NICK HOWSON - THE CRICKETER'S REVIEW OF 2023: The year began with the hope of an Ashes regained and an ODI World Cup retained but it ultimately came up well short. And the challenges get no easier in 2024
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GEORGE DOBELL - THE CRICKETER'S MOMENTS OF 2023: Amid the silence of the stadium, the noise off the bat sounded like a gunshot in a library. Whether right or wrong, it felt, as if England were going to be true to all the pre-series talk
26/12/2023 | George Dobell | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | George Dobell | England | 1banner2 | The Ashes |
ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY - INTERVIEW: Twelve months ago, Clark was contemplating retirement. However, with the help of Ryan Campbell, he is now a Division Two champion and finally feels like he belongs in the Durham dressing room
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GEORGE DOBELL: Harry Brook showed his class in taking England to victory with a ball to spare but it was Salt, with a maiden T20I century, who set it up. This wasn't endless slogging; it was calculated aggression
16/12/2023 | George Dobell | WI v ENG | West Indies | All Members-Only | George Dobell | England | 1banner2 |
ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY: Satheesh Shubha and Jemimah Rodrigues were thrust into the action inside 10 overs but took to Test cricket with ease, laying the foundations for India to pass 400 on day one
14/12/2023 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Women's Cricket | All Members-Only | INDW v ENGW | India | England | Elizabeth Botcherby | 1banner2 |
NICK FRIEND: As it stands, contracted players can enter discussions with other counties from June 1, but that situation is increasingly throwing up its own issues and challenges
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GEORGE DOBELL: There is no way that Roy, or anyone else, should have been told they were going to the tournament if there was a possibility England were going to change their mind. There seems a fair chance Roy's international career is now over
17/09/2023 | George Dobell | Opinion | All Members-Only | Men's World Cup 2023 | George Dobell | England | 1banner2 |
SAM MORSHEAD: Southby claimed four dismissals - two catches and two stumpings - in a first for a female keeper in The Hundred. It was a display of poise and class, built on a distinctive technique: there can be few who stay so low for quite as long
06/08/2023 | Sam Morshead | Women's Cricket | The Hundred | Southern Brave | Sam Morshead | All Members-Only | Northern Superchargers | 1banner2 |
NICK FRIEND - SPECIAL REPORT: What is the One-Day Cup for? It is a question that has hung over the tournament over the past three years. Slowly, though it is finding an identity. And in 2023, rule tweaks have been made to give it more flexibility
31/07/2023 | Nick Friend | All Members-Only | Features | Men's One Day Cup | Nick Friend | County Cricket | 1banner2 |
The Cricketer takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Manchester Originals, Northern Superchargers, Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire
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With 34 worthy nominees in contention across six categories, it's time to vote for the winners of this year's LV= Insurance Pride of Cricket Awards
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GEORGE DOBELL AT EDGBASTON: For this team to work, Stokes needs to be able to deliver somewhere around 12 overs a day and offer an attacking threat. On the evidence of training on Wednesday, he should be able to do that
14/06/2023 | George Dobell | All Members-Only | Premium | International | George Dobell | England | 1banner2 | The Ashes |
HUW TURBERVILL AT LORD'S: Ireland produced a display which exposed their lack of first-class experience. In terms of preparation for facing Pat Cummins' Australia later this month, this Test might end up falling well short
01/06/2023 | Huw Turbervill | All Members-Only | Huw Turbervill | ENG v IRE | England | 1banner2 |
NICK FRIEND AT LORD'S: Ahead of an Ashes summer, and with a one-off Test against Ireland to come beforehand, England's head coach is as relaxed as ever and is backing his team to be fearless once again
29/05/2023 | Nick Friend | All Members-Only | Premium | Nick Friend | ENG v IRE | England | 1banner2 |
NICK FRIEND AT MERCHANT TAYLORS': Middlesex had the game all but won until they didn't as Gloucestershire – without a win in 2023 until May 29 – rediscovered that feeling in the most dramatic of circumstances
29/05/2023 | Nick Friend | Men's T20 Blast | All Members-Only | Premium | Nick Friend | Middlesex Men | Gloucestershire Men | County Cricket | 1banner2 |
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