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First Class Archive

Sheffield Shield Final 2012 Review

This years Sheffield Shield Final proved to be one of the great games. Unfortunately only the players’ families and friends bothered turning up to watch. And one noisy crow. 51allout investigates the state of play on the Australian domestic scene.

No Comments | March 20, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , ,

The England Globetrotters

Owais Shah appears to be finding some form for the Cape Cobras in the South African Franchise 1-Day Cup

No Comments | November 29, 2011 | | 40/50-over, First Class, Opinion, T20 | Tags: , , ,

The County Championship: Division One – A Top, Top Trio

The long awaited finale to our review of the County Championship sees us take a look at Lancashire, Warwickshire and Durham.

No Comments | October 4, 2011 | | First Class | Tags: , , ,

The County Championship: Division Two – Top of the Class

Another three county reviews; this time, the cream of division two.

The County Championship: Division One- The Middle of the Road

Somerset, Sussex and Nottinghamshire all had respectable but disappointing seasons.

No Comments | September 30, 2011 | | First Class | Tags: ,

County Championship: Division One- The Chaff

A review of the season for Worcestershire, Yorkshire and Hampshire.

Part Two: Three of the worst teams at any level of cricket

Yesterday we regaled you with tales of what it feels like to achieve absolutely nothing of note for an entire summer. Today we’re going to go one better, and review three teams who did even worse than that.

No Comments | September 21, 2011 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The County Championship Review of the Season – Part One: Mid-table Mediocrity

Now that the dust has settled on the domestic season, it’s time for us to desperately try to remember what happened while England were thrashing everyone out of sight and come up with some reviews of the season.

No Comments | September 20, 2011 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The County Championship: One More Day To Go

At the top of the table, it still looks like the championship will be heading to Warwickshire.

No Comments | September 14, 2011 | | First Class | Tags:

The Final Furlongs

There are now just two days left in this season’s county championship, as the final round of matches reach the half-way stage.

No Comments | | | First Class | Tags: