Cricket: Peter Trego and what might have been
In different circumstances we may have seen Somerset's Peter Trego on our TV screens playing a very different sport altogether. And in different circumstances we may also have seen him in next year's IPL......
Michael Vaughan CB40 Preview: Sorry to say it's Surrey
Somerset will have to believe they can finally win a final and they will also have to beat an extremely good side in Surrey. It may all be a bit too much to ask, says...
County Cricket: Season reaching its climax
With the season nearing its end Durham's Will Smith talks us through the Friends Life T20 competition, plus his thoughts on his own side's chances of winning some silverware this season....
Benkenstein is shining in strong Durham season
Will Smith is full of praise for former Durham skipper Dale Benkenstein today as he tells us how his team are doing in the different competitions this season....
Friends Life Twenty20: Men dressed as bananas, sixes and drunken chants!
Despite leading the County Championship Durham's Will Smith welcomes the thrill and danger of the T20, precisely because of those characteristics! Follow Will on Twitter here...
Will Smith: Durham are desperate to make amends
Durham batsman Will Smith tells us about pre-season tours to Dubai, lunches at Lord's and why Somerset are the team everyone in Division One are fearing the most....
Cricket Betting: Life after cricket
It wasn't so long ago that retiring cricketers were discarded by their counties and faced uncertain futures. As another familiar face from the county circuit decides to call it a day, Andrew Hughes looks at the kind of opportunities available to the modern cricketer when he hangs up his boots.
Twenty20 Finals Betting: Raise a glass to Somerset
The Rose Bowl is set for thrills and spills on Saturday in the Friends Provident Twenty20 Cup finals day. Somerset, Nottinghamshire, Essex and hosts Hampshire do battle. Ed Hawkins analyses the sides...
County Cricket Betting: Friends Provident T20 Quarter-Finals
The world's first domestic Twenty20 competition is in its eighth year and is bigger than ever. Andrew Hughes asks whether the expanded tournament has been a success and assesses the chances of the remaining eight teams.
County Cricket Betting: The Friends Provident T20
There's another new tournament for punters and cricket fans to get used to this summer. The Friends Provident T20 starts this week and, as Andrew Hughes explains, its origins are steeped in cricket politics.
Betfair Big Interview: Will Smith
You can tell it's the new cricket season because they are forecasting more snow next week. Undeterred, Betfair went to meet Will Smith, captain of two times County Champions Durham, to find out about their...
County Cricket Betting: Durham are the real deal
Winners of the last two County Championships, Durham have all the tools to make it three in a row with a team that lacks superstars but nothing in terms of desire, composure and hard work...
County Cricket Betting: Spin signings make the difference
The County Championship season has started if you didn't notice. But just because the IPL has more glitz and glamour, don't rule it out as a betting medium. Ed Hawkins explains why...
County Cricket Betting: Factor the busy schedule into your betting
The County Championship starts today, the earliest it's ever started, and Ralph Ellis tells us why we punters need to spend as much time working out which players will be available and when as we...
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