World-renowned cricket statistician Philip Bailey, the editor of Cricket Archive, was tasked with assembling the best England XI of the past 50 years based on the numbers alone. Here is the side he came up with, and how he got there...

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Features | England |

Jason Roy, who has been tipped for future Test honours by some in the cricketing community, has appeared at No.3 for Surrey in their final two County Championship games of the season - against Somerset and Essex

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | England news | England |

The allrounder, who has taken 497 wickets for Warwickshire in all competitions since joining the club ahead of the 2009 season, has signed a two-year contract at Hampshire

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Hampshire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Kent will still join the Bears in the top tier next season but had to settle for runners-up spot after failing to deliver the fightback required after they were outclassed on the opening two days

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Kent Men | Domestic | County Championship |

HUW TURBERVILL: Rory Burns was studying sports science and playing for the Cardiff MCCU team. His coach was the former Glamorgan batsman and 2nd XI captain, Kevin Lyons, also known to many as a first-class umpire. Lyons recalls the story...

26/09/2018 | Huw Turbervill | Surrey Men | Features | Domestic |

Steve Smith turned out for club side Sutherland against Mosman, sparking widespread interest in Australia given the former national captain's ongoing ban for ball tampering

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Australia |

The former captain, who was removed as skipper after his country's poor performance at the Asia Cup, has not been included in the 15-man party for the five-match campaign, starting on October 10

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka |

Notts rallied but were unable to survive the opening session, being bowled out before lunch for 184, leaving the West Country side to celebrate victory by an innings and 146 runs

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | Nottinghamshire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Lancashire had their relegation confirmed to Division Two on day two when they failed to reach a third batting point

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Lancashire Men | Hampshire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

For the first time since 1958, according to Australian statistician Adam Morehouse, a fielder and bowler produced the exact same method of dismissal for all three parts of a hat-trick

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | Domestic | County Championship |

The tournament is scheduled to take place between November 9 and December 17 this year and will feature six teams

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game |

Tom Abell ripped through the Notts tail with a burst of 3-0 in nine balls, dismissing Luke Fletcher, Matt Carter and Harry Gurney with consecutive deliveries to help his side bowl their hosts out for 133 in their first innings at Trent Bridge

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | Nottinghamshire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Gary Ballance, Tim Bresnan, Adam Lyth and Tom Kohler-Cadmore all feature in the 14-man squad, who will take on Hobart Hurricanes and Lahore Qalandars in the group stage of the competition

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Abu Dhabi T20 |

Failure to secure maximum batting points at Hampshire on Tuesday cost Lancashire their place in the County Championship top flight and they will drop down a level along with Worcestershire next campaign

26/09/2018 | The Cricketer | Lancashire Men | Domestic | County Championship |