Nick Friend

Journalist for @TheCricketerMag. Former CMJ Young Journalist of the Year. Ex-Argentina assistant coach.

[Nick Friend @NickFriend1]

I asked a bunch of English spinners, anonymously, about the challenges facing them in county cricket and the realities of their position.

What followed was hours of revealing insight that the game could learn from.

https://t.co/rqAhMN43Cu

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Expecting Matt Boyle to make his Middlesex debut at the seventh time of asking, a month after signing, when the Blast resumes following a series of visa delays.

https://t.co/o6TrND7iyu

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Odd day at New Road, where Gloucestershire needed to bat it out but ended it with a seventh defeat in eight games.

Pitch ragged; 14 wickets in the match between Fateh Singh and Graeme van Buuren, who had eight between them for the season before this.

https://t.co/WFbsONDGv0

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Bloody good win for Durham, chasing 296 to beat Northants in a battle of the top two.

Also made a far better fist of replacing Ben Stokes than England: 65* for Colin Ackermann, who came on in his place after his ECB withdrawal.

[Nick Friend @NickFriend1]

Nice to see Ollie Robinson back in the runs for Durham after a frustrating year, almost dating back to when he nearly debuted in NZ. Far better player than his returns since; two excellent catches in this game so far as well.

https://t.co/GDedAseUpB

[The Cricketer @TheCricketerMag]

🎧 NEW EPISODE! 🎧

@NickFriend1 and @oscarress05 discuss the importance of Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson in Enland's quest to win the T20 World Cup.

WATCH ➡️ https://t.co/bIQ2qfInzc

LISTEN ➡️ https://t.co/bYWj1kqt92

[Vithushan Ehantharajah @Vitu_E]

Two weeks of faff, three debutants and another binned Test all for nowt

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Chester-le-Street, for the bit after the lord mayor's show

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Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson bonded while rehabbing together during the dark, stress-fracture days.

England have waited and waited for their fitness, because they couldn't win this World Cup without them; they offer something unique in this team's history.

https://t.co/uMOUJkmqYm

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Early advantage at Headingley for Scotland, whose flag is much bigger than England's

[Henry Moeran @henrymoeranBBC]

A spine-tingling moment at Headingley.

England Women vs Scotland Women for just the third time in history.

Live now on @bbctms

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Remarkably, Simon Harmer's first Champo five-fer in 36 games (and three years), but also his 36th for Essex

[Essex Cricket @EssexCricket]

That's the end of the Nottinghamshire innings. The visitor's are all out for 457.

Simon Harmer ends with yet another five-wicket-haul for the Club! 👏

🦅 #FlyLikeAnEagle

[Nick Friend @NickFriend1]

Surrey in all sorts of strife at Glamorgan, with a maiden professional five-fer for Tom Norton, on top of two four-fers in his first four professional games. He's a great story and a really good prospect...

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Tom Norton's story is really cool: bowled off-spin until a few years ago, clocked regularly at 83mph vs Somerset, had never taken a 5fer until last month and is a proper case of a youngster with his local club, Abergavenny, to thank for his development.

https://t.co/tsikwFuQMw

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YEEEEESSS

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[Hector Vickers @HectorVick43502]

Stokes off his *extra* long run-up

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Spent the day watching Liam Patterson-White, who is such a good cricketer.

Career-best figures, best for any spinner - Harmer included - at Chelmsford since 2023, most prolific spinner in this year's Champo. Also bats and is an excellent slipper.

https://t.co/svXLOfZKZW

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@tmc_nally @Cricket_Ali Can scarcely describe my excitement - and then sadness - when it appeared that Morgan Rogers (the actual one) had run out Sonny Baker (not the actual one) in U14 league cricket

[Nick Friend @NickFriend1]

According to Cricket Archive, highest scores in any cricket are:

27: Hants v Notts, 2025 Champo
22: Devon v Berks, 2017 Under-14 County Cup
21: Devon v Glos, 2021 Under-18 County Cup

[Ben Jones @benjonescricket]

This is the longest Sonny Baker has ever batted in a professional match in any format

[Nick Friend @NickFriend1]

@tmc_nally @Cricket_Ali important work, thank you

[Matthew Henry @MattyHenry19]

There remains a chasm between how England and Durham are describing the Ben Stokes situation.

Durham’s CEO says he is “bemused” by doubts around Stokes’ “state of mind”.

“He’s absolutely fine.” https://t.co/yDgeqJFyvZ

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Essex hoping to have Sam Cook back in the next three weeks after fracturing his wrist last month. Fine effort to be top of the Champo and second in the South Group without him.

https://t.co/27V6ttEDIS

[The Cricketer @TheCricketerMag]

🎧 NEW EPISODE! 🎧

🎙️ @NickFriend1
🎙️ @oscarress05

WATCH ➡️ https://t.co/SEnobnkVt0

LISTEN ➡️ https://t.co/bUyNGBK3VS