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Simon Hughes: Experience the key one-day ingredient
If you doubt the value of experience in one-day international cricket, just look at England. They depended hugely on Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen in their extraordinary 4-0 triumph in the one-day series. Not only had these two played a … Continue reading
England’s likely lads for 2012: Tim Wellock
As cricket fans raise a seasonal glass or two to the England team at the end of a memorable 2011, those players who have achieved No 1 Test status must be wary of two northern lads capable of emptying bars … Continue reading
Gale gets on his bike in California for charity ride
Following the frustration of missing the last month of the season with a broken arm, Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale is getting on his bike. Gale and the club’s physio, Scot McAllister, hope to raise £6,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care … Continue reading
Schedule and Lions calls penalise Yorkshire again
Yorkshire’s director of cricket, Martyn Moxon, currently has plenty of ammunition for stoking old grievances. He finds himself in a very similar situation to last season, when the congested fixture list and England Lions matches clashing with crucial LV … Continue reading
Sidebottom and Bairstow add to Yorkshire folklore
The names of Bairstow and Sidebottom are etched even more deeply into Yorkshire folklore after the sons of famous fathers entered the record books with a stand of 151 at Trent Bridge. It was a county record for the ninth … Continue reading
Young Wells stands out from the crowd
Among the sons of famous fathers currently playing county cricket, three featured prominently in two of the great turnarounds in the third round of LV County Championship matches. Luke Wells scored his maiden century as Sussex overhauled a first innings … Continue reading