No 149, Apr 10: The Grumbler's County Cricket Newsletter
🟣 All the Round Two previews 🟢 A fine Round One reviewed 🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural 🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford 🔵 Middlesex legal trouble 🟡 Championship reform ahead?
County Championship - Round Two previews
Click on each team for a different preview
Division One
Durham vs Warwickshire
Nottinghamshire vs Essex
Surrey vs Hampshire
Sussex vs Somerset
Yorkshire vs Worcestershire
Division Two
Kent vs Middlesex
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire
Leicestershire vs Derbyshire
Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan
County Championship: Week Two Talking Points | Cricket Paper
Personal matter delays Dane Paterson's Middlesex arrival | The Cricketer ($)
John Turner joins Lancashire from Hampshire on short-term loan | ESPNcricinfo
Harry Moore: Derbyshire fast bowler out for at least eight weeks - BBC Sport
Lyndon James commits to new three-year contract | Nottinghamshire CCC
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Stories from Round One
County cricket: spring is in the air as the Championship returns in style | The Guardian
County Championship R1 Team of the Week – Tom Banton breaks Somerset record, Josh Tongue impresses on return | Cricket Paper
Five England hopefuls who impressed in opening round of County Championship | The Independent
Worcestershire bat for 200 overs and secure Taunton draw | Somerset CCC
‘Something clicked’ – Somerset’s Tom Banton on the secret behind his record 371 | The Guardian
Josh Tongue: England bowler 'emotional' after impressive Nottinghamshire debut | BBC Sport
Leicestershire: Lewis Hill gave up captaincy after hair loss brought on by stress | BBC Sport
News, Views and Interviews
Been saying this for years.
Counties plot cricket’s version of Champions League | iNews
Radical plan counties must use if they (and England) want strong future | Times
Domestic review confirmed ahead of possible County Championship cut for 2026 | ESPNcricinfo
Let’s just call this the ‘Rob Andrew Strauss’ review. Could not get the reforms through last time but times have changed.
Sussex County Cricket Club new temporary stands approved | The Argus
Middlesex sued for more than £1m by former chief executive | Telegraph
Commemorative logo unveiled to mark 100 years of cricket in Chelmsford | Essex CCC
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Somerset need to be 'H*ndred-ready', says chief executive Jamie Cox - BBC Sport
Liam Dawson: Hampshire all-rounder says side need to manage expectations - BBC Sport
Paul Prichard: Hampshire name ex-Essex batter head coach of women's side for 2025 season | BBC Sport
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