Posting Date Archive - 18/05/2020

Cricket and coronavirus: How Covid-19 has affected our game

SPECIAL REPORT - SAM MORSHEAD: Global pandemic and lockdown has left the sport counting the cost. So what happens next? And will we recover? The Cricketer spent three weeks speaking to dozens of people from every level of cricket to find out...

18/05/2020 | Sam Morshead | Features | Coronavirus Report |

Our game is fearful, confused and frustrated... the spirit of cricket is needed now more than ever

SAM MORSHEAD: I've spoken to dozens from all levels of the game for a long report on the coronavirus's impact on cricket. The message is all the same: we’ll squeak through 2020, but 2021 is the monster under the bed

18/05/2020 | Sam Morshead | Opinion | Coronavirus Report |

Sir Jeremy Farrar Q&A: Cricket, coronavirus and crowds at sporting venues

SAGE expert Sir Jeremy Farrar answers questions on an array of subjects relating to sport post-pandemic in a wide-ranging Q&A session with The Cricketer...

18/05/2020 | Sam Morshead | Features | Coronavirus Report |

Pakistan will not force players to tour England, says PCB chief executive Wasim Khan

Discussions with the ECB over a proposed three-Test and three-T20I trip in August continue, and senior figures from both governing bodies took part in a video conference on Friday, where logistics and health and safety measures were outlined

18/05/2020 | Sam Morshead | Pakistan | News |

ECB introduce retainer system for domestic players as 40 new contracts are pushed back to October

The players have yet to be told how many retainers, which are due to kick in on June 1, will be issued or how much money those who have one will earn. The Cricketer understands, however, that it will be less than the original new contracts

18/05/2020 | Sam Morshead | Women's Cricket | News |

All cricket could return in August but crowds at sporting venues unlikely until 2021 - SAGE expert

EXCLUSIVE - SAM MORSHEAD: Sir Jeremy Farrar, who sits on the government’s Scientific Advice Group for Emergencies (SAGE), has told The Cricketer that cricket's more distanced set-up gives it a better chance than many other sports of making a comeback

18/05/2020 | Sam Morshead | News | Coronavirus Report |

The Cricketer Schools Guide 2021 launched

Submit your application by June 26 to be considered for inclusion

18/05/2020 | The Cricketer | Schools | News |

QUIZ! Centuries on Test debut

Today's challenge is all about debut tons. 108 centuries have been scored on debut in men's Tests, how many can you remember?

18/05/2020 | The Cricketer | Quizzes | News |

Facing up: Matt Prior on his favourite innings and playing on the ice in St Moritz

Prior was England's Test wicketkeeper for a decade, during which they became No.1 in the world

18/05/2020 | Kishan Vaghela | News | Features | England features |

Former England batsman Rob Key recovering after "mini stroke"

Through the coronavirus lockdown, the 41-year-old has been a regular on the screens of cricket fans, chairing and presenting several watchalong episodes of iconic matches from recent times

18/05/2020 | The Cricketer | News |

Eyewitness: Wingers Diggers' unholy plan

SCOTT OLIVER: The story behind an extraordinary over by Dorset's Graeme Calway, which went for 60 in a Minor Counties match at Sherborne School

18/05/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Features |

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