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Cricket’s rich statistical history has delivered countless curiosities over the years but one particular record stands out for its remarkable consistency. Few teams have managed to turn a venue into an unbreakable fortress quite like England did at Chester-le-Street. Between 2003 and 2016 England played six Test matches at the Riverside Ground and emerged victorious […]
Somerset’s head coach Erin Osborne is relishing the chance to help her young squad of women flourish. The former Australian international took over from Trevor Griffiths on a five-year contract last November. Osborne is hoping to learn from her mistakes now she is coaching instead of playing. She spent much of her career juggling a […]
The Vitality Blast is back, and as always the attraction to overseas players is as big as it has always been. There are 38 overseas players playing at some point this season. The majority are Australian (17), and then South African (10). There are also players from lesser nations as well, with one each from […]
The T20 fun continued over the scorching weekend, with another eight games between Saturday and Monday. It was a big scoring weekend for some batters, and not so good for others. We’ll start this round up at Sophia Gardens, as Gloucestershire made it two wins out of two. Glamorgan batted first and were quickly reduced […]
The 2026 Vitality Blast begins this Friday with counties across England once again chasing a place at Finals Day and a shot at domestic T20 glory. Since the competition launched in 2003 the Blast has delivered unforgettable rivalries, explosive batting displays and dramatic knockout finishes. Yet as another season begins one question continues to dominate […]
There are explosive T20 innings and then there are nights that completely redefine what feels possible in the format. Somerset’s astonishing assault on Derbyshire in the 2022 Vitality Blast quarter-final belonged firmly in the second category. On a breathless evening at Taunton the hosts hammered 265-5, the highest score ever recorded in Vitality Blast history, […]
The 2026 Vitality T20 Blast roared into life with fireworks across the country as defending champions Somerset wasted little time reminding the rest of the competition exactly why they remain the team to beat. A packed opening night delivered towering sixes dramatic collapses and standout individual performances with several early contenders already laying down serious […]
For the opening weeks of the summer the focus across the county game has been fixed on the Rothesay County Championship, with The Cricket Draft fantasy game tracking every major performance and storyline from the red-ball season. Now, attention turns to England’s premier domestic T20 competition. The Cricket Draft game will once again cover the […]
England selected their squad to face New Zealand in the first Test at lord’s starting June 4th. We thought it would be a good idea to pick our team for that first Test. I have included some stats to justify my selection, so please enjoy and give us your thoughts. ReadCricket’s England XI to face […]
Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace feels that “the sooner the counties and the England team are more aligned than they have been, the better”, when it come to selecting in form players. Farbrace once said that England’s head coach Brendon McCullum hd ‘no interest’ in the county game. England’s dismal display in the Ashes last […]
At a glance England’s next wave of fast-bowling talent will be placed firmly under the spotlight later this month after the England Lions unveiled a youthful squad for two four-day clashes against South Africa A. Among the names generating the strongest buzz are Sussex seamer Henry Crocombe and Lancashire quick Mitchell Stanley with both bowlers […]
At a glance The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Lions squad to face South Africa in two four-day matches set to take place at Arundel Castle (22-25th May) and Beckenham (May 29-Jun 1). England squad Name County Dan Mousley (c) Warwickshire Charlie Allison Essex Henry Crocombe Sussex Eddie Jack Hampshire […]