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A personal review of 2011: The Great and the Good

Date: January 3, 2012 | Category: Andrew Carr

In the first of two articles, ANDREW CARR chooses his best eleven moments of 2011 As I write this on the glum afternoon that is 31 December 2011 (in Kent anyway), I’d like to record my own go...

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A personal review of 2011: The Bad and the Sad

Date: January 3, 2012 | Category: Andrew Carr

In the second of two articles, ANDREW CARR chooses his least eleven memorable moments of 2011. I wrote this second article with rain slapping the window, having begun it during the ‘calm befo...

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One Day Game - England's batsmen must think afresh

Date: January 4, 2012 | Category: The Cricketer News

The ability of batsmen to think long is one of the key reasons for England’s rise to the top of the Test rankings. When they get in they stay in. That has accounted for 10 totals of over 400 and...

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Bowling against flat odds - The quick and the dead

Date: January 4, 2012 | Category: The Cricketer News

It’s flat, dry and going straight to the keeper – knee high if you’re lucky. Do you throw the ball to the spinners and skulk off down to third man? Not according to the former Essex ...

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Former West Indies Captain Jimmy Adams to coach Kent

Date: January 6, 2012 | Category: Simon Cleobury

I was excited to see the appointment of Jimmy Adams as the new head coach of Kent, mainly because I am a life long Kent fan and think he is just the high profile man that we need to reverse our fortun...

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VVS Laxman

Date: January 17, 2012 | Category: Mike Harfield

One of the saddest sights in boxing is the fighter who doesn’t know when to retire; the former champion who has had one or two fights too many. When a top class cricketer stays on a bit longer ...

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Too little of a good thing

Date: January 23, 2012 | Category: The Cricketer News

A thrilling, switchback series that will live long in the memory deserved more than two Tests. By Telford Vice CRICKET aficionados with a bent for the bizarre will in years to come ask each other w...

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Pitch imperfect

Date: January 23, 2012 | Category: The Cricketer News

Wicketkeepers as well as batsmen have to adjust to different pitches. Paul Nixon explains how keepers can help themselves on the low and slow, the uneven and turning. Basics, basics, basics Start ...

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Prison sentences for spot fixing trio are too harsh?

Date: January 27, 2012 | Category: Player's Blog

Our latest poll results are in. Cricket United users were asked whether they agreed with the statement ‘Prison sentences for spot fixing trio are too harsh’. Result: Agree – 7% D...

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ANGRY!

Date: February 6, 2012 | Category: Peter Miller

I’m angry. I have felt lots of feelings following the England Cricket team but angry is a brand new one. I have been disappointed, embarrassed and frustrated, but the performances by this team i...

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