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Dane Vilas hoping on the Hundred but content with Lancashire life

Former South Africa keeper discusses his decision to go Kolpak and lockdown frustrations

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When Laxman led the charge of the Lancs Brigade

In the first of a series on classic county matches, we go back to Lancashire's 2007 title chase at The Oval

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'He had this knack, you thought you were going to get a wicket every ball'

Paul Edwards profiles Lancashire's Ian Folley, who came agonisingly close to an England cap before the yips overcame him

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Akram's yorkers, Hegg's hits, and Chapple's 6 for 18

This week, we relive the glorious one-day triumphs of Lancashire in the 1990s

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VVS Laxman: 'An outstanding player, and an outstanding person'

VVS Laxman left a mark of class during his two spells at Lancashire, none more so than on a tricky pitch at Blackpool

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The forgotten 'Australian-Lancastrian' who ranks among the greats

Ted McDonald gave up his Test career to cut a swathe through county cricket in the 1920s

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When Warwickshire kept their title triumph strictly professional

Acknowledgement without revelry seems to have been what Tom Dollery's class of '51 preferred

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Bertie Buse's benefit match: 'It's one of those rough days, gentlemen'

30 wickets fell on the first day to deprive Buse of his takings

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Twos company: Bill Farrimond and Hopper Levett

A rare duo of wicketkeepers for whom seconds were plenty

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Vitality T20 Blast North Group: Nottinghamshire favourites despite Gurney's...

Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire should compete for knockouts

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David Willey makes early Blast return while regulation change comes up trumps

News from around the grounds on Ed Pollock's contract, Gareth Delany's shirt number and Danny Lamb's head

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'Old blokes win stuff': Why experience has been key in the T20 Blast

Six of the Blast's eight oldest teams reached the quarter-finals

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Matt Parkinson aiming to finish on a roll as Lancashire's spin troop head to...

After a frustrating summer with injury the legspinner will be a key weapon for Lancashire at Edgbaston

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Luke Wells on Lancashire move: 'I was staring down the barrel of having...

Wells was released by Sussex and did not play a game in the Bob Willis Trophy this summer

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Lancashire, Yorkshire go head-to-head in pursuit of glory

We assess the chances of the teams in Group Three in our County Championship preview

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Matt Parkinson ready to grin and bear April chill in pursuit of a game

Lancashire legspinner eager to play after winter spent netting in England's touring bubble

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Here comes the sun (hopefully) - County Championship's return is a reason to...

There are challenges ahead but the prospect of a full county season is something to unite us in anticipation

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Luke Sutton: 'I'll say it with love but I'll tell it to them straight'

Former Lancashire and Derbyshire wicketkeeper has written a book on his life as a sports agent

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Haseeb Hameed's Nottinghamshire form gives hope that dark days are behind him

Peter Moores says Hameed has "learned a lesson" since his dramatic loss of form for Lancashire

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Who are the contenders in the race to 1,000 first-class runs before the end...

David Bedingham, Adam Lyth and Ollie Pope are in with a chance of reaching the landmark

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Matt Parkinson: 'I don't just want to be in England squads on potential'

Legspinner starts season in fine form to raise hopes of making the Test grade

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Out of contract, in demand? Alastair Cook, Liam Plunkett, Darren Stevens...

A number of players' futures are unclear and will likely attract interest from other counties

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Finn Allen braced for trial by spin as he prepares for Lancashire T20 Blast...

Young New Zealand star leaning on tips from Maxwell and de Villiers in RCB nets

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Can Nottinghamshire become Blast's first back-to-back champions?

Lancashire and Yorkshire are defending champions' closest challengers in strong North Group

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Blast prepares to relaunch amid summer of uncertainty

Covid restrictions and the impending arrival of the Hundred threaten to cast a shadow on county T20

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Stats - James Anderson joins 1000 first-class wickets club

A statistical look at James Anderson's first-class career, after his landmark wicket

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The Hundred is tearing English cricket apart - but counties must take their...

Having become far too reliant on the ECB, the professional game now finds itself recast as second rate

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Liam Livingstone's travelling roadshow - next stop, Taunton

Somerset host Lancashire in quarter-final at world's highest-scoring T20 venue

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Manraj Johal's late-season emergence foreshadows joy of summers to come

Warwickshire debutant's 3 for 29 offers reassurance amid autumnal gloom

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Shrinking county game would hurt new-found drive to embrace diversity

New season arrives amid familiar handwringing about the state of England's professional circuit

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Essex favourites to challenge champions Warwickshire

We assess the Division One contenders in our County Championship preview

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Pakistanis in the County Championship: Rauf injured after five-for, Masood...

Mohammad Amir makes his first-class return and Hasan Ali bags another five-for

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Pakistanis in the County Championship: Abbas runs through Gloucestershire,...

Hasan Ali endured a difficult game against Warwickshire, while Mohammad Rizwan missed out on a flat pitch in Hove

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Luke Wright captains ESPNcricinfo's all-time T20 Blast XI

Our expert panel make their picks ahead of the 20th season of English domestic T20

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County game has much to consider as early-season Championship dishes up thin...

2022 season has been defined by slow pitches, faulty balls and only sporadic entertainment

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Can the T20 Blast still thrive in the world of the Hundred?

Counties are concerned about ticket sales but dual system has worked elsewhere

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T20 Blast North Group: Nottinghamshire fancied for another title run

As the 20th season of English domestic T20 gets underway, we assess the runners and riders in the North Group

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How English T20 cricket settled for functionality after missing its own boat

T20's 20th season arrives in England with a sense of déjà vu and regret in equal measure

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Tim David: T20's new superstar arrives in England after IPL breakthrough

Singaporean-Australian freelancer looks to build on his Mumbai Indians form in the Blast and the Hundred

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Steven Croft provides wisdom of ages as star-stripped Lancashire push for...

Veteran will provide constant presence as Lancashire host Essex in Blast quarter-final

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Luke Wood returns to Edgbaston as Finals Day's Denominator

Lancashire seamer is back for his sixth Finals Day in seven years

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Nathan Ellis on final-over drama: 'It was a little bit of cat-and-mouse'

"I was conflicted in my own mind. I knew they were expecting the slower ball, but I didn't know when to bowl it"

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James Vince's calm amid the chaos secures Hampshire their night of glory

Composure in the midst of controversy epitomises captain's influence on title-winners

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Adaptable Phil Salt keeps things simple ahead of latest England chance

Lancashire batter set for middle-order opportunity on home ground as Ben Stokes' replacement

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Keaton Jennings hails development of young talent as Lancashire eye final...

Hundred players won't be involved with Lancashire sticking by core from group stage

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Fans witness fitting finale to fraught competition

Fourth List A final between these sides joins the others in providing memorable images

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Surrey hold the crown but Lancashire looking to go one better

We assess the Division One contenders in our County Championship preview

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Saqib Mahmood happy to be back in the dirt after year of hurt

Lancashire seamer feeling his way back into red-ball cricket following back stress fracture

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Counties eye Finals Day as T20 Blast reaches quarter-final stage

Dan Lawrence is expected to be released from England's Test squad to play for Essex on Thursday

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Can Kent defend their crown as One-Day Cup returns?

Team-by-team preview as the County 50-over tournament returns for another season

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