war for the 22-year-old is quite likely at the IPL auction https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271500/271589.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1133673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1133673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1133673 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 Sussex's prospects for the 2017 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218200/218283.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1089885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1089885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The left-field appointment of Rob Andrew as chief executive, after a decade at the RFU, gives Sussex an opportunity to remain relevant in a changing game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255400/255436.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1068102.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1068102.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1068102 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 Fifty years ago, West Indies, led by Sobers, seemed unbeatable in England. Over two days in Hove, it was a different story https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244500/244571.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1023213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1023213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1023213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Prematurely retired from first-class cricket due to a medical condition, Tymal Mills is fully focused on being the best T20 player he can be https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210200/210295.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2016/content/story/1022293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2016/content/story/1022293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1022293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fomer England keeper Jim Parks talks about how he took to the job, and cricket in the '30s and '40s https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/163900/163943.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/994025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/994025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-994025 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:01:57 GMT Entrusted with the captaincy in all three formats, Luke Wright will demand high standards and unstinting effort to make the sun shine again in Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/239400/239497.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/995709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/995709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-995709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sussex and Surrey captain Chris Adams on his brief Test career, and discovering his leadership skills in the county game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159800/159825.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/941683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/941683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-941683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Magoffin had feared his first-class career was over six months before he arrived at Sussex as a stopgap overseas signing. Since then the Australian has become one of county cricket's most stalwart performers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214600/214609.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/922227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/922227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-922227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Luke Wright is that rarity in England: a T20 cricketer with experience in the best leagues in the world. Sussex have had the sense to let him run the show - and he is a game away from guiding them to Finals Day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/191800/191849.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/908441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/908441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-908441 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 As Matt Prior hangs up his gloves, a look back at some of the highs and lows of his career which included three victorious Ashes series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158517.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/886335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/886335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-886335 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 Sussex's new signing has shown enough promise to be the left-arm tearaway the country needs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210200/210295.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/859727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/859727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-859727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT