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County Cricket Betting: The retirements, the returns and the resilient Chanderpaul
Since Durham celebrated their first ever win in the County Championship a lot has happened in the world of county cricket including the retirements of Graeme Hick and Darren Gough and the appointment of Peter Moores as Lancashire coach. Andrew... Read more | Comment now
Tags: Chanderpaul, County Championship 2009, county cricket betting, Darren Gough retirement, Durham County Cricket, Graeme Hick retirement
County Championship: A simple equation - if Notts beat Hampshire they're champions
Ed Hawkins gets the old calculator out to work out who needs to do what to win the Division One County Championship. And it's not all done and dusted in the relegation spots either.... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship, cricket bets, Nottinghamshire
Back Page Betting: Can old boys Caddick and Trescothick and Somerset handle the pressure of a first-ever County Championship win?
Ralph Ellis gives us a summary of who needs to do what as the Division One County Championship goes to the wire.... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship betting, Marcus Trescothick, Somerset cricket
County Championship Betting: Notts in the driving seat
Once again, Division One of the County Championship will go right to the wire. Durham and Somerset are chasing their first ever titles, but Notts are the favourites to spoil the party for both. Betfair Radio, with the help of... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship, Cricket Betting, Durham, Notts, Somerset
County Cricket Betting: Langer looking to inspire Somerset to maiden County Championship win
"The Hawkeye View" - Ed Hawkins talks us through the chances of the different candidates in line to win the Division One County Championship, which looks set to go to the wire once again.... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship, county cricket betting, Justin Langer
County Cricket Betting: Lancashire won't miss Cork the self-publicist
Paul Moon thinks county cricket has seen the last of Dominic Cork. He has certainly provided entertainment and headlines in his eighteen years in first-class cricket, but has he really delivered the goods?... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship Betting, Cricket Betting, Division One Winner, Dominic Cork, Durham, Lancashire, Sussex
Friends Provident Trophy Betting: Napier and Robert appear to hold the Key to victory
Richard Douglas talks us through all the team news and betting as Essex and Kent clash in the final of the Friends Provident Trophy. Kent skipper Robert Key and hard-hitting Graham Napier are both more than capable match-winners as Richard... Read more | Comment now
Tags: Friends Provident Trophy, Graham Napier
Absent crowds will only have eyes for Friday night bun fights
As the ECB ignore his advice and neglect the county malaise, Paul Moon is assembling a guerilla army of test greats to storm Lord's and put the Cordon Bleu back in the kitchen.... Read more | Comment now
Tags: Andrew Flintoff, County Cricket, Cricket Betting, England, Glamorgan, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Lancashire, Lords, Michael Vaughan, Middlesex, Monty Panessar, Nottinghamshire, One Day International Series, Pro40, South Africa, Test Series, Twenty20, Yorkshire
County Cricket Betting: Sink or swim for England's domestic four day cricket
Pablo Luna, moonlighting for Betfair. Our man thinks the county championship had better start swimming or it'll sink like a stone.... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship Betting, County Cricket Betting, Cricket Betting, English cricket betting
There's only one Monty... almost literally
This week, Andrew Hughes is sharing with us his disturbance at the demise of that most endangered of beasts: the English spin bowler.... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Cricket, Cricket Betting, England Cricket, Monty Panesar
Nottinghamshire can be the real deal in Friends Provident Trophy
Andrew Hughes looks ahead to this year's Friends Provident and thinks Nottinghamshire are the side to watch...... Read more | Comment now
Tags: cricket betting, Friends Provident Trophy, Nottinghamshire cricket, Warwickshire cricket
"I still have the same motivation and desire to play for Somerset as I did for England" says Marcus Trescothick
Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo got in touch with his old pal Marcus Trescothick to ask him about the truth behind his international retirement and what the future holds for him... Read more | Comments (5)
Tags: cricket betting, Marcus Trescothick retirement, Somerset cricket
County cricket is a joke and Nasser Hussain should be made MD of the ECB
Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo attempts to dissect the problems at the heart of English cricket and calls for wholesale changes in the management... Read more | Comments (2)
Tags: Nasser Hussain, Peter Moores, Sir Ian Botham
Warne absence hinders Hampshire but Northamptonshire are a bet in Division Two
The Hawkeye View - Ed Hawkins takes an early look at the betting for the County Championship and tells us why Lancashire and Hampshire are far from being decent bets... Read more | Comment now
Tags: County Championship betting, Lance Klusener, Old Trafford weather, Shane Warne
FTP preview - Surrey v Essex
The Friends Provident Trophy is coming down to a vital period with many counties going into their final three Conference games knowing that one more defeat will leave them on the verge of an early exit, despite the fact that... Read more | Comment now
County Championship update
With nearly a third of the Liverpool Victoria County Championship season gone, the title battle in the first division is extremely tight. 10 points separates the top three teams and despite losing last time out, Yorkshire remain the leaders. The... Read more | Comment now
Durham close gap on title rivals
Durham are up to second in the County Championship Division One after an impressive six-wicket victory over Yorkshire. Having been set 131 to win at the Riverside, the home side looked like they might throw away the chance of cutting... Read more | Comment now
Glamorgan hit by points blow
Glamorgan have drifted have even further in an emerging County Championship Division Two winner market having been docked points by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The Welsh county have had eight points taken off them for preparing a poor... Read more | Comment now
Derbyshire hit by Harvey wait
Derbyshire will have to wait a bit longer before they can call upon the services of Ian Harvey, as attempts to become a British citizen have been delayed. The Australian played earlier in the season for the Midlands outfit as... Read more | Comment now
Big guns absent for Durham
Betfair customers who have backed Durham to win the County Championship will be keeping a keen eye on how they fare against Warwickshire without their trio of England stars. The Dynamos currently sit in third place in the Division One... Read more | Comment now
Cricket Gloucestershire v Hampshire
Gloucestershire v Hampshire (Friends Provident Trophy) - Bristol (Sunday 10:45am - live on Sky Sports) Friends Provident Trophy action is back on the cards on Sunday, with six games in the North and South conferences sure to provide Betfair punters... Read more | Comment now
Yorkshire knocked off top spot
Yorkshire were knocked off the top of the LV County Championship Division One table as Hampshire salvaged a draw at the Rose Bowl. Set a huge 443 to win, Hampshire were 336-8 when captain Shane Warne was dismissed with almost... Read more | Comment now
Adams admits to Sussex failings
Betfair traders have shown they are concerned by the form of defending county champions Sussex, following back-to-back innings' defeats. Sussex were beaten heavily at Kent, losing by an innings and 106 runs to leave them with a record of one... Read more | Comment now
Surrey blast their way to record
Surrey have set a new one-day scoring record after firing an amazing 496-4 from 50 overs in their Friends Provident Trophy game against Gloucestershire. Openers Ali Brown and James Benning started the onslaught, amassing an opening stand of 294 with... Read more | Comment now
Harrison injury leads to Glamorgan search
Glamorgan have indicated that they may look for an overseas replacement for David Harrison, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old has a back injury which requires surgery and the medium pacer will undergo... Read more | Comment now
County Championship foreign player focus
Foreign players have been part of the English domestic cricket scene for decades now and will undoubtedly continue to be an influence, despite England and Wales Cricket Board moves to cut the numbers allowed from the end of the current... Read more | Comment now
Gough - the smile has returned
Yorkshire captain Darren Gough believes his club's early-season success is down to the laid-back attitude in the dressing room. The 36-year-old returned to skipper his home county this season after three years at Essex and he has guided the side... Read more | Comment now
Gough talks up Yorkshire chances
feels Yorkshire's opening performance in the County Championship indicates his side can have a successful season. The Tykes started their campaign with a comprehensive 346-run victory over Surrey at The Oval, a win that gave them 22 points and... Read more | Comment now
County Championship Preview
Although the eyes of the cricket world are mainly still on the action taking place in the World Cup over in the Caribbean, the domestic English season started last Friday when County Championship winners Sussex met the MCC in the... Read more | Comment now
Trescothick in fine county form
England star Marcus Trescothick fired an amazing 256 runs off 117 balls for Somerset in a pre-season friendly against Devon on Sunday. The left-hander withdrew from England's Ashes tour and the World Cup because of a stress-related illness, but it... Read more | Comment now
Clarke 'confident' he will be fit
Australia batsman Michael Clarke is confident that he is winning his battle against his troublesome hip injury. Clarke has been getting round-the-clock treatment on the problem area after pulling out of the one-day series in New Zealand. The New South... Read more | Comment now
Clark interested in Hants chance
Betfair punters who are already considering the next domestic season will certainly have been alerted to the fact that Hampshire could potentially have the two leading bowlers from the Ashes series at their disposal. Although the new season is still... Read more | Comment now
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