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Tamim Iqbal undergoes procedure after suffering heart attack

The former Bangladesh captain is conscious and speaking after requiring emergency angioplasty, but remains under observation

"Useless" wicketkeeper, lifelong Lancashire fan and reporter - Andy Peebles on why he loved cricket

The former BBC Radio 1 DJ and presenter, who passed away today (March 23), aged 76, was the last person to interview John Lennon, two days before he was killed and reported on cricket for 27 years

"The players are desperate for success": Chris Silverwood looking to "compete" as he returns to Essex

OSCAR RESS - INTERVIEW: In the eight years since he took charge of a County Championship season with Essex, Silverwood has been head coach of England and Sri Lanka but a county return was always the plan

England seamer smashed for most expensive IPL spell

Sunrisers Hyderabad compiled 286 for 6 from their innings as Jofra Archer, playing his first IPL game since 2023, went wicketless for 76 runs in his four-over spell

"He carried England's dodgy batting on his dodgier back": Michael Atherton was his team's rock

BBC's chief cricket reporter STEPHAN SHEMILT explains why the former England captain, who thrived in an era of great Test bowlers, is his favourite cricketer

Shardul Thakur's Essex stint curtailed by IPL contract

The India allrounder was due to play in the first seven County Championship matches but has been picked as a replacement player by Lucknow Super Giants

Fortunate to escape with a slap on the wrist, the case of Grant Bradburn sends an important message

GEORGE DOBELL: The former Glamorgan, Pakistan and Scotland head coach was this week found to have made comments with racist and sexist "connotations" in 2024

Shoaib Bashir needs more than the county loan system to be England's frontline spinner

OSCAR RESS: Glamorgan will be the spinner's fifth team in his last 16 first-class matches which is an unacceptable level of instability for England's first-choice spinner

Charlotte Edwards Cup-winning assistant coach handed promotion at The Blaze

Jon Bateson-Clarke, who was with the region for seven years, will be Craig Cumming's assistant head coach for the first tier-one season

Northamptonshire bring in Australian seamer for four-game County Championship stint

South Australian quick Harry Conway will be available for the county's Division Two games against Leicestershire, Lancashire, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire

Despite the mega auction, not much has changed as IPL's global influence only increases

OSCAR RESS: With Harry Brook's potential two-year ban, priority over the concurrent PSL and players appearing to choose it over their international commitments, cricket's premium competition has never been stronger

Changes afoot behind the scenes at Kent

The Canterbury club will embark on the search for a new chief executive next month after news Simon Storey will stand down at the end of the upcoming season

Essex wicketkeeper makes "difficult decision" to sign T20-only contract

Adam Rossington, who joined permanently during the 2022 season, has signed a Blast-only deal with the county for the 2025 season

Mark Robinson makes swift return to county coaching

Sacked as Warwickshire's head coach earlier in the year, he has accepted a short-term position as speculation grows over his long-term future

Proposed World Test Championship reforms do little to uncomplicate matters

OSCAR RESS: According to The Daily Telegraph, plans to revamp the points system, including in-game bonus points and extra points for away wins are being discussed ahead of the new cycle