David Hopps

Wood out of India tour after new ankle blow

Mark Wood has been ruled out of England's tour to India after the discovery that he bowled at the tail end of the English domestic season with a broken ankle

09-Oct-2016•David Hopps

Mashrafe and Taskin star in feisty series-levelling victory

Mashrafe Mortaza produced a matchwinning all-round display, and Taskin Ahmed took three quick wickets, as Bangladesh squared the series by 34 runs

09-Oct-2016•The Report by David Hopps

Howell rejects PCA advice and heads for Bangladesh

Benny Howell has become the first professional cricketer in England openly to reject advice from the players' association not to take part in the Bangladesh Premier League

05-Oct-2016•David Hopps

Australia's bowlers face another examination at Wanderers

Australia's inexperienced bowlers face yet another challenge at Wanderers against South Africa, a side brimming with confidence after recent home victories

01-Oct-2016•The Preview by David Hopps

Derbyshire look to Barnett magic

Derbyshire have turned to Kim Barnett, one of the most inspirational captains in their history, to shake them out of their torpor

30-Sep-2016•David Hopps

The moments that made the season - Part Two

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 ...

24-Sep-2016•David Hopps

The moments that made the season - Part One

From spin surprises to tail-end onslaughts, ESPNcricinfo rounds up the memorable moments from the 2016 County Championship, from No.20 to 11 ...

23-Sep-2016•David Hopps

Trott leads canter to trophy after Surrey's collapse

Warwickshire waltzed the Lord's final by eight wickets with a whopping 19.4 overs to spare, much to the disappointment no doubt of one of the biggest crowds for the 50-over final for years

17-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Lord's

Davies is Somerset bound

Steve Davies, the former England wicketkeeper, is expected to join Somerset after calling time on his Surrey career

14-Sep-2016•David Hopps

Six-gun Leach leaves Yorkshire floored

Jack Leach claimed six second-innings wickets to propel Somerset into the midst of the County Championship title race

14-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Headingley

Who calls the shots in English cricket?

The top ten most influential people in English cricket? We've got a list

14-Sep-2016•David Hopps

Whisper it, but Yorkshire need Lancashire's help

There is a silver lining for Yorkshire supporters in this tale of woe, but only those with a solid disposition will read down far enough to find refuge in it

13-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Headingley

Somerset's surge threatens to throw title race open

What price Somerset for their first Championship? Their rush through the division has been a sideshow at best as Middlesex and Yorkshire have flexed muscles like a couple of rival bodybuilders ahead of their clash at Lord's next week.

12-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Headingley

Yorkshire appetites whetted after Sidebottom's four

Yorkshire, pressing for a hat-trick of Championship titles, completed a thumping 228-run defeat of Durham

09-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Headingley

Yorkshire delight in not-quite-perfect day

Yorkshire asserted themselves so successfully against Durham with both bat and ball that victory looks comfortably within their grasp on the final day

08-Sep-2016•David Hopps

Ken Higgs, a heart-of-oak bowler, and one of Lancashire's finest

With remorseless accuracy and an ability to find swing and cut, Ken Higgs might have won more than 15 Test caps for England

07-Sep-2016•David Hopps

Lees fortifies Yorkshire's hat-trick hopes

Alex Lees sustained Yorkshire during a tricky opening day against Durham with a season's best 132, passing 1000 first-class runs in the process

06-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Headingley

Gidman 99* - but it's the point that counts as tension mounts

Will Gidman was left stranded on 99 not out but he and Matt Coles ensured Kent picked up the fifth batting bonus point they desperately wanted

01-Sep-2016•David Hopps at Hove

Viljoen, Billings keep up Kent pursuit

Kent, 24 points behind Essex with three matches remaining, need to close that gap before the sides meet in the final match of the season at Canterbury

31-Aug-2016•David Hopps at Hove

Why England's decision to tour Bangladesh is right

Every player has the right to decide for himself, but so also, the ECB needs to show a clear duty of care, assess the risks, and promote freedom where it can

30-Aug-2016•David Hopps

28 29 30 31 32

Showing 581 - 600 of 1464