Author Archive - Richard Edwards

Major change looming for the Dukes ball: "It's important that we stay on top of things"

RICHARD EDWARDS: Dilip Jajodia, owner of British Cricket Balls Ltd, is proposing a change of finish to combat dry pitches caused by climate change, after the ball took a pounding in the opening two Ashes Tests

13/07/2023 | Richard Edwards | All Members-Only | Premium | Editors Choice | County Cricket | The Ashes |

County Championship matches stateside? USA Cricket open to hosting English domestic fixtures

RICHARD EDWARDS: Tom Dunmore, marketing vice president for Major League Cricket, wants to strike an agreement with counties and is open to the idea of hosting four-day matches in the future

01/04/2023 | Richard Edwards | All Members-Only | Premium | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

"This is the canary in the mine": South Africa players' chief warns of global cricket shift change

RICHARD EDWARDS: It's a situation that many warned of when the IPL steamrolled into the cricket calendar in 2008 but it's also one that few envisaged occurring so rapidly. Particularly the ICC, who haven't so much been asleep on the job as comatose

19/07/2022 | Richard Edwards | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | ENG v SA |

James Vince: Linking me with England captaincy is "extremely out there"

RICH EDWARDS - EXCLUSIVE: Vince believes that being outside the current set-up makes him an unlikely candidate should the Yorkshireman leave his post. He admits, though, that the job of England captain is not one easily turned down

09/04/2022 | Richard Edwards | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | Hampshire Men |

Attitudes to Asian cricketers in Yorkshire have "changed little" since 1980s

RICHARD EDWARDS: Chairman Taj Butt reveals the league raised concerns surrounding the treatment of Asian cricketers with the Yorkshire League back in 2018 but are yet to receive a reply

18/11/2021 | Richard Edwards | Yorkshire Men | Premium | Racism Crisis | County Cricket |

Former sports minister calls for independent inquiry into Yorkshire racism controversy

RICH EDWARDS - EXCLUSIVE: Caborn was Minister for Sport for the Labour government between 2000 and 2007 and was in his post when London was awarded the 2012 Olympic Games. His voice still carries significant weight

11/11/2021 | Richard Edwards | Yorkshire Men | All Members-Only | Premium | County Cricket |

James Vince putting century near-miss behind him ahead of BBL title tilt

RICHARD EDWARDS: Sydney Sixers can make it back-to-back titles this weekend when they face the much-fancied Perth Scorchers, giving the Hampshire batsman another chance to add a medal to the trophy cabinet

05/02/2021 | Richard Edwards | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |

John Manners, 1914–2020: The man who helped drive the Nazis from Norwegian soil

In the March edition of The Cricketer magazine, Richard Edwards spoke to John Manners, at 105 the oldest living first-class cricketer. He sadly died on March 7

12/03/2020 | Richard Edwards | News | Features |

David Gower: "The English summer is already a complete mess"

RICHARD EDWARDS: As Gower reluctantly leaves the Sky commentary box after almost two decades, he fears that county cricket could soon be irrecoverably damaged – by a dog’s dinner of a schedule

26/09/2019 | Richard Edwards | News | Features | England | County Cricket |

Adam Hollioake covets England coaching job... but accepts it's not the right time for him just yet

RICHARD EDWARDS: The current assistant coach of Queensland – who is still a firm favourite in England and has worked with the England Lions in the past – admits that he would be a long-shot for the post

01/07/2019 | Richard Edwards | News | England |

"Playing for England in an Ashes series is as big as it gets, but I don't want to put myself under too much pressure"

EXCLUSIVE - RICHARD EDWARDS: Ollie Pope is now at the top of the pecking order for selection later this summer, vying for a place in Joe Root’s side with the likes of James Vince and Joe Clarke

09/04/2019 | Richard Edwards | Surrey Men | News | Features | England |

FICA and ICC in talks to introduce human rights obligations to cricket to tackle abuse

After an exchange between Joe Root and Shannon Gabriel raised questions about homophobia in cricket, the international players union (FICA) chief executive Tony Irish has revealed the introduction of human rights into players rights is on the horizon

25/02/2019 | Richard Edwards | West Indies | News | Global Game | England features |

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