Chris Stocks
Cricket Writer at Freelance
Cricket Correspondent at The i Paper
Cricket writer @theipaper. Tips/stories to: [email protected]
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6 days ago |
msn.com | Chris Stocks
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1 week ago |
inews.co.uk | Chris Stocks
Nine months after James Anderson’s retirement from Test cricket, Sam Cook, seen by many as the 42-year-old’s natural heir, looks poised for his first senior England call-up. At 27, the Essex seamer has had to wait for his big chance, with his 318 first-class wickets at 19.77 since his debut in 2016 now finally looking like they will be rewarded this summer.
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1 week ago |
inews.co.uk | Chris Stocks
Foreign ownership of football clubs is now so ubiquitous it’s hard to remember where it all began. So here’s a question for your next pub quiz – who were the first to be sold to an overseas investor? The answer is Tranmere Rovers, who in July 1984 were bought by San Francisco lawyer Bruce Osterman. Like so many of the foreign takeovers that followed, it didn’t end well. Three years later Tranmere went into administration.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Chris Stocks
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2 weeks ago |
inews.co.uk | Chris Stocks
Harry Brook is unlikely to win any prizes for oratory, nor does he exude the aura of Eoin Morgan or Ben Stokes. But when looking at what makes him captaincy material, the biggest clue came last month when he snubbed the Indian Premier League. Brook’s utter commitment to the England cause was evident when he pulled out of a deal with Delhi Capitals worth £550,000. At that point, he was not assured of the white-ball job. Indeed, Brook’s ascendency was only confirmed on Monday. At 26 he is young.
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Piece from Harry Brook’s “unveiling” at Headingley yesterday for @TheiPaperSport https://t.co/RF79NnrnrB
Why the County Championship could turn to the "Swiss Model" used in football's Champions League from next summer. Piece for @TheiPaperSport https://t.co/VTTZbY8JIX
The dangers of appointing Harry Brook white-ball captain. If could work out very well. But a lot could also go wrong. Piece for @TheiPaperSport https://t.co/3Zq3XKaq44
