The Cricketer Magazine | May 2026
The May 2026 issue of The Cricketer celebrates the return of the County Championship. Now hopefully back on the radar of the management of the England men’s team, its appearance in the spring makes cricket fans up and down the land joyful.
• Nick Friend wonders how long the rediscovered care for the County Championship will last
• Peter Moores tells James Coyne about Nottinghamshire’s quest to retain the title
• Paul Edwards watches Sussex spoil Leicestershire’s party
• Huw Turbervill highlights how useful this season’s early rounds were for England aspirants
• Mike Selvey writes about his hurt at Middlesex’s struggles
• Supporters tell us their hopes for the season
• Graham Gooch, Geoff Boycott and Jonathan Trott discuss Joe Root’s Test run quest
• George Dobell on England men’s post-Ashes review
• Nasser Hussain cautions against England picking in-form James Rew as opener
• Mike Brearley pays tribute to his former Middlesex team-mate Eric Russell
• Imran Khan’s sons issue compassion plea
• Melinda Farrell investigates why some nations are cool on women’s Tests
• David Frith shows George Dobell some of his treasured memorabilia
• Jordan Thompson discusses his bond with James Coles and Sophie Devine at Southern Brave
• We spend a day in the life of Tino Best
• Charles Reynolds explains how he became a lifelong Kevin Pietersen fan in 2005
• Jarrod Kimber reveals the big winners from the Hundred auction
• We find out ‘whatever happened to’ Richard Ellison
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Cricketer Magazine May 2026.