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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 New Gloucestershire signing is weighing up his options as his playing career winds down https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416000/416003.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1533091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1533091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dawid-malan-interview-coaching-ambition-and-gloucestershire-blast-hopes-1533091 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:27:24 GMT Senior players explain how the English domestic game has changed in an ESPNcricinfo panel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415100/415139.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2026-players-tell-us-what-they-really-think-1530098 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:54:21 GMT 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 Yorkshire captain on fitness and longevity in the professional women's game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/348700/348716.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1484495.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1484495.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lauren-winfield-hill-good-fielding-shows-how-much-youre-willing-to-commit-1484495 Mon, 05 May 2025 06:39:13 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 Legspinner goes from bowling to Joe Root in nets, to being signed by Yorkshire and a first England call-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/388300/388346.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1457450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1457450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/yorkshire-jafer-chohan-south-asian-cricket-academy-england-1457450 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:04:28 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 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 Club hierarchy turn focus to matters on the field as threat of further sanctions looms https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338700/338705.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/yorkshire-county-championship-ecb-sanctions-rafiq-racism-scandal-1365767 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:30:46 GMT England's new wunderkind makes batting look like a blast, but it wasn't always easy for him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356600/356616.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1364636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1364636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/how-harry-brook-aimed-big-failed-and-took-off-like-a-rocket-1364636 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:13:31 GMT More than two years on into the Yorkshire racism saga, it has taken a toll on all sides, and landed all parties in a deeply unsatisfactory place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356700/356767.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/yorkshire-vs-yorkshire-why-there-are-no-winners-in-the-azeem-rafiq-racism-affair-1365008 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:50:23 GMT England batter talks Ashes heroes, his upcoming IPL debut... and whether he could hit a home run in baseball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/355100/355108.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1363738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1363738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/englands-harry-brook-on-ashes-ipl-mlb-and-kevin-pietersen-1363738 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:09:39 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 Mohammad Amir makes his first-class return and Hasan Ali bags another five-for https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338500/338565.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1313213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1313213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistanis-in-the-county-championship-haris-rauf-injured-after-five-for-shan-masood-closes-in-on-1000-1313213 Fri, 06 May 2022 10:44:25 GMT We assess the Division One contenders in our County Championship preview https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327600/327676.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-2022-essex-favourites-to-challenge-champions-warwickshire-1309310 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:30:27 GMT New season arrives amid familiar handwringing about the state of England's professional circuit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337500/337502.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-shrinking-county-game-would-hurt-new-found-drive-to-embrace-diversity-1309338 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:45:48 GMT Ashes-winning captain, autocratic "supremo", Farsley CC groundsman - "Illy" was one of the game's true greats https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155626.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1294352.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1294352.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ray-illingworth-1932-2021-a-cricket-man-for-all-seasons-and-all-moments-1294352 Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:39:39 GMT Time to share in the highs and rows, joys and Paine of a year of cricket that kept on giving https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/331000/331026.5.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1293478.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1293478.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/light-roller-we-salute-the-best-and-brightest-of-2021-with-these-totally-not-made-up-awards-1293478 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:28:52 GMT As racism scandal rocks English cricket, Harrison knows importance of seizing what remains of the moment https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/303400/303408.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/when-faultlines-are-too-exposed-theres-no-easy-way-to-rebuild-after-an-earthquake-1291453 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:39:41 GMT When it is part of the furniture, discrimination is hard to see for what it is https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/330600/330623.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1289726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1289726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/osman-samiuddin-why-it-was-so-difficult-for-azeem-rafiq-to-figure-out-he-was-in-a-racist-environment-1289726 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:10:05 GMT Live coverage of the DCMS committee hearings into Azeem Rafiq's claims of institutional racism at Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308300/308390.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1289482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1289482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/live-azeem-rafiq-dcms-hearing-parliamentary-inquiry-into-yorkshire-racism-investigation-1289482 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:54:35 GMT Proud club's agonies may only be beginning as change comes too late to save reputation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/330500/330592.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1289511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1289511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/yorkshire-racism-crisis-yorkshire-come-to-grief-over-azeem-rafiq-affair-but-acceptance-is-a-way-off-yet-1289511 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 18:22:12 GMT Two birds not of the same plumage but cult heroes for our times all the same https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/330500/330575.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1289344.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1289344.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-light-roller-let-us-now-praise-marcus-stonis-and-jimmy-neesham-1289344 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:20:09 GMT Fall-out at county is bound to be painful, but necessary, after seismic few weeks for cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308900/308971.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1288427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1288427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/yorkshire-racism-crisis-azeem-rafiq-the-most-stubborn-man-in-yorkshire-achieves-his-vindication-1288427 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:35:23 GMT PCA Young Player of the Year sets sights on higher recognition after breakthrough summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325200/325282.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1280573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1280573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pca-awards-2021-harry-brook-unleashes-full-potential-to-win-praise-from-england-big-dogs-1280573 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:10:25 GMT ESPNcricinfo looks at key areas where further work is required to improve relations between Yorkshire and the community https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309500/309584.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/azeem-rafiq-racism-report-ten-questions-for-yorkshire-1277271 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 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 Professional educator Peter Sutcliffe cleared a coaching path successors at the ECB have since smoothed and modified https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321000/321066.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/one-mans-legacy-to-yorkshire-and-the-game-he-loved-beyond-measure-1262556 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 Yorkshire batsman is T20 Blast's leading run-scorer since 2017 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311900/311948.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1238821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1238821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-playoffs-adam-lyth-keen-to-seize-multan-sultans-opportunity-1238821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT And what do you think of Prithvi Shaw becoming a Shastri lookalike? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292800/292865.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/why-bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-is-so-watchable-even-when-they-arent-playing-cricket-1234098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look at the immigrant cricketer's experience in the county down the years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309200/309222.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232864.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232864.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/why-black-and-asian-players-have-felt-alienated-in-yorkshire-cricket-1232864 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 Acknowledgement without revelry seems to have been what Tom Dollery's class of '51 preferred https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/305400/305485.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1225222 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 Gary Ballance is only 30 and should be at his peak, but he admits to being knocked by his experience with England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/303400/303413.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1222013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1222013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1222013 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 Batsman was stood down from England Lions duty last year following WhatsApp revelations https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/299500/299531.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1213950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1213950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1213950 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 A look back at February in cricket tells us everything we need to know about the near future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286200/286231.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1176272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1176272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1176272 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 On the first day of the season, Headingley's floodlights were enveloped in a demented mist https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214300/214363.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143189 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 Jonny Bairstow's book is nothing like the modern player autobiography https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269300/269357.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1124909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1124909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1124909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Yorkshire and England offspinner Geoff Cope's biography is a good-natured, insightful look back at the career of a man who was no stranger to adversity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267300/267374.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1117717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1117717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117717 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 Tim Bresnan talks career highlights, party tricks, and prankster team-mates https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244000/244073.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1100825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1100825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1100825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The unveiling of new net facilities at Bradford's Park Avenue ground sent a message of togetherness and decency in troubled times that went beyond cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263400/263438.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1099188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1099188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1099188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is a few months from the biggest challenge of his life, but England's new Test captain has never forgotten his upbringing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262100/262152.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1094823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1094823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1094823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Azeem Rafiq drifted out of cricket after struggling to live up to his early potential. But he's been handed a second chance at Yorkshire and wants to repay the faith https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251900/251925.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1090127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The proudest of English cricket's counties is looking at dark days ahead, as its creaking home ground and financial difficulties paint a worrying picture https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222800/222805.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1088311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1088311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1088311 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's teenaged fast bowler is returning from injury to lead England Under-19s in India, and launch what he hopes will be a breakthrough year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/178700/178765.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1078292.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1078292.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1078292 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT How the England wicketkeeper has reaped the rewards of putting in the hard yards on coming to grips with a technical flaw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253800/253851.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1072683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1072683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1072683 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 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 If the New Zealander can carry forward the high standards he has set as a batsman into his leadership, he could finish as the country's finest cricketer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/236700/236785.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1039075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1039075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1039075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Also, fastest to 25 ODI hundreds, run out for a duck on Test debut, and lowest totals not featuring ducks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135100/135101.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1023237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1023237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1023237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look back at the county's darkest era, spread over two decades, with Geoff Boycott as its central figure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96500/96545.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/984769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/984769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-984769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT County captains Rob Key and Andrew Gale speak for and against getting rid of the mandatory coin toss in the County Championship next season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228100/228185.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/946069.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/946069.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-946069 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The embodiment of doughty Yorkshire spirit, David Bairstow made the county's cricket watchable through its most dysfunctional era https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/227000/227027.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/941145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/941145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-941145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two successive Championships and a strong White Rose flavour to the national side and already they are wondering in the Broad Acres whether Yorkshire would beat England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219600/219671.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/922289.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/922289.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-922289 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Close was one of the most courageous cricketers ever to take to the field, but he was so much more than that and not only in Yorkshire will his immense qualities be revered https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213600/213643.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/920507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/920507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-920507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT