Worcestershire have played their first two Championship matches at Kidderminster after the New Road home became unusable due to flooding – @WorcsCCC/X Diary of a day in the West Country where the survival of county cricket is under threat: Gloucestershire by bankruptcy, after announcing an even bigger-than-normal loss of £1.19m, and Worcestershire by climate change. … Read more
AIgburth hosts Lancashire against Hampshire in the County Championship, a competition beloved by members whose loyalty to tradition, some CEOs believe, threatens to destroy the game – Gareth Copley/Getty Images A string of leading figures from the province believe privatization is inevitable and are targeting ‘Luddite’ members who are holding back clubs. In a new … Read more
Rob Key (left) focuses on providing Ben Stokes with a battery of fast bowlers – Philip Brown/Getty Images Rob Key has a simple message for fast bowlers in county cricket as he plots the next phase of England’s Bazball development. ‘I don’t care how many wickets you take. I want to know how fast you … Read more
Bashir has just ten first-class wickets for Somerset – Getty Images/Harry Trump Rookie Somerset off-spinner Shoaib Bashir’s ‘world-class’ potential has seen him called up for England’s Test tour of India in the new year. Bashir, 20, has just 10 first-class wickets with an average of 67 in his six-match career but is one of three … Read more