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IN THIS ISSUE
HOLDING ON TO CRICKET’S SOCIAL CONTRACT
It’s hard to imagine a functioning administration enacting
THE TOP SIX
THE Top Six
PHOTO BY HARRY TRUMP Warwickshire celebrate Liam Norwell’s
Don’ t hate the players; hate the game
The term may have negative connotations, but ‘player power ’ – shot through with a strong dose of righteous indignation – may be just what the game needs, says Andrew Miller
The exponential rise of T20 and its unintended consequences
On the eve of the men’s World Cup in the UAE, Lawrence Booth considers the impact T20 has had on the game’s overall landscape and the new narratives being created around the format
The sideshow must go on
Adam Collins, returning columnist for the Australian summer, argues that the onfield action in an Ashes series has become increasingly dominated by the hoopla which surrounds it
How to lose friends and alienate people
Peter Oborne and Richard Heller, co-authors of White on Green, a book celebrating the drama of Pakistan cricket, consider the damage done by England’s withdrawal from their October tour of the country
Quick Singles
The month’s news in brief
The world according to... Tymal Mills
29, LEFT-ARM QUICK AND PART-TIME COMMENTATOR
NEWS CYCLE
The phoney war just feels different after an 18-month pandemic, writes Ben Gardner
FEATURES
Kieron Pollard
As West Indies prepare to defend their T20 World Cup title in the UAE, their iconic skipper speaks to Jo Harman about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, how he’d have gone as a Test cricketer, and being a “legendary mercenary”
THE COUNTY FILES
Darren Stevens and his six-year-old son, Finn, with
Houghton moves on after “bitterly disappointing ” season
Derbyshire FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 5th in Div 3;
Durham left to rue what might have been
Durham FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 3rd in Div 2;
Tendo calls time
Essex FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 1st in Div 2;
Oval run-fest concludes erratic season
Glamorgan FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 6th in Div 2;
Dent resigns after nearly campaign
Gloucestershire FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 2nd in Div 2;
Air Jordan ends Kent’s long wait
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 1st in Div 3; T20: Winners; ODC: 9th in Group 1
Lancs continue to build from within
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: Runnersup; T20: QF; ODC: 4th in Group 1
Callum Parkinson: ‘I’m trying to shake the “brother of” tag’
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 4th in Div 3; T20: 6th in North Group; ODC: 4th in Group 2
Resurgent Stoneman gives cause for optimism
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 2nd in Div 3; T20: 8th in South Group; ODC: 8th in Group 1
Ripley steps down after a decade in charge
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 4th in Div 2; T20: 9th in North Group; ODC: 8th in Group 2
Clarke finds the right tempo
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 3rd in Div 1; T20: QF; ODC: 6th in Group 2
Finals Day agony caps frustrating season
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 6th in Div 1; T20: Runners-up; ODC: 7th in Group 2
Elworthy steps in
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 5th in Div 2; T20: 5th in South Group; ODC: SF
Haines heeds Cook’s advice
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 6th in Div 3; T20: SF; ODC: 7th in Group 1
The Bears find their bite
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: Winners; T20: QF; ODC: 5th in Group 2
Leadership vacuum needs filling
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 3rd in Div 3; T20: 5th in North Group; ODC: 5th in Group 1
Headingley ’s summer in the shade
FINAL POSITIONS: CC: 5th in Div 1; T20: QF; ODC: QF
CRICKIPEDIA
The alternative compendium of cricket
RE:VIEW
On November 16, Stephen Fry will become the 20th speaker to deliver the MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s. Three writers imagine who they’d have picked if given the chance
Mailbox
In association with Botham Wines, letter of the month receives a bottle of Botham 81 Series Barossa Valley Shiraz – an extra special wine presented in a hand-embossed wooden case which commemorates Sir Ian’s Ashes heroics of 40 years ago
THE GREATEST SHOW ON TURF
BEN JONES, CRICVIZ ANALYST, OPENS OUR PREVIEW OF THE T20 WORLD CUP, AN EXPANSIONIST 16-TEAM EPIC THAT TAPS INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
THE TEAMS
FIRST ROUND The top two teams in Group A and Group B will progress to the Super 12 phase
SUPER 12
Groups 1 and 2 will each include two teams who have qualified from the first round. The top two in each group will then progress to the semi-finals
MOHAMMAD RIZWAN: THE KEEPER WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
MOHAMMAD RIZWAN
Flying the flag of Defiance
Afghanistan’s men’s team arrive at the T20 World Cup with the future of the game in their country hanging in the balance following the Taliban’s seizure of power. Karunya Keshav reports on the start of a grim new chapter in the extraordinary story of Afghan cricket
ICONOGRAPHY of cricket
PART 2: 1910-1919
7-67 Pat Pocock
Sussex v Surrey | County Championship | Eastbourne 1972
John CRAWLEY
The Lancashire, Hampshire and England batter on his early influences, playing in a golden era for county cricket and falling foul of Duncan Fletcher
YOUR GAME
Grassroots: where the game lives and breathes
Every year, the ECB’s Grassroots Cricket Awards provides heartwarming stories from the frontline. Adam Hopkins speaks to five of this year ’s winners
Number 54 Neil Riddell
Scott Oliver meets a Minor Counties legend who helped pave the way for Durham’s entry to the first-class scene
BOOKS ETC
BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES: TRAVELS ON ENGLAND CRICKET TOURS
Book of the Month Fairfield, £22 David Gower
Time Warp
The two winners of this month’s quiz will receive a collection of four books
GOLDEN SUMMERS
My Golden Summer 2013
Tales & treasures from cricket’s glorious past
England sent spinning by Gibbs
Richard Whitehead recalls the visit of Frank Worrell’s freewheeling West Indians
Chaos Theory
South Africa v England Second Test, Johannesburg, 1995
CLOSE OF PLAY
Andy Zaltzman’s Number Palace!
Zero days of cricket were played in the
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