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"It would normally end up with one of us storming off" - Ben and Charlie Allison on opposite sides once again

MELINDA FARRELL - INTERVIEW: With older brother Ben having swapped Chelmsford for Worcestershire on a permanent basis, and Charlie opening for Essex, a sibling rivalry made in the back garden has resumed

A bizarre day made for the storytelling of a Worcestershire great

PAUL EDWARDS AT NEW ROAD: As Durham stormed to an opening Championship win of the season, it was a day to pay tribute to the late John Curtis, who loved occasions like this

Adapt or die: Durham's newcomers put Worcestershire through their paces

MELINDA FARRELL AT NEW ROAD: Jake Ball, Jack Blatherwick and Codi Yusuf, as well as the hosts' new signing Henry Nicholls, had quite the introduction during a nip and tuck day

Worcestershire sign New Zealand international for County Championship stint

Henry Nicholls, who has represented his country almost 150 times, will call New Road home until the end of June

A chaotic finale to an Easter cracker

MELINDA FARRELL: Essex and Worcestershire were heading towards an extraordinary finale to their County Championship encounter when Jamie Porter claimed to have removed Ethan Brookes, ending the visitors' attempts to pull off a heist

Jacob Duffy rediscovers familiar rhythm to bowl Worcestershire into strong position

MELINDA FARRELL AT NEW ROAD: The New Zealand seamer took 4 for 39 to help bowl Essex out for 179 as he bounced back from a tough debut against Yorkshire last week

Jonny Bairstow's irritation not enough to dampen spirits of dominant Yorkshire

PAUL EDWARDS AT HEADINGLEY: The aghast Yorkshire skipper indicated his disapproval by pointing at his chest; conversations without coffee seemed to follow, before a ruddy-faced Bairstow stalked off to the dressing room

Mammoth feat casts Tom Banton onto all-time list

NICK FRIEND AT TAUNTON: Ultimately, Sunday came after the Lord Mayor's show, with Banton edging a cut inside the day's first half hour, but this was a remarkable feat, the fifth-highest score in the history of a competition that began 135 years ago

Hundred money allows chance for "reset" as Worcestershire explore all options

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Worcestershire announced in March that they were exploring the prospect of securing a second ground to ease the burden on New Road's flooding issues; chief executive Ashley Giles explains the situation further

Worcestershire are more than the sum of their parts

MEN'S COUNTY TEAM GUIDE 2025: Sixth in Division One was an extraordinary effort, given the circumstances, for the Pears. Anything close to that would be another superb achievement for Alan Richardson

Worcestershire committed to "additional venue" plans but rule out £20m New Road investment

Chief executive Ashley Giles says the club must pursue trying to find a second permanent location to play matches after discovering that constructing a flood defence system would be unfeasible

Derbyshire announce return to outground after 37 years

One-Day Cup fixture against Worcestershire moved away from county's HQ

Worcestershire allrounder "over the moon" to sign three-year contract extension

Matthew Waite, who has scored almost 1,000 first-class runs and taken 45 wickets since he moved to New Road two years ago, will remain at the club until at least the end of the 2027 season

Josh Cobb ends playing career to take up Warwickshire role

Cobb, 34, left Worcestershire at the end of last season after a single year at New Road and will become Warwickshire's boys' academy lead as part of the Edgbaston county's backroom restructuring

New Road development punctuates Worcestershire's precarious position

The Pears' HQ depreciated in value after being flooded eight times ahead of the 2024 season, which forced the club to relocate to Kiddersminster CC temporarily