Cricket

With England’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign getting underway in less than a fortnight, white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, has a lot to ponder after an intense summer of cricket. Vinay Patel gets us up to speed on all things cricket....

Vinay Patel In a tournament that allows the next generation of cricketers to showcase their talent, the Cricket Under-19 World Cup, held in the West Indies, saw India overcome England in the final to be crowned five times champions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Team...

The myth that cricket is a boring sport is, I believe, only spread by those who have never had the right introduction to the game. Having played and watched the game from a young age, I fell in love with Cricket aged just 8 whilst watching a T20 Blast...

Matthew Cotter With cases and deaths of COVID-19 in India soaring to unprecedented heights, questions arise surrounding the appropriateness of the continuation of the IPL season. It was announced earlier this week that Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Australian trio Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye, and Kane Richardson would be...

Matthew Cotter With the ever-exciting Indian Premier League (IPL) returning to action this week, here is a quick guide to the tournament and who to look out for when watching… The Indian Premier League is a professional T20 Cricket Tournament established in 2008. T20 is the shortest format of...

In 2018, a new short-form competition was announced by the ECB. Unique to anything Cricket has ever seen, The Hundred was produced to create faster and more exciting matches. Originally proposed to launch in 2020, the competition was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the 2021...

Rachel Roberts In the first of a 2-part series, Rachel Roberts highlights the careers of trailblazing Black athletes and those who are following in their footsteps in today’s game. Part 1 focuses on two of the nation’s favourite sports: football and cricket.   Liverpool’s No.10: John Barnes and Sadio...