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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
How Cheteshwar Pujara, Alastair Cook, and Nick Gubbins are Leading an Old-Fashioned Revolution T20 cricket has revolutionised cricket in much the same way as Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket did in 1977 or WG Grace did back in the distant mists of history. From fielding to bowling to advertising and even to cheerleaders, the long reach […] READ MORE
Uncapped Englishmen Richard Gleeson and Benny Howell are among the 31 foreign players signed by Bangladesh Premier League teams before Friday’s player draft. Other county cricketers to win deals include Ashar Zaidi, Ravi Bopara and Riki Wessels. The high-profile players who have already signed contracts include Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith and Shoaib Malik (all Chittagong Vikings), Kumar Sangakkara, Andre Russell, Mahela Jayawardene and Dwayne Bravo (all Dhaka Dynamites), Darren Sammy (Rajshahi) and Shahid Afridi (Rangpur Riders). Gleeson, […] READ MORE
Nick Compton's first hundred after a break from the game inched Middlesex closer to a first title in 23 years. He spoke to Jeremy Blackmore for LWOS. READ MORE
Ex-Derbyshire and Somerset seamer Steffan Jones wants to change the coaching of fast bowlers for the better with corrective strength training. 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
An interview with the leader of 'Save Our Counties', the fan-run campaign against Franchise T20 in England set up after recent revelations READ MORE
Former Derbyshire seamer and specialist fast-bowling coach Steffan Jones runs coaches through the Stages of Learning for young quicks READ MORE
James Fuller is enjoying his first season as a Middlesex player since his move from Gloucestershire, and wants to win trophies for his new county READ MORE
After lengthy runs of consecutive Finals Day appearances, Hampshire and Somerset have both slumped in this year's T20 Blast. Where has it gone wrong? READ MORE
Matt is a freelance cricket writer and a student at Oxford University