Geoffrey Bunting is back with a lovely piece that makes the case for Sam Northeast. Is there room in England's test team for a more experienced player who has done the hard yards on the county circuit? Joe Clarke is poised on ninety-seven – on the verge of twin hundreds in his [...]
Here's new writer Tasneem-Summer Khan (who some of you might know from Guerilla Cricket) with her preview of Essex's season. Can the 2017 Champions reclaim their title? Good to have you onboard, Tasneem. Promoted into Division 1 in 2017, going on to win the title in their first year, Essex were the [...]
I had very mixed emotions at the end of the 2018 season. Winning the T20 Blast for the very first time was absolutely superb. It brought back memories of our glory days in the 1980s when trophies flowed like wine at a wedding. But our subsequent relegation to division two, and Joe [...]
You know it. I know it. I’m still not sure if they know it, but England just aren’t very good at batting. We’ve picked based on form, picked based on averages, but none of the established county players who have been called up to England have really cut the mustard. Most of [...]
Today Marco previews Kent's season. Can they avoid relegation whilst making the same excellent progress in white ball competitions? If you'd like to write something about the county you support - either a preview or just an update as the season progresses - please feel free to email james@thefulltoss.com. I'd love to [...]
Championship cricket in April usually means one thing: ball dominates bat. The fielding captain tosses the ball to Darren Stevens (or a Darren Stevens clone) and the pitch does the rest. "Use the facilities" is the cry behind the wicket as the prototypical English seamer ambles to the crease with seven slips [...]
Early spring. It's chilly, there's sleet in the air, you're still wearing your scarf to the local pub, and the never ending football season is entering its overhyped 'run in'. It can only mean one thing: the county championship season is upon us. And it will be with us until the end [...]
Worcestershire triumphed at Edgbaston on Saturday, defeating the mighty Lancashire in the semis and then much fancied Sussex (Jofra Archer and all) in the final. It was a fairytale in many ways because Worcs have never been to finals days before, had the youngstest team in the competition, and were missing their [...]
The first Lancashire fanzine for more than 25 years has proved to be a great success. Last week we published the third and final edition of the season and hope to reach more than 2,000 readers. Sales at Lancashire's crunch game with Worcs at Southport were amazing. It’s been a hard road [...]
First of all we should congratulate Hants on their splendid win in the Royal London Cup Final at Lord's. It was a pretty comfortable win in the end. Hants started the game strongly with the bat, and Kent never really looked like chasing the runs. Rilee Rossouw made a fantastic century, with [...]