The Cricketer Magazine – June 2018

Contents

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focusing on

this summer’s

Vitality Blast

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11 the Debate Should Bayliss be sacked as Test coach?

12 Shot of the Month Team England, on and off the field

14 news Bob Willis’ plan, David Graveney and universities

18 Dobell take Why conferences are a bad idea

20 Facing up James Taylor on Pietersen and pétanque

22 ronay Has Joe Root broken the shackles?

24 Selvey In defence of Ed Smith

27 henderson Tolerance works both ways

28 the XI Bespectacled cricketers

30 My favourite cricketer Neil Squires on Richard Lumb

32 Why I love cricket Netball’s Tamsin Greenway

33 Ask nasser Australia’s tour is worthwhile

34 the Window Appeal at Edgbaston

Features

36 Sobers with Nash on 1968, interviewed by Simon Hughes

39 Allrounders Simon Barnes on the ‘kings of the impossible’

43 t20 Blast Each of the 18 counties previewed in full

50 Full stream ahead Counties using tech to attract fans

54 Invincibles Dickie Bird and Ray Illingworth recall 1948

58 Atherton How immaturity can help sports stars

the County Game

61 county performance of the month Moeen Ali

62 county diary Stories from the shires

68 county curios & stats Luke Wright’s Mercedes

70 the big match Paul Edwards’ One-Day Cup tour

72 county set Sussex wait and see ahead of 2020

76 county interview Liam Dawson says recall will be tough

78 county cricket in 100 objects The ball hit for six sixes?

79 Peter trego On the 50-over run fest

the International Game

81 World performance of the month Calum MacLeod

82 1st test report Huw Turbervill

84 2nd test report Simon Hughes

86 the Analyst Mohammad Abbas

88 World stats Virat Kohli is top man

90 Women’s cricket Thailand making waves

Cricket Life

94 Letters Championship changes, Testing times, Ed Smith

97 Social club Aussies enjoy Scottish giant-killing

98 village cup Cresselly beat Carew in crunch match

99 club scene Aboriginal XIs touring England, 150 years on

100 Schools Bede’s lose out to England Women

102 reviews Those who have taken 10 wickets

104 Obituaries Don Oslear and Bob Gale

106 From the Archive Bradman’s men 70 years ago

108 Global game Italian TV makes a drama out of cricket

109 Gear test The club rebate scheme

111 Googly Looking to the future, preserving the past

112 tea break Crossword, quizzes, Newman, TV/radio

114 Whatever happened to Australia’s Tony Dell

Why the numbers stack up for Yorkshire...

T20 BlasT preview p 43

“We needed real quick runs in swansea

and it didn’t matter if I got out”

simon HugHes Talks To garry soBers and
malcolm nasH on THe six sixes p 36

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