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HISTORICAL FACTS: The county championship org - The Untold Story

Knight-Stokes Cup sets up much-needed platform for state school cricket

New tournament aims to counter-balance the elitist fixture at Lord’s between Eton and Harrow

The Guardian - UK

Michael Vaughan on England’s Test troubles: ‘I have no idea why that Ben Stokes interview was released’

Interview: The former England captain wants to see major changes inside Brendon McCullum’s camp when they take on New Zealand in the first Test series of the summer

The Independent UK

England interest rekindled and injury substitutes arrive as county cricket returns

The County Championship returns on Good Friday, with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Ben Stokes saying England places are up for grabs

The Guardian - UK

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Ben Duckett pulls out of IPL as he aims to save his England career after disastrous Ashes

Ben Duckett struggled badly during the Ashes and failed to feature in the T20 World Cup

The Independent UK

Long-awaited County Championship restructure at risk of year’s delay

The long-awaited restructure of the County Championship could be delayed by another 12 months after a crucial meeting broke up on Wednesday without resolution

The Guardian - UK

Liam Dawson handed England Test recall after Shoaib Bashir is ruled out

Dawson, 35, made the last of his three Test appearances in 2017.

The Independent UK

Counties to vote on radical shake-up to cut matches from domestic cricket

The 18 first-class counties will this week finalise plans to cut the County Championship and Twenty20 Blast to 12 matches in each competition next season in a significant restructure of the domestic game

The Guardian - UK

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Sports quiz of the week: Women’s FA Cup, Masters and Michael van Gerwen

Have you been following the football, horse racing, golf, cycling, cricket, rugby union, darts and hockey?

The Guardian - UK

County cricket opening day: Cox stars for Essex v Surrey, Yorkshire skittled and more – as it happened

Jordan Cox struck a classy century as Essex made the champions Surrey toil, while Yorkshire suffered at the hands of Hampshire

The Guardian - UK

Shardul Thakur signs for Essex to play seven County Championship matches

NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to play seven matches for Essex in Division One of the County Championship, beginning the 2025 season, the club announced on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Marcus Harris follows Nathan Lyon as Lancashire lad

Test batter Marcus Harris will play English county cricket for Lancashire in 2025 after being overlooked by selectors for a comeback as an international opener.

AAP

Jimmy Anderson plans to play on for Lancashire in 2025 county season

Anderson has not played competitively since a Test against West Indies in July 2024 but talks over a county deal are understood to be under way

The Guardian - UK

England skipper Ben Stokes takes two wickets on County Championship return for Durham

NEW DELHI: England Test captain Ben Stokes made a notable return to the County Championship with Durham, marking his first appearance in two years by taking two wickets on Friday.

The Times of India

Yorkshire issued points deduction and £400,000 fine after racism scandal

Yorkshire have been hit with a £400,000 fine and a 48-point deduction in the County Championship over the club’s racism scandal.

Evening Standard

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