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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 22/09/2026
"Unmissable as a fast bowler, much missed now in retirement." In the era of the outcome, we needed Mark Wood | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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In the era of the outcome, we needed Mark Wood | The Cricketer
Fast, fun and fraught with injuries, this son of Ashington gave everything; he cannot be allowed to disappear
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 02/09/2026
"The Utilita Bowl is a dark, dingy and soulless place at the best of times. But for these first few days of September, it is acting as a fitting backdrop" | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Hampshire bury their heads in the sand as Scott Kuggeleijn decision casts a wide shadow | The Cricketer
hirty-five minutes before the New Zealander was due to make his debut in the County Championship, the Division One club announced his overseas deal had been cancelled
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 02/09/2026
🔊 NEW EPISODE! 🔊 🎙️ @nickhowson.bsky.social 🎙️ @melindafarrell.bsky.social 🎙️ @nickfriend.bsky.social WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/lgitie_6WFk LISTEN ➡️ tinyurl.com/TCCCP
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Chaos in the rain in Championship and T20 County Cup
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 20/08/2026
Businesslike Surrey give the champions a tough reception | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Businesslike Surrey give the champions a tough reception | The Cricketer
This Festival of Red Ball cricket may contain a light atmosphere, but the hosts look in no mood to relax
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 20/08/2026
🔊 NEW EPISODE! 🔊 @nickhowson.bsky.social joins @nickfriend.bsky.social to review the men's One Day Cup semi-finals and look ahead to the County Championship and women's One Day Cup run-ins. WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/h8tOcZAo2rs LISTEN ➡️ tinyurl.com/TCCCP
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The race to the finish begins...
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 10/08/2026
Is The Hundred stunting the development of its best young players? | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social
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Is The Hundred stunting the development of its best young players? | The Cricketer
The Hundred's increased quality has caused issues in terms of opportunity for some of England's players who need it most
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 10/08/2026
"There is a hell of a lot of pride at stake." Gloucestershire are marooned at the bottom of Division Two ahead of the red-ball run-in and have much work to do | @nickfriend.bsky.social
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James Bracey: Pride at stake for Gloucestershire in County Championship run-in | The Cricketer
Gloucestershire batter James Bracey has insisted that there is a hell of a lot of pride at stake when the County Championship resumes in late August
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Kevin Howells @kevinhowells.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I've got to a place in life where, having been fed so much agenda driving misinformation I trust little these days....so this is my take on the men's One Day Cup from what I see & hear. It's growing with good crowds (Not and never will be enough for global audience chasing broadcasters)............
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Congratulations to everyone involved.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 13/06/2026
🎧 NEW EPISODE! 🎧 @nickfriend.bsky.social & @nickhowson.bsky.social discuss England's convincing win over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston. LISTEN ➡️ tinyurl.com/T20WorldCupPod WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/YjIUwmDHQD0
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 12/06/2026
🎧 NEW EPISODE! 🎧 @nickfriend.bsky.social and @melindafarrell.bsky.social discuss Surrey's curious season and the news that the injury replacement conditions remain unchanged, while @georgedobell.bsky.social pays tribute to Keith Piper. WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/ypLXyNosuPg LISTEN ➡️ tinyurl.com/TCCCP
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The County Conversation: County Championship returns
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 11/06/2026
Here's your bonus #AskGeorge 💬 🎙️ @georgedobell.bsky.social 🎙️ @nickhowson.bsky.social LISTEN ➡️ tinyurl.com/AskGeorgePod WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/NzqdtCh37dg
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 11/06/2026
Quiet week then... We'll be hosting a bonus episode of #AskGeorge later today, so fire your questions at @georgedobell.bsky.social 💬
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 11/06/2026
🎧 Women's T20 World Cup preview 🌍🏆 🎙️ @nickfriend.bsky.social 🎙️ @nickhowson.bsky.social WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/NekWrOAUNVA LISTEN ➡️ tinyurl.com/T20WorldCupPod
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Women's T20 World Cup preview
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Am told he pipped Nikola Zigic and Scott Dann to the deal. Great scoop from @georgedobell.bsky.social
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 21/04/2026
"I do see this competition being a catalyst, I think, for a brighter future in the state secondary school community." The Knight-Stokes Cup: The answer, a catalyst or just another competition? | ✒️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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The Knight-Stokes Cup: The answer, a catalyst or just another competition? | The Cricketer
This week sees the opening matches of the secondary state school competition, following entries from 1,084 boys and girls’ teams
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Spoke to Ed Smith about what makes a good England national selector, ahead of the window to apply for the role closing tonight (wish me luck).
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Ed Smith: There's no single blueprint to being an effective England national selector | The Cricketer
The current MCC President served as national selector between 2018 and 2021, during which time England won the Cricket World Cup
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
At a quite pleasant Hilton Hotel Bowl where Somerset have had two balls and removed two of Toby Albert's partners. Albert opening in the Championship for the first time since the end of the 2024 season.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Was initially hoped Wayne Madsen would return against Lancashire. And while that remains possible, it seems more likely that his return will be delayed until the end of the month.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Luis Reece is quite the guy. We spoke after he complete his century yesterday, and you won’t read many interviews this summer with more raw emotion.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Very strange day at Derby. Caleb Jewell left a ball through cover for four. It rained the second the final ball was bowled. OHD’s 19 overs were an ordeal. My report from day one 👇
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 02/04/2026
"I bring no baggage, no cricket baggage whatsoever, and especially for this role, I think that is a really positive thing." Meet Emma White, the only female chief executive in county cricket | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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I encourage the craziness - Meet Emma White, the only female chief executive in county cricket | The Cricketer
Leicestershire's CEO discusses the lack of representation in positions of power, her early impressions of the sport, spending The Hundred money and what she wants to achieve
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 02/04/2026
Hopeful rather than bullish, Somerset's path to their holy grail is laden with obstacles | 🖊️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Hopeful rather than bullish, Somerset's path to their holy grail is laden with obstacles | The Cricketer
Head coach Jason Kerr, Craig Overton and Tom Lammonby speak about the challenge which hangs over Taunton
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 02/04/2026
"It's not about being a Yorkshire player. It's about being a successful Yorkshire player. That's the kind of shift we wanted in terms of mentality." Yorkshire's mentality shift raises hopes of ending trophy drought | 🖊️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Yorkshire's mentality shift raises hopes of ending trophy drought | The Cricketer
Anthony McGrath, Jonny Bairstow and Dom Bess outline why 2026 will be the beginning of the club's latest trophy era
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 15/03/2026
"I've got this year and one more, which will take me up to 40 years old. But I don't see myself stopping anytime soon." Adam Lyth on Yorkshire's bright future and FPL forfeits | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Adam Lyth: Yorkshire's bright future, FPL and playing into his 40s | The Cricketer
The former England opener discusses the arrival of Moeen Ali, the formation of an exciting squad at Headingley and the next landmark on his radar
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
After some cruel World Cup final defeats in the recent past, this definitely wasn't one of them for New Zealand. Ricky Martin had a better day.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The year is 2026, and we’re still getting Born in the USA wrong.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 29/01/2026
"There is a painful irony that, only months after the future of the first-class counties was seemingly safeguarded for a generation, two of them have slipped into serious trouble" | @georgedobell.bsky.social READ HERE → tinyurl.com/m5y29w4x
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 16/01/2026
"I was in the best form of my life" 💬 The county cricket cast-off eyeing West Indies | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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I was in the best form of my life - The county cricket cast-off eyeing West Indies
Released by Essex at the end of last season, Jamal Richards has moved to the Caribbean with an eye on enhancing his senior international career
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 20/12/2025
"No sooner has Joe Root conquered one personal mountain than he's been confronted by another" | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Unlucky 13 for Joe Root as Pat Cummins' stranglehold tightens | The Cricketer
Australia's captain dismissed England's all-time leading run-scorer in both innings of a Test for the second time, and continues to prevail in a key battle which sits at the core of the Ashes rivalry
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 05/12/2025
A long-awaited Test hundred in Australia illuminated day one of the second Test and will end up, somewhat curiously, satisfying a certain group | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Joe Root satisfies a curiosity of the minority | The Cricketer
A long-awaited Test hundred in Australia illuminated day one of the second Test and will end up, somewhat curiously, satisfying a certain group
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Piece on TNT Sports’s Ashes coverage. Must do better.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 17/11/2025
"Maybe viewers need convincing, but there's plenty of cricket there. There's much more cricket than cycling, let's say, in my background." Rob Hatch's Ashes gig is not a leap into the unknown | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Maybe viewers need convincing - Rob Hatch's Ashes gig is not a leap into the unknown | The Cricketer
NICK HOWSON: TNT Sports have taken a gamble, of sorts, with their lead commentators for the Men's Ashes, but there is no reason why they can't pull it off
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Suggestions that the vote on the men's domestic structure has been delayed are inaccurate. @georgedobell.bsky.social has the latest 👇
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Reports men's domestic structure vote faces delay torched as timetable is explained | The Cricketer
The Professional Game Committee (PGC) have refuted reports that a vote on the future domestic schedule has been deferred.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 16/09/2025
"Shambles" doping case, One Day Cup final glories and England misgivings... the ups and downs of Chris Wright | 🖊️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Shambles doping case, One Day Cup final glories and England misgivings... the ups and downs of Chris Wright | The Cricketer
The 40-year-old reflects on his long, decorated and at times controversial career, which could yet end with two special landmarks in his concluding appearances for Leicestershire
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We're off at the Kia Oval with rain, thunder and lightning around with Surrey needing nine more wickets to win and re-establish their nine-point lead over Notts.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
At the Kia Oval Invincibles Arena, where Rory Burns spent much of his 52 trying to get out, before picking out Zen Malik. Surrey four down after being inserted, but Warwickshire have been a bit wasteful.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 13/08/2025
"After finding all the answers to maintain their unbeaten start to the competition, it remains to be seen how much of a menace Worcestershire are in their pursuit of a first List A trophy since 2007" | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Menacing Worcestershire dominate as Hampshire take a wrong turn | The Cricketer
Adam Finch did the bruising before Ben Allison did the beating in a One Day Cup match, of which nearly a fifth wasn't required
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Had a really interesting chat with Matt Parkinson after play. Here he talks about Kent's discipline after that eight-point penalty in the County Championship ⬇️
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 16/07/2025
What next for Jack Leach, England's Mr Resilient? | 🖊️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Jack Leach: What next for England's Mr Resilient? | The Cricketer
England's most productive Test spinner since his 2018 debut hasn't played a home Test for over two years. What does Liam Dawson's return do to his future prospects?
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
At Taunton, where with rain expected, West Indies are playing their part, falling to 4 for 3 in the first 21 balls.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 26/05/2025
"If you're going to lean into the way the competition mimics football's FA Cup, don't stop with the language" | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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If this is cricket's FA Cup, then let's embrace its full potential | The Cricketer
The three-week soft-launch of the all-knockout competition was exactly that, a starting point; there is plenty of room to develop the concept
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 27/05/2025
ECB Premier League umpire Em Dean is considering their future in cricket after the banning of transgender women from female competitions at all levels with immediate effect.
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Umpire cannot be complicit after ECB ban trans women from women's cricket | The Cricketer
ECB Premier League umpire Em Dean is considering their future in cricket after the banning of transgender women from female competitions at all levels
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A very weird morning has ended with Lancashire scoring seven off the last delivery, declaring to set Derbyshire a very charitable 329 in 88 overs to win. Fascinating fourth innings in prospect.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
At Old Trafford, where Keaton Jennings has followed standing down as Lancashire captain with his second-lowest score of the season. Out for just two. Derbyshire making things happen after choosing to bowl.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 13/05/2025
"I've just got to keep playing well, just to keep doing what I'm doing and forget it until I get there." Adam Lyth realistic as the race to 1,000 runs heats up | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Adam Lyth realistic as the race to 1,000 runs heats up | The Cricketer
Adam Lyth has tried too many times, and fallen short too many times, to expend much energy worrying about reaching 1,000 first-class runs before the end of May.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 14/05/2025
Simon Harmer has vehemently defended Essex's start to the County Championship season after just one win in their opening five matches | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Simon Harmer: Shortsighted to question Essex's start | The Cricketer
Simon Harmer has hit out at any critics of Essex's start to the County Championship season after just one win in their opening five matches.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 08/05/2025
"If the best and most effective business leaders are those who actively work towards making themselves unnecessary, then Sean Jarvis' proposed departure from Leicestershire can be viewed as a reflection of his success in transforming the club on and off the field" | @nickhowson.bsky.social
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Sean Jarvis: Leicestershire CEO's departure comes with English cricket at a crossroads | The Cricketer
Sean Jarvis' proposed departure from Leicestershire can be viewed as a reflection of his success in transforming the club on and off the field.
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Nick Howson @nickhowson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
At Lord's, where it is not summer.
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 30/04/2025
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