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Mark Butcher: Jamie Smith back on track after bleak winter with England

I’m still struggling to get my head around the fact that we’ve had two rounds of County Championship fixtures by mid-April, and a third is underway. At this time of year, you’d sti...

Mark Butcher: Ollie Robinson stakes his claim but are England listening?

A lot of the discussion surrounding England’s first Test squad of the summer has been about who should replace Zak Crawley at the top of the order, but the make-up of the bowling a...

Mark Butcher: Replacement player rule needs an early bath

This season has seen the introduction, on an experimental basis, of a new rule in the County Championship whereby teams are permitted to replace a player if they’re ruled out of a...

Mark Butcher: World Test Championship more muddled than ever

It’s been reported this week that the ICC are ready to resume discussions on Ireland, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe being added to the World Test Championship, and that to make it more...

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MARK BUTCHER There are no easy answers when it comes to England’s spin conundrum as they consider their options for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand. Traditionally,...

Keith Barker marks Warwickshire return with match-winning haul

Three wickets in an over amid his 4 for 29 rocks Essex's run chase

ARCHER’S ABSENCE SOURS NEW-LOOK TEST SQUAD

MARK BUTCHER After all the speculation, England have named a 15-strong squad for the first Test against New Zealand, and there are a few fresh faces in there. Huge congratulations...

Baker bites back but Notts in box seat

By Alex Smith May 15-18, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 214 (Organ 55, Gubbins 36, O’Neill 5-51, Tongue 2-76) Nottinghamshire 124-3 (Slater 48, McCann 38, Abbott 2-20, Baker 1...

Crawley's unbeaten 75 blasts Kent to victory after England omission

Overton 'point of difference' for CSK in win over DC, say Finch and Jaffer

Aaron Finch and Wasim Jaffer agree that Jamie Overton's 4 for 18 should have earned him the Player-of-the-Match award, which went to Sanju Samson for his 56-ball 115 not out

Surrey slow march towards Essex total

By Mark Baldwin April 24-27, The Kia Oval, Kennington Essex 409 (Walter 101, Elgar 92, Lawrence 3-14, Lawes 2-89, Abbott 2-80) Surrey 192-3 (Sibley 74*, Pope 69, Porter 2-33, Snate...

Ex-Australia test batter to join Brendon McCullum’s England as chief selector

England are poised to turn to an Australian as their new national selector, with Durham director of cricket Marcus North in line to land the job.

Du Plooy 98* puts Middlesex on front foot

Skipper underpins solid batting effort with support from James Cracknell

Lategan battles as Derbyshire turn the screw on Worcs

Bashir in spotlight as he claims maiden wicket for new club

INSIDE THE MIND MICHAEL CARBERRY

The former England and Hampshire opener talks to Jo Harman-McGowan about overcoming two serious health scares, his belated chance at Test level after years of being overlooked, and...

Sibley digs deep after Sussex’s tail wags in style

By Mark Baldwin May 1-4, The Kia Oval, Kennington Sussex 358-9 dec (Hudson-Prentice 105, Robinson 100*, Clark 5-68, Fisher 3-92) Surrey 292-2 (Sibley 116*, Burns 77, Crocombe 1-49,...

Tawanda Muyeye century drives Kent to back-to-back wins

Surrey loanee James Taylor struck the winning runs against Gloucestershire after 10 wickets on debut

Bouchier blitz outdoes Odgers as Hampshire overwhelm Somerset

Career-best 143 proves decisive after 150-run stand with Chloe Skelton

Burns, Smith lead rearguard as Surrey face dicey final day

Warwickshire have chance to turn screw despite fighting display from top-order

Middlesex strike late to gain edge in close contest

By Jon Batham April 10-13, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Worcestershire 191 (D’Oliveira 75, Lategan 31, Higgins 3-39, Sharma 2-45) & 200-7 (Libby 79, Lategan 65, Higgin...

Derbyshire wrap up long-awaited Lord's win

Nick Potts helps clean up Middlesex tail before visitors knock off small chase

Middlesex strike late to gain edge in close contest

By Jon Batham April 10-13, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Worcestershire 191 (D’Oliveira 75, Lategan 31, Higgins 3-39, Sharma 2-45) & 200-7 (Libby 79, Lategan 65, Higgin...

Stubbs fires on debut as Hampshire Hawks down Essex Eagles

South African whacks unbeaten 69 off 42 before Scott Currie's four-for seals points for home side

McSweeney hits back-to-back tons, Webster stars with 91

SA captain hit his second century in a row while Beau Webster also got among the runs in the County Championship