The Full Toss

Squandering the Crown Jewels

By Billy Crawford

In Talking Points

2 weeks ago

5 Min read

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Last week I had the privilege of attending a live County Championship game for the first time in nearly two years. Northamptonshire’s Wantage Road ground looked positively picturesque and the gentle hum of spectators was as tranquil as it had ever been before these dark last 18 months. I was also able to witness a young English spinner bowling with guile, control and generally giving a wonderful exhibition of his craft, ending up with 7 first innings wickets. The name of this young bowler? Dom...

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Virtuous or Vultures? Nottinghamshire’s Recruitment Strategy

By James Ogden

In County Cricket, Talking Points

3 weeks ago

4 Min read

13 comments

Cricket fans are a unique bunch. Whilst many support a county team based on family relations or geographical location, our main priority often lies with the national team. Punters take delight when a local lad performs well for England, despite it meaning they may be lucky to see that player wear home colours once or twice a season. This is a stark contrast to other sports, yet one that makes county cricket so endearing. You may well find yourself checking the scorecard of rival teams to ensure...

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Anderson’s 1000th in the age of the Internet

By Abhijato Sensarma

In Player Spotlight

3 weeks ago

6 Min read

3 comments

People had been talking about Jimmy Anderson’s 1000th first-class wicket for a while. I first heard Tanya Aldred bring it up on The Guardian’s live blog for the County Championship more than a year ago. So, I assumed he was somewhere pretty close to the milestone when this year’s tournament came around. Worse still, his next international assignment was set to be the five-match Test series against India. When they last toured the UK in 2018, he had surpassed Glenn McGrath’s wickets tally...

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Would a General County Cricket Membership work?

By David Morton

In County Cricket, Talking Points

3 weeks ago

3 Min read

7 comments

Last week I made a decision that would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago. I decided not to attend the four-day Championship game between Northamptonshire and Yorkshire, which begins on Sunday. I had a B&B booking and, without the Covid situation, I am sure I would have attended. However, some things have changed. Obviously Covid: sitting in the ground, in your own little bubble, unable to walk around and chat with friends and with the home supporters. I like to take photographs...

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Fond memories of Test cricket in the Caribbean

By Srinivas S

In Nostalgia

4 weeks ago

6 Min read

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It was the summer of Franklin Rose and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. It was the summer of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s snail-paced 201 at Port of Spain. It was the summer during which an Indian batting line-up which boasted the likes of Mohammad Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar failed to chase down 120 on an up-and-down turf in Barbados, putting the West Indies on the right side of the one outright result in a series where all the other matches ended in draws. It was...

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Unpopular Opinions: Bradman Was Not The Greatest

By Abhishek

In Nostalgia

4 weeks ago

3 Min read

49 comments

Today we welcome new writer Abhishek Ghan to TFT. It’s a brave debut. Who is / was the greatest of all time if not the Don? Now before I begin, let me just say that I’m as much in awe of the staggering statistics of Don Bradman as anyone else. But it is important to establish the fact that numbers do not tell the complete story. Don Bradman played all his international games either in Australia or England. Both these countries have been known to assist seamers more than spinners. So, Don...

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