No 150, Apr 17: The Grumbler's County Cricket Newsletter
🟣 All the Round 3 previews 🟢 Essex sign bowler but lose Cook 🟠 Blast tickets slump after 2019 high 🔴 Derby's 11th profit in 12 years 🔵 Notts, Kent bowlers injured 🟡 Plan to revitalise Hambledon
County Champ Rd Three - Previews
Click on each team for a different preview
Division One
Durham vs Yorkshire
Essex vs Worcestershire
Sam Cook: Essex seamer rested at England's request - BBC Sport
Hampshire vs Somerset
Sussex vs Surrey
Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire
Division Two
Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire
Kent vs Gloucestershire
Middlesex vs Glamorgan
Lancashire vs Leicestershire
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Player news
Kasun Rajitha: Essex sign Sri Lanka bowler for five matches | BBC Sport
Sri Lanka seamer Kasun Rajitha joins Essex for County Championship | ESPNcricinfo
Wayne Madsen: Derbyshire captain signs new one-year deal | BBC Sport
Keith Dudgeon 'absolutely gutted' as County Championship stay ends early | Club Cricket Za
Dillon Pennington: Nottinghamshire seamer facing spell on the sidelines | The Cricketer ($)
Keith Barker: Hampshire all-rounder to return this summer after anti-doping violation | BBC Sport
County Champ Rd Two - stories, reviews
County cricket talking points: the Division One table is full of surprises | The Guardian
Round 2 Rothesay County Championship Review | Deep Extra Cover
County Championship Round 2 Team of the Week - Dom Sibley hits two centuries, young Warwickshire duo feature after dramatic win | The Cricket Paper
County Championship Round 2 2025 | 365 Sporting Days
Tailender seals win with a six as 10,000 watch Warwickshire victory online | Times
Barnard builds the castle as Warwickshire win one-wicket thriller | Cricinfo
Sussex overcome Abell, Gregory rearguards to seal thumping win |Cricinfo
90mph County Championship Newbie Continues Electric Start With Five-For Against Champions | Wisden
Are the 2025 County Championship pacemakers going to drop out after a few laps? | King Cricket
Women’s Season Previews
Blaze
Durham
Essex
Hampshire
Lancashire
Somerset
Surrey
Warwickshire
News, Views and Interviews
Bit harsh on Leicestershire and very kind to Essex
Consensus growing stronger for domestic schedule change, player surveys show | The Cricketer ($)
PCA reiterates fatigue concerns ahead of county domestic review | ESPNcricinfo
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Complaint against Stuart Broad ad with Fitzdares overruled | SBC News
Calls grow for fewer T20 Blast matches amid ticket sales slump | Times
Hundreds gather for a chat and a walk at Taunton cricket ground | Somerset County Gazette
Never mind the tariffs, cricket's trade wars are the ones to watch | ESPN
More Metro Bank One Day Cup Tickets Sold Than Anywhere Else! | Somerset CCC
How the 'Wrexham of cricket' are paving the way for a county revolution | The I
You can’t ‘do a Wrexham’ unless you have a Hollywood A-lister as an owner starring in a TV show that beams you around the world.
Yes The H*ndred generated a lot of money, but English cricket shouldn't be for sale | The Cricketer ($)
George Dobell on form here.
Buy Jack Russell prints to raise funds for David ‘Syd’ Lawrence who has MND | Middlesex CCC
Campaign Aims to revitalise Hambledon's historic cricket ground | Alton Herald
Widower gearing up for six running events in six months in cricket attire | The Standard
Durham eye H*ndred team with Ben Stokes despite tournament expansion concerns | The Independent
Major Test nations to miss out after 2028 Olympics limited to six teams | Times
Cricket coming of age story, Duck, bowls onto… | Corn Exchange Newbury
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