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(c)Cricinfo en-gb On a day which promised more nip and tuck, South Africa dominated matters from the off and set up a likely victory in the fourth npower Test at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England batsman Mark Butcher believes people are beginning to "see the merits" of ensuring more England players are involved in future editions of the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210800/210821.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/869491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/869491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-869491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher insists Kevin Pietersen has no long-term future at Surrey after joining the county on loan for the rest of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121200/121270.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/475706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/475706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475706 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MCC has awarded five former and current players Honorary Life Membership in recognition of their cricketing achievements. In an Ashes year, it's an Anglo-Australian list featuring Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Michael Vaughan, Mark Butcher and Graeme Hick. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92800/92869.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/446236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/446236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, the recently retired former captain of Surrey, has dismissed as 'madness' the speculation surrounding a possible recall for his county team-mate Mark Ramprakash https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/77300/77317.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/419757.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/419757.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419757 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, the Surrey club captain, has announced his retirement following a persistent knee injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89500/89535.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418254.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/418254.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418254 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/414109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/414109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-414109 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Durham rolled Hampshire over for 105 and then looked to take a good lead by finishing with on 84 for 2 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/407938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/407938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-407938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first Test between the West Indies and England was abandoned in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday after an hour's play on the opening day when the pitch was deemed dangerous https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/147052.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/147052.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-147052 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, the former England batsman, believes it will be "enormously tough" for the team to put on a competitive performance in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's captain, Mark Butcher, has called on the county's younger players to prove they can reach the top level of the domestic and international game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/380926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/380926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's captain, Mark Butcher, is adamant that his career is far from over, despite being ruled out for several months of the 2008 season with a serious knee injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/378633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/378633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, the Surrey captain, faces a second operation on his knee to try and save his career https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/373375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/373375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-373375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has said that Surrey's relegation, which is almost certain to be confirmed at The Oval in the next day or so, is not something that will be mourned by many outside the club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher's double-hundred and Matt Nicholson's highest ever score helped Surrey declare on 466 for 8, but Yorkshire will be well pleased with closing the gap to 174 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351938 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Mark Butcher piled on the runs against Yorkshire, finishing unbeaten on 189 on a day when Surrey fans had hoped to see another former England batsman reach triple figures https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351857 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Surrey have never been on the back foot in this match and it was the weather that stopped them making further inroads on the third day at The Oval. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/346897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/346897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT April is meant to be a month of swing bowlers, green seamers and low scores, but Surrey went on an early-season run-spree at The Oval as they racked up 537 for 5 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/346800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/346800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Ramprakash made an unbeaten 102, his 98th first-class century, as Surrey reached 242 for 2 on the opening day against Lancashire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/346691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/346691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a year when Mark Ramprakash sped past the 2,000 run mark for the second successive season, it would be easy to forget the achievements of club captain Mark Butcher https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/313510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/313510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-313510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset gained promotion to Division One despite being pushed all the way by Surrey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/310401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/310401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-310401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309155 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/297420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/297420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-297420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident matches where Surrey and Nottinghamshire are among the sides to beat the weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/296159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/296159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-296159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294481.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294481.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294481 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Benning has been tipped for top things this summer - England's one-day set-up is in his sights, as is a place in their inaugural Twenty20 campaign https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/290803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/290803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-290803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher is ready to take Surrey all the way in the top flight https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/290587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/290587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-290587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, the Surrey captain, has extended his contract with the club to keep him at The Oval until at least the end of the 2008 season. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/269182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/269182.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-269182 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The regeneration of Surrey's headquarters at The Oval will include an honouring of its previous generations, after it was announced that the club intends to name certain sections of the newly rebuilt Vauxhall End after 20 of its greatest players https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/146017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/146017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-146017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the last day of the final round of County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/260391.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/260391.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-260391 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's spinners kept their team in the chase for an automatic promotion place as Worcestershire threw away a winning position and with it left their own promotion hopes up in the air https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-259762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey have bounced right back into Division One after riding roughshod over Glamorgan to complete a thumping 218-run victory inside three days and with it secure their return to the top flight after just one season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-258386 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-258236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of of the latest action from the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/255612.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/255612.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-255612 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/254280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/254280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-254280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The latest from day one of this week's County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/250908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/250908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ally Brown rediscovered his touch for Surrey, as both he and Mark Butcher hit centuries to keep Surrey firmly in the driving seat against Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/247805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/247805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the thirdday of the latest round of County Championship matches as Sussex and Somerset register impressive wins https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/245561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/245561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-245561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has said he hasn't yet given up on playing for England again, despite not representing his country for over a year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/232116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/232116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-232116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England batsmen Mark Butcher, Surrey's captain, and Mark Ramprakash have agreed new two-year contracts which will keep them at The Oval until the end of the 2007 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/226345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/226345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-226345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lawrence Booth on Mark Butcher, a modest man with the courage to dare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wac/content/story/225416.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wac/content/story/225416.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-225416 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite some belated resistance, Surrey were consigned to the second division on the second morning at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/219929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/219929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey slumped to the brink of relegation on the opening day at The Oval, on a day where their performance lurched from the mediocre to the abysmal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/219844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/219844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219844 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Alan Butcher has been announced as Surrey's new coach, in a two-year contract starting with immediate effect https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/219784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/surrey/content/story/219784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher insists he has no immediate plans to retire from international cricket, after Surrey appointed him their captain for 2005 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/143691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/143691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher's hopes of playing in this summer's Ashes have all but ended, due to a troublesome wrist injury that could now keep him out of action until August. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/211795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/211795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-211795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has admitted that he does not know when he will be back playing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/210728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/210728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-210728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher's return from his wrist injury has been delayed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/207279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/207279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-207279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher could return to action in Surrey's second County Championship game of the new season as he continues his recovery from the wrist injury that forced him home during England's tour of South Africa this winter https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, who returned home early from England's tour of South Africa, has had an operation on his troublesome left wrist and will miss the start of the new season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/144649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/144649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series began with accusations of England being 'undercooked', but by the end of an incredible five Tests in six weeks, there was hardly a player on either side who had not been baked half to death by the unrelenting itinerary https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145577.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145577 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One man's misfortune is another man's fortune, as Robert Key will readily attest https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has been ruled out of England's tour of South Africa, having failed to recover from his sprained wrist https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher believes that the resumption of his Test career may be out of his hands, as he attempts to battle back from the wrist injury that kept him out of the 196-run defeat against South Africa at Newlands last week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff should be fit for the fourth Test after scans revealed a muscle injury was less serious than initially feared https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/145066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher quotes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/144964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/144964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The moods of Mark Butcher and Graeme Smith told a tale of two teams as they addressed the media at the end of the third day's play at Port Elizabeth https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England would happily have accepted a first-innings total of 425, if it had been offered to them in the immediate aftermath of their drubbing against South Africa A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three wickets from Makhaya Ntini helped South Africa fight back to end the third day at Port Elizabeth on even terms https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robert Key's fears that his barnstorming innings in England's tour opener might have been his last meaningful act on this tour gaied ground with the news that Mark Butcher had been preferred for tomorrow's three-day game against South Africa A at https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robert Key was in a philosophical mood as he faced the press after his matchwinning performance in England's warm-up fixture against a Nicky Oppenheimer XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite an impressive Test debut at The Oval last week, Ian Bell has missed out on selection for England's tour of South Africa this winter, as Mark Butcher and Graham Thorpe return after injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Watching England in 2004 has been like watching one of those time-lapse photography sequences so beloved of David Attenborough https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135306.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135306 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Watching England in 2004 has been like watching one of those time-lapse photography sequences so beloved of David Attenborough https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135305.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135305.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135305 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were dealt a double injury blow today with the news that Graham Thorpe will miss the final Test after breaking a finger at Old Trafford, while Mark Butcher has collected yet another muscle injury and will miss the game too https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher's hopes of making the third Test against West Indies suffered a big blow after he was ruled out of Surrey's Twenty20 Cup semi-final today against Lancashire at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has suffered another setback in his bid to prove his fitness ahead of the third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford next Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB has confirmed that Andrew Flintoff and James Anderson will be available to play for Lancashire in the Twenty20 Cup finals day this Saturday at Edgbaston (August 7) https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's selectors have been saved one tricky decision ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston with the news that Mark Butcher will not be available to play because of a thigh injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138292.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138292.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138292 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has been ruled out of the England side for the first Test at Lord's - which starts on Thursday - after suffering whiplash following a car accident on Monday evening https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England today named their squad for the first Test against West Indies at Lord's next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/138004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138004 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller gives his marks out of ten for England's performance against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139492.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139492.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139492 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe led England to a memorable four-wicket victory in the third and final Test at Trent Bridge to complete the series whitewash against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The scenario could hardly have been more different the last time these two teams met on English soil https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141052.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141052.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141052 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's selectors have withdrawn five of their Test specialists from county duty until May 3, as they plan ahead for next month's first Test against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just when England's Test heroes thought they could relax after their Caribbean conquest, four of the players on their way back to England had their flight delayed by 24 hours this morning after a passenger suffered a heart-attack https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Before the series, if you had said that England would have retained the Wisden Trophy after the first two Tests, and with some ease, most people would probably have accused you of having had a few too many rums https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It didn't take long: inside half-an-hour England had knocked off the 28 runs they needed to secure victory, a 2-0 series lead, and retention of the Wisden Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England galloped towards victory on the fourth evening at Port-of-Spain, knocking off 71 of the 99 runs they needed in just ten overs before the umpires stepped in and took the players off, even though the batsmen were keen to continue https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Forget, if you can for just a minute, all the runs, risks and razzmatazz of modern cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher plays down concern over the form of England's openers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The old'uns are always the best, as the hundreds of England fans who spent the afternoon worshipping Sir Mick Jagger would heartily agree https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140218.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140218.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140218 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain and Mark Butcher, two of England's gritty old pros, stuck out another nasty mini-session today at Port-of-Spain before the weather closed in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140212.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140212 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yesterday it was Fidel Edwards's turn to give England the hurry-up https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140006.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/140006.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-140006 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher and Nasser Hussain hardly look like perfect partners: one is left-handed, laid-back and most likely to be sat in his hotel room strumming his guitar; the other is right-handed, rigid and more likely to be climbing up the walls https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just when England were beginning to unwind and prepare for tomorrow's resumption, the rains abated and play resumed for a tempestuous 20-minute spell https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first round of the four Tests, at Sabina Park, promises to be an intriguing opening bout, with both corners sizing up evenly, but with players capable of packing a serious punch on their day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, who sprained an ankle in a freak accident during yesterday's tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, is now doubtful for the first Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England struggled with the ball on the second day of their tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, but the on-field action was overshadowed by a freak injury to Mark Butcher in the morning session https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139662 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher has called on the England & Wales Cricket Board to reach a swift decision on the question of whether to tour Zimbabwe, as he and the rest of the England squad prepare to fly out to the West Indies next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137867.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137867 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England selectors have named an unchanged 15-man squad for their forthcoming tour of the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bad light came to England's rescue in the first Test at Galle, as they escaped with a draw against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There can be no more persuasive case for the revitalising power of a good holiday than the first ODI against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/132213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/132213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-132213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's Test warm-up match duly petered out into a soggy draw, as Colombo's notorious weather closed in on the dot of half past three, as it has been doing with atomic precision all tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/132209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/132209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-132209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eight players have been awarded central contracts by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in a deal which could net each of them as much as £400,000 over the next year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/133589.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/133589.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's selectors today named the tour parties for the first part of this winter's tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England Coach Duncan Fletcher has rested James Anderson, Andrew Flintoff, Mark Butcher, Alec Stewart and Marcus Trescothick from the next round of Frizzell County Championship matches starting tomorrow (Tuesday) https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/125142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/125142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This evening's resistance notwithstanding, England are sliding headlong towards another comprehensive defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT