
Paul Martin
Deputy Editor at Sportsbeat
Deputy Editor @Sportsbeat, formerly @CountyGazette
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3 weeks ago |
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Paul Martin
A separate panel will debate the question of whether cricket is ‘cool’ – and Nicholas believes there is work to do in that regard. “The answer is, currently, it is not cool enough,” he said. “In its shortest format, certainly in India, maybe with The Hundred and the Caribbean Premier League, and probably with SA20, there is an increasingly younger audience and more examples of kids saying to their parents ‘I want to go to the cricket’ rather than the other way round.
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3 weeks ago |
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Paul Martin
Cricket ball (Image: Newsquest) Mark Nicholas believes the incoming injection of private funding into the Hundred will give the competition ‘an enormous boost’ and help address the fact it has ‘eased off’. The ECB sold its 49 per cent stake in each of the eight competing teams earlier this year, with host clubs then deciding how much of their stake to retain.
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somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Paul Martin
Nicholas hails Cummins as cricket's statesman Mark Nicholas hailed Pat Cummins as ‘cricket’s foremost representative’ on the world stage ahead of the Australia captain’s appearance at an innovative summit at Lord’s. World Cricket Connects, which brings together influential figures from across all aspects of cricket, was the brainchild of MCC chair Nicholas and is expanding to a two-day event in 2025 after a successful start last year.
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3 weeks ago |
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Paul Martin
Kane Williamson celebrates after scoring a century (Anjum Naveed/AP) Kane Williamson’s voice will be a crucial one at the second gathering of the World Cricket Connects forum at Lord’s, according to MCC chair Mark Nicholas. The innovative initiative, which brings together influential figures from across all aspects of cricket, was Nicholas’ brainchild and is expanding to a two-day event in 2025 after a successful start last year.
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3 weeks ago |
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Paul Martin
Arthur Clark is determined to make up for lost time this summer after injury hampered his Six Nations dreams. (Image: The RFU) Arthur Clark is determined to make up for lost time this summer after injury hampered his Six Nations dreams. The Gloucester lock was a late call-up to the England squad who assembled in Girona before this year’s Championship but fractured a bone in his foot in the final training session of the camp.
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