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Ask any county cricket fan about the season’s “traditional curtain-raiser”, and they will tell you that side time immemorial, the county season has started with a first-class fixture between the previous season’s County Champions and an MCC XI. However, as with so many things in cricket, there is an element of urban myth about the […] READ MORE
As Division One of the County Championship draws to a close with Middlesex sealing the title ahead of Yorkshire and Somerset, we take a look at this season’s top performers. County Championship: Division One Team Of The Season Marcus Trescothick (Somerset) Only last year, there was a point at which it looked as though Marcus Trescothick‘s retirement was imminent. With his contract up at […] READ MORE
An Adam Voges Injury increases the possibility that Middlesex may head into their County Championship title push without an overseas player READ MORE
Jason Roy scored a magnificent hundred on Day One at Lord's as Surrey piled on the runs in the fixture which marked Nick Compton's return READ MORE
The County Championship Division One begins on Sunday and looks stronger than ever. Will Yorkshire be able to manage a third successive title win? READ MORE
England all-rounder Chris Jordan has signed a one-year extension to his contract with Sussex, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 season. READ MORE
From a batting perspective, England have traditionally struggled with selection of players who have the right character to get the job done. READ MORE
The dominant force in the County Championship over the last two seasons shows no sign of abating. Yorkshire beat Somerset by an innings and 126 runs on the morning of the third day, recording their ninth victory of the season and putting the White Rose county in an almost unassailable position in pursuit of back-to-back […] READ MORE
English Cricket Pros say county schedule is too demanding and that changes should be made, according to a Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) survey. READ MORE
The football season may be opening for many this weekend and the major summer events such as the Open and Wimbledon are long gone but there is still much to play for in our national summer game. In the Broad Acres of Yorkshire hope is high for a back-to-back championship double for the first time […] READ MORE
