I like cricket, travel and radiography. You'll mostly find me editing cricket articles.

Why is it that those who spend the most time nominating articles for deletion spend so little time creating articles? Anyone got any answers?

My three favourite players of all time are:

1. Shane Warne
2. Don Bradman
3. Malcolm Marshall

Apparently such a section isn't allowed. However, there are several 'stooges' profiting from dirty money and ego trip money making schemes, all of which neglect the fans and, perhaps most importantly, the grassroots. If only bringing cricket into all state schools, encouraging schools to bring their pupils to county games for free, and putting cricket back on free-to-air TV were at all possible *rolls eyes*.

Mainly teams full of expats that make little or no effort to involve locals in the game. I understand expats are needed to spread the game in countries like Bulgaria and Turkey, but when a country has been a member of the ICC for over 20 years then it just gets stupid to keep funding them. The ICC should not waste money on the following countries.

• Canada aka Asian & West Indian Rejects XI & Canasia
• UAE aka Asian Rejects XI
• USA aka Asian and West Indies Rejects XI
• Singapore aka Sri Lankan Rejects XI
•  Netherlands The Netherlands resemble a South African/Australian XI. Two Dutch-born players in a World Cup, not good enough development. Or this match, where 6 for the 11 players weren't born in the Netherlands, yet at the same time the KNCB talks about the ever increasing depth of talent in the country... hence the need to import expats like a South African, who played youth level cricket for NZ, moved back to SA, wasn't good enough, so moved to the Netherlands... great development there KNCB! Fast forward to 2021 and there is no improvement, this match featured 8 players born outside the Netherlands who did not learn their cricket there.
  • Compounded by the ludicrous selection of Sybrand Engelbrecht in their 2023 WC squad – a 35 year old South African.
• Oman aka Pakistan and Indian Rejects XI - in this recent match, not a single of the Omani players came from Oman.
• Italy... whom I shall christen the "Mostly Italian-sounding names but not Italian XI". In one of the most ludicrous poaching's of recent times, Wayne Madsen, a 39-year-old who has played field hockey for South Africa and county cricket in England, suddenly becomes Italian courtesy of his Italian grandmother. Why fund these teams who are so blatant in their disregard to actually spreading the game and developing their own players?

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Countries totals in italics still play notable matches, so their tallies will increase. NB: total for mens cricket only.

• Argentina (67)
• Bahamas (19)
• Belgium (0)
• Belize (0)
• Bermuda (127)
• Bhutan (1)
• Brazil (6)
• Bulgaria (0)
• Canada (190)
• Chile (4)
• China (0)
• Cook Islands (1)
• Estonia (0)
• Falkland Islands (1)
• France (18)
• Gibraltar (4)
• Greece (4)
• Hong Kong (84)
• Iran (0)
• Ireland (588)
• Isle of Man (1)
• Japan (1)
• Kenya (116)
• Malta (1)
• Mali (0)
• Mexico (0)
• Mozambique (1)
• Namibia (110)
• Netherlands (127)
• Papua New Guinea (46)
• Portugal (4)
• Russia (0)
• Rwanda (3)
• Samoa (9)
• Saudi Arabia (1)
• Scotland (558)
• Serbia (0)
• South Korea (0)
• Spain (3)
• Sweden (0)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (11)
• Uganda (58)
• Zambia (10)

1. Fiji - All Fijian first-class cricketers completed (34).
2. Dorset - All Dorset List A and notable cricketers completed (211).
3. Bahamas - All Bahamas T20 players completed (18).
4. Hampshire - All Hampshire cricketers completed.
5. Huntingdonshire - All Huntingdonshire List A and notable cricketers completed (38).
6. Denmark - All Danish List A players completed.
7. Berkshire - All Berkshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed.
8. Durham Cricket Board - All Durham CB List A cricketers completed.
9. Derbyshire Cricket Board - All Derbyshire CB List A cricketers completed.
10. Essex Cricket Board - All Essex CB List A cricketers completed.
11. Gloucestershire Cricket Board - All Gloucestershire CB List A cricketers completed.
12. Hampshire Cricket Board - All Hampshire CB List A cricketers completed.
13. Kent Cricket Board - All Kent CB List A cricketers completed.
14. Lancashire Cricket Board - All Lancashire CB List A cricketers completed.
15. Leicestershire Cricket Board - All Leicestershire CB List A cricketers completed.
16. Middlesex Cricket Board - All Middlesex CB List A cricketers completed.
17. Northamptonshire Cricket Board - All Northamptonshire CB List A cricketers completed.
18. Nottinghamshire Cricket Board - All Nottinghamshire CB List A cricketers completed.
19. Sussex Cricket Board - All Sussex CB List A cricketers completed.
20. Warwickshire Cricket Board - All Warwickshire CB List A cricketers completed.
21. Worcestershire Cricket Board - All Worcestershire CB List A cricketers completed.
22. Yorkshire Cricket Board - All Yorkshire CB List A cricketers completed.
23. Guernsey - All 4 notable Guernsey cricketers completed.
24. Carmarthenshire - All notable Carmarthenshire cricketers completed (10).
25. Devon - All Devon List A and notable cricketers completed (251).
26. Wales Minor Counties - All Wales Minor Counties List A and notable cricketers completed (119).
27. Somerset Cricket Board - All Somerset CB List A cricketers completed.
28. Surrey Cricket Board - All Surrey CB List A cricketers completed.
29. Jersey - All 3 notable Jersey cricketers completed.
30. Herefordshire - All Herefordshire List A and notable cricketers completed (106).
31. Denbighshire - All notable Denbighshire cricketers completed (15).
32. Buckinghamshire - All Buckinghamshire List A and notable cricketers completed (255).
33. Turks and Caicos Islands - All notable Turks and Caicos Islands cricketers completed (11).
34. Minor Counties West - All MCW List A cricketers completed.
35. Montserrat - All Montserrat T20 and other notable players completed (29).
36. U.S. Virgin Islands - All notable U.S. Virgin Islands cricketers completed (16).
37. Godalming - All Godalming first-class cricketers completed (21 with nine redirects).
38. Old Etonians - All Old Etonians first-class cricketers completed.
39. Wales - All Wales first-class cricketers completed (50).
40. The Bs - All The Bs first-class cricketers completed.
41. Minor Counties - All Minor Counties representative team first-class cricketers completed.
42. Staffordshire - All Staffordshire List A and notable cricketers completed (267).
43. West of England - All West of England first-class cricketers completed (69).
44. Cornwall - All Cornwall List A and notable cricketers completed (138).
45. Woodbrook Club and Ground - All Woodbrook Club and Ground first-class cricketers completed (11).
46. South Wales - All South Wales first-class cricketers completed (11).
47. Gentlemen of Ireland - All Gentlemen of Ireland first-class cricketers completed (13).
48. Dublin University - All Dublin University first-class cricketers completed (50).
49. Ireland - All Ireland cricketers (first-class/List A/Twenty20) pre-Test status completed (wider category as of 2026 should host 583).
50. Monmouthshire - All notable cricketers completed (33).
51. Surrey Club - All Surrey Club first-class cricketers completed (112).
52. Orleans Club - All Orleans Club first-class cricketers completed (34).
53. Cumberland - All notable cricketers completed (143).
54. Army and Navy - All notable cricketers completed (27).
55. Lincolnshire - All notable cricketers completed (177).
56. Civil Service - All Civil Service first-class cricketers completed (11).
57. Hornchurch - All Hornchurch first-class cricketers completed.
58. Unicorns - All Unicorns List A cricketers completed (52).
59. Cheshire - All List A and notable cricketers completed (240).
60. Combined Services - All Combined Services first-class cricketers completed (225).
61. Royal Air Force - All Royal Air Force first-class cricketers completed (63).
62. Demobilised Officers - All Demobilised Officers first-class cricketers completed (11).
63. Players of Nottinghamshire - All Players of Nottinghamshire first-class cricketers completed (17).
64. Midland Counties - All Midland Counties first-class cricketers completed (32).
65. Gentlemen of Middlesex - All Gentlemen of Middlesex first-class cricketers completed (11).
66. A. Priestley's XI - All A. Priestley's XI first-class cricketers completed (13).
67. Chertsey - All Chertsey first-class cricketers completed (10, 11 with one redirected).
68. East Kent - All East Kent first-class cricketers completed.
69. Players of the South - All Players of the South first-class cricketers completed (100).
70. Gentlemen of Southwell - All Gentlemen of Southwell first-class cricketers completed (11).
71. British Army - All British Army first-class cricketers completed (158).
72. Free Foresters - All Free Foresters first-class cricketers completed (359).
73. Sir T. E. W. Brinckman's XI - All Sir T. E. W. Brinckman's XI first-class cricketers completed (13).
74. L. G. Robinson's XI - All L. G. Robinson's XI first-class cricketers completed (49).
75. D. R. Jardine's XI - All D. R. Jardine's first-class cricketers completed (28).
76. South Americans - All South Americans first-class cricketers completed (15).
77. Gentlemen of Sussex - All Gentlemen of Sussex first-class cricketers completed (11).
78. Hurst Park Club - All Hurst Park Club first-class cricketers completed (11).
79. C. I. Thornton's XI - All C. I. Thornton's XI first-class cricketers completed (181).
80. Players of the North - All Players of the North first-class cricketers completed (48).
81. London United Eleven - All London United Eleven first-class cricketers completed (11).
82. L. C. Stevens' XI - All L. C. Stevens' XI first-class cricketers completed (14).
83. Northumberland - All Northumberland List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (209).
84. Oxfordshire - All Oxfordshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (219).
85. Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees - All Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees first-class cricketers completed (11).
86. Wiltshire - All Wiltshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (221).
87. Yorkshire and Durham - All Yorkshire and Durham first-class cricketers completed (11).
88. Old Oxonians - All Old Oxonians first-class cricketers completed (11).
89. Hertfordshire - All Hertfordshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (253).
90. Shropshire - All Shopshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (159).
91. Suffolk - All Suffolk List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (225).
92. Fast v Slow - All Fast v Slow first-class cricketers completed.
93. Norfolk - All Norfolk List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (234).
94. Cambridgeshire - All Cambridgeshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (262).
95. Lancashire (pre-county club) - All Lancashire (pre-1864, but excluding Manchester) first-class cricketers completed.
96. H. D. G. Leverson-Gower's XI - All H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI first-class cricketers completed (309).
97. Oxford University Authentics - All Oxford University Authentics first-class cricketers completed (14).
98. Bedfordshire - All Bedfordshire List A cricketers and notable cricketers completed (233 + 1 redirect).
99. Lord Hawke's XI - All Lord Hawke's XI first-class cricketers completed (95).
100. R. S. Lucas' XI - All R. S. Lucas' XI first-class cricketers completed (13).
101. Gentlemen of England – All Gentlemen of England first-class cricketers completed (634).
102. South – All South first-class cricketers completed.
103. P. F. Warner's XI – All P. F. Warner's XI first-class cricketers completed (57).
104. D. H. Robins' XI – All D. H. Robins' XI first-class cricketers completed (122).
105. E. J. Sanders' XI – All E. J. Sanders' XI first-class cricketers completed (19).
106. H. Philipson's XI – All H. Philipson's XI first-class cricketers completed (11).
107. W. G. Grace's XI – All W. G. Grace's XI first-class cricketers completed (63).
108. Combined Universities/British Universities – All Combined Universities/British Universities first-class cricketers completed (246).
109. Players – All Players first-class cricketers completed (540 + 4 redirects).
110. North – All North first-class cricketers completed.
111. Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire – All Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire first-class cricketers completed (11).
112. I Zingari – All I Zingari first-class cricketers completed (86).
113. Sir L. Parkinson's XI – All Sir L. Parkinson's XI first-class cricketers completed (19).
114. Gentlemen of the North – All Gentlemen of the North first-class cricketers completed (128).
115. Royal Navy – All Royal Navy first-class cricketers completed (84).
116. Manchester – All Manchester first-class cricketers completed (65).
117. Nottingham – All Nottingham first-class cricketers completed (45).
118. Southgate – All Southgate first-class cricketers completed (50).
119. Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex – All Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex first-class cricketers completed (24).
120. A. W. Ridley's XI – All A. W. Ridley's XI first-class cricketers completed (11).
121. B. J. T. Bosanquet's XI – All B. J. T. Bosanquet's XI first-class cricketers completed (11).
122. Oxford University – All Oxford University first-class and List A cricketers completed (1,460).
123. Oxford UCCE/MCCU – All Oxford UCCE/MCCU first-class cricketers completed (135).
124. Oxford Universities – All Oxford Universities first-class cricketers completed (19).
125. Oxford University Past and Present – All Oxford University Past and Present first-class cricketers completed (29).
126. Gentlemen of Kent – All Gentlemen of Kent first-class cricketers completed (185).
127. Gentlemen – All Gentlemen first-class cricketers completed (742).
128. Cardiff MCCU – All Cardiff MCCU first-class cricketers completed (63).
129. Loughborough UCCE/MCCU - All Loughborough UCCE/MCCU first-class cricketers completed (119).
130. Leeds/Bradford MCCU – All Leeds/Bradford MCCU first-class cricketers completed (58).
131. Durham UCCE/MCCU - All Durham UCCE/MCCU first-class cricketers completed (147).
132. Oxford and Cambridge Universities - All Oxford and Cambridge Universities first-class cricketers completed (190).
133. Cambridge UCCE/MCCU - All Cambridge UCCE/MCCU first-class cricketers completed (139).
134. Sheffield - All Sheffield first-class cricketers completed (63).
135. North of the Thames v South of the Thames - All North of the Thames and South of the Thames first-class cricketers completed (44).
136. A. J. Webbe's XI - All A. J. Webbe's XI first-class cricketers completed (106).
137. South Island Army – All South Island Army first-class cricketers completed (11).
138. Gentlemen of the South - All Gentlemen of the South first-class cricketers completed (241).
139. Professionals of Marylebone Cricket Club - All Professionals of Marylebone Cricket Club first-class cricketers completed (11).
140. A to K - All A to K first-class cricketers completed (19).
141. L to Z - All L to Z first-class cricketers completed (16).
142. Coast Cricket Association – All Coast Cricket Association first-class cricketers completed (11).
143. Kenya – All notable Kenyan cricketers completed (116).
144. Marylebone Cricket Club - All Marylebone Cricket Club first-class cricketers completed (2,903) as of 2021.
145. London County – All London County first-class cricketers completed (134) as of 2026.
146. Marylebone Cricket Club and Metropolitan Clubs – All Marylebone Cricket Club and Metropolitan Clubs first-class cricketers completed (15).
147. Cambridge University – All Cambridge University first-class and List A cricketers completed (1,543).
148. Argentina – All notable Argentine cricketers completed (67) as of 2026.
149. Canada – All notable Canadian cricketers completed (190) as of 2026.
150. Uganda – All notable Ugandan cricketers completed (58) as of 2026.
151. Australian Services – All Australian Services first-class cricketers completed (17).
152. Dominions – All Dominions first-class cricketers completed (11).
153. Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club – All Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club first-class cricketers completed (106).
154. East Africa – All East Africa ODI/first-class/List A cricketers completed (34).
155. Hong Kong – All notable Hong Kong cricketers completed (84) as of 2026.
156. Namibia – All notable Namibian cricketers completed (110) as of 2026.
157. Netherlands – All notable Dutch cricketers completed (127) as of 2026.
158. Bermuda - All notable Bermudian cricketers completed (127) as of 2026.
159. All England Eleven – All All England Eleven first-class cricketers completed (108).
160. Norfolk (pre-county club) – All Norfolk first-class cricketers completed (33).
161. Cambridge Town Club aka Cambridgeshire – All Cambridge Town Club first-class cricketers completed (196).
162. Scotland – All notable Scottish cricketers completed (556) as of 2026.
163. E. W. Swanton's XI – All notable E. W. Swanton's XI cricketers completed (34).

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My prediction for the Test rankings on December 31, 2029:

• 1  Australia
• 2  England
• 3  India
• 4  South Africa
• 5  Afghanistan
• 6  Pakistan
• 7  New Zealand
• 8 Ireland
• 9  Sri Lanka
• 10  Bangladesh
• 11  West Indies
• 12  Zimbabwe - Just about keep Test status

Next Test nations, January 1, 2030:    Nepal;  Scotland

Top 5 Associates December 31, 2029:

• 1  Scotland
• 2    Nepal
• 3  Papua New Guinea
• 4  Nigeria
• 5  Ghana

Yes, County Cricket isn't in the best financial health, but hopefully the County Championship will admit a new county in the future... but who? My money is on either:

• Devon , or
• Staffordshire

Forget the abomination that is The Hundred, or reducing the first-class counties, there are so many options for restructuring English cricket, heres some ideas.

In 2020 the Bob Willis Trophy was played, dividing the 18 first-class counties into 3 groups: North, Central, South. This is an excellent idea (yes the ECB are occasionally capable of them), reducing the travel time between counties and reducing costs too. Matches should be played in the week, mostly at smaller county outgrounds (for example Hampshire: Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Winchester, Andover) with free tickets for schools to come along for the day and coaches on hand as part of the day. This should be continued as a restructured County Championship, with the top team from each group, plus the best runner-up qualifying for the semi-finals and a final played at Lord's.

Played to the 50-over format, in a round robin played on weekends. Should involve all 18 first-class counties, plus all 20 minor counties, plus the four provincial teams from Ireland. Depending on opponent, matches played at outgrounds or major venues. Final played at Lord's and at least half the matches on free-to-air TV.

Keeping the t20 blast format, this should be played in a block around mid-late July/early-mid August, in the evenings and weekends. Involving all 18 first-class counties, plus the finalists of the Minor Counties t20 competition, all matches free-to-air and hosted, where possible, at major venues to maximise ticket revenues. Tickets cheap, especially for kids.

Scrapped

My own little project to expand coverage on Hampshire CCC cricket topics and cricketers. Aim is: 20 featured articles; 100 good articles. Below is the list of completed (nothing is ever truly completed!) expansions:

1. 2010 Twenty20 Cup final

• Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1864
• Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1885
• Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1895
• Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1961
• Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1973
• 1991 NatWest Trophy final
• 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy final