Author Archive - Jeremy Blackmore

Lewis Gregory promotes positivity in Somerset's search for the missing piece of the puzzle

In the second part of the penultimate county focus feature on Somerset, JEREMY BLACKMORE speaks to the newly installed club captain on County Championship silverware, Shoaib Bashir and feeding off last season's Blast success

04/03/2024 | Jeremy Blackmore | Somerset Men | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | News | County Cricket |

Northamptonshire in 2022: Revival of the comeback county

JEREMY BLACKMORE: The Wantage Road county will belatedly take their place in the top tier of the County Championship this summer, having been promoted in the 2019 season. Six years ago, they were fighting to remain afloat

02/01/2022 | Jeremy Blackmore | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | Northamptonshire Men | County Cricket |

County memories: The holy grail

Mark Butcher, Martin Bicknell and Ian Ward tell Jeremy Blackmore how limited-overs success under Adam Hollioake paved the way for four-day dominance

18/03/2021 | Jeremy Blackmore | Premium |

Roland Butcher: "We need ACE Programme to go on for 20, 30, 40 years"

JEREMY BLACKMORE: Befitting a man who has spent his career breaking down barriers to inclusion, Butcher did not hesitate when Ebony Rainford-Brent asked him to become one of the first honorary patrons of the ACE Programme

09/01/2021 | Jeremy Blackmore | News | Features |

County memories: 'If you view yourself as a small county that's doing OK then that's what you'll be'

How Sussex became the dominant force in the 2000s, with Mushtaq Ahmed their maestro and strong leadership from captain and coaches, writes JEREMY BLACKMORE

15/12/2020 | Jeremy Blackmore | Features |

The streams that saved the summer

JEREMY BLACKMORE tells the inside story of how counties doubled down on a commitment to live streaming once members were prevented from watching the action live, and how their collective success has saved jobs and brought in much-needed funds

22/09/2020 | Jeremy Blackmore | Men's T20 Blast | News | Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Features | County Cricket | Bob Willis Trophy |

The glory years at Taunton: 'For five years Somerset appeared unstoppable'

Vic Marks, Nigel Popplewell and Brian Rose recall the glory days at Taunton with Jeremy Blackmore...

09/06/2020 | Jeremy Blackmore | Features |

County memories: Fields of glory

Mark Alleyne and Jeremy Snape tell Jeremy Blackmore about Gloucestershire's phenomenal one-day success two decades ago in the latest of our 18-county series

09/06/2020 | Jeremy Blackmore | Features |

Wait of the white rose: Yorkshire's summer of 2001

JEREMY BLACKMORE: Captain David Byas and seamer Steve Kirby reminisce about the 2001 County Championship win, Yorkshire’s first since 1968

21/04/2020 | Jeremy Blackmore | Yorkshire Men | News | Features |

COUNTY MEMORIES: Viv's daffodil revival at Glamorgan

JEREMY BLACKMORE meets the Glamorgan team who were inspired by Viv Richards to the richest period in their history

12/04/2019 | Jeremy Blackmore | Features |

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