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Colonel Ken: Christopher Martin-Jenkins pays tribute to Ken Barrington

The belligerent right-hander brought a stick-at-you-post dedication to Surrey and England. A young CMJ admired his guts – and his batting gloves - writing for our regular feature MY FAVOURITE CRICKETER

New life breathed into a cricket team celebrating their second innings

NICK HOWSON: The England and Wales Transplant team returned to action this summer for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Raising awareness for organ donation and what's possible post-op, they might be the most important side in the country

Lack of exposure to overseas T20 cricket is doing India more harm than good

SHUBI ARUN: The IPL is India's most powerful asset but it's also what's holding the country back, with the national side playing an archaic brand of T20 cricket

Facetime celebrations, empathy and netting on green-tops: Middlesex's promotion story

NICK FRIEND - SPECIAL REPORT: A year on from the sacking of Stuart Law and the appointments of Richard Johnson and Alan Coleman, Middlesex are back in Division One thanks to a cultural shift that has created a happy team and a healthy environment

Sir Garry Sobers: Cricket has given me everything

HUW TURBERVILL: Speaking at the launch of the Sir Garry Sobers Foundation, dedicated to supporting young cricketers, he discussed his passion for junior cricket and England's astonishing Test victories

Michael Bracewell: A Test debut over a decade in the making

SAM DALLING - INTERVIEW: Handed his Test debut at the 11th hour, Bracewell's rise has been full of ups and downs, but he's always believed he had the talent to be a Black Cap

Kiran Carlson hoping to replicate his golden summer

HUW TURBERVILL: In 2021, Kiran Carlson scored three County Championship centuries, captained Glamorgan to Royal London Cup glory, and graduated from university. If Carlsberg did summers...

Sneh Rana's long-awaited World Cup dream

ANANYA UPENDRAN: After five years in the international wilderness, Sneh Rana is back in the India side. Finally getting her chance to play at a World Cup, she is ready to take the tournament by storm and take on her nemesis, Sophie Devine

Cricket's attempts to keep pace with the mental health challenge

Incidents of anxiety and emotional distress are becoming increasingly high-profile but after a record-breaking year for individual treatments, NICK HOWSON looks at what is being done to cope with the demand

By hook or by crook, the Philippines are in the hunt for T20 World Cup qualification

JAMES COYNE: Ireland, the UAE and Oman will fancy sealing their place in the T20 World Cup over the next week. But what about the unlikely new boys from the Philippines?

David Bordes: From Sabina in the Swiss Alps to developing Scottish cricket

JAMES COYNE: 25 years ago a French cricketer earned headlines over the world for a 'head bye' which made his country European champions. Now he is plotting Scotland’s rise

Ashes Chronicles - Part 16: Greatest Australia side deflate Hussain's resurgent England in 2002/03

HUW TURBERVILL: Nasser Hussain was being hailed as the best England captain since Mike Brearley but the Ashes proved a peak he could not conquer during his time in charge. The tour of 2002/03 was arguably the worst in England's history

SCG Ashes Test to turn pink in support of McGrath Foundation

“The atmosphere at the Pink Test is unlike anything else in sport, it’s just incredible”

03/01/2022 | The Cricketer | Features Homepage | Features |

The Cricketer's People of 2021: Our writers select those who have made a difference

GEORGE DOBELL, HUW TURBERVILL, JAMES COYNE, NICK HOWSON, NICK FRIEND and ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY pick individuals within the game who have made significant contributions to cricket in 2021

29/12/2021 | The Cricketer | Features Homepage | 1Banner |

Cricket saved my life: a story of sport, grief and PTSD

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY: Gripped by PTSD following the sudden passing of his mother, George McMenemy contemplated suicide before finding an outlet for his grief in club cricket. And he's not looked back since