OSCAR RESS AT THE KIA OVAL: Sam Curran's fluent 70 halted Surrey's collapse and ensured they had a lead, but Essex's left-handed openers, Dean Elgar (60 not out) and Paul Walter (118), denied them the ...

Episode eight of season two of The Cricketer's County Conversation sees host Cameron Ponsonby and The Cricketer's Nick Friend discuss tailenders open the batting, first wins, and Zimbabwe, who are in ...

GEORGE DOBELL AT NEW ROAD: While they remain bottom, they have revived hopes of a great escape over the second half of the season; the visit of local rivals Warwickshire, later this week, will be ...

GIDEON HAIGH: People are always complaining that world cricket's governing body is not fit for purpose, but it's never been fitter ...

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NICK FRIEND: Ecclestone is the highest-profile omission from Charlotte Edwards' first squad in charge, which also sees Maia Bouchier absent after struggling during the Women's Ashes series ...

Josh De Caires, who has played 21 first-class matches but is yet to feature in the County Championship this season, will captain a squad that includes England international Dan Mousley for the tour ...

Michael Booth, who took 16 wickets from the first four County Championship matches of the season, is set to miss a significant chunk of the summer ...

GEORGE DOBELL: While the Somerset batter is unlikely to make his Test debut against Zimbabwe, his temperament, patience and ability to keep wicket could lead to a long and distinguished international ...

The new Bears Women leader speaks to GEORGE DOBELL about how three years in the police helped her cricket career, captaining one of the quickest bowling attacks in the country and her ambitions to ...

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The former Warwickshire captain, who played 32 times for England, speaks to GEORGE DOBELL about how cocaine has impacted his life and how he hopes to convince at least one person to avoid his mistakes ...