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Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Future imperfect

Future imperfect

The rise of Twenty20 and of India's power are challenging English cricket's ability to function independently

08-Oct-2008
Some young, some old, some homegrown

Some young, some old, some homegrown

What sort of team composition does a successful county side need?

24-Sep-2008
Wet end not mandatory

Wet end not mandatory

The rain has ravaged the season, but there are still chances of a good finish to the County Championship

10-Sep-2008
Men behaving badly

Men behaving badly

The standards of player conduct have slipped in the county game, and umpires and captains are content to turn a blind eye

27-Aug-2008
India`s mastery overshadowed by rowdy scenes

India`s mastery overshadowed by rowdy scenes

21-Aug-2008•Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Who cares for county cricket?

Who cares for county cricket?

The players, certainly; the fans, to an extent; but the media hardly do; and on the evidence of it, the selectors aren't considering performances on the circuit either

13-Aug-2008
The case of the empty cupboard

The case of the empty cupboard

England are gravely short of depth, and the debate over qualification criteria is making the issue more vexed

30-Jul-2008
The rich get richer

The rich get richer

Why the new proposal for an English Premier League will benefit the big counties and grounds and leave the rest vulnerable

16-Jul-2008
Two-innings time again

Two-innings time again

England's top six don't seem to be making the switch to the longer version quickly enough

02-Jul-2008
Three's the charm

Three's the charm

The drawing power of Twenty20 offers the ECB an opportunity to streamline the number of English domestic competitions

18-Jun-2008
Spread it over the summer

Spread it over the summer

The ECB and the counties may be keen on a midsummer Twenty20 competition, but there's merit in having one that runs across the season instead

04-Jun-2008
Spongers or smart operators?

Spongers or smart operators?

Leicestershire's avowed strategy is to build a core group of senior overseas pros as mentors for young English talent

21-May-2008
The overseas invasion

The overseas invasion

The idea of foreign players in county cricket is not intrinsically bad, but surely there have to be limits to the influx

07-May-2008•Christopher Martin-Jenkins
The call of the long haul

The call of the long haul

England's top six could do worse than get their heads down and churn out the hard yards rather than dream of IPL cash

23-Apr-2008
City or county?

City or county?

In the first instalment of his new fortnightly column on Cricinfo, Christopher Martin-Jenkins looks at how the ECB has to decide whether it wants to react to the IPL with a franchise-based Twenty20 league of its own

09-Apr-2008
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