Jeff Thomas
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Freelance sports journalist, Wisden Cricket Monthly, The Nightwatchman, wisden.com and The Cricket Paper
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Jeff Thomas
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· Mar 12
Healing Between the Lines: A Personal Journey in New Zealand
Last winter I covered England's Test series for wisden.com. Here's the story of how it happened, why I needed it so badly, and how I got along...
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Feeling burnt-out after enduring a difficult year both in and outside of work, I took the option of redundancy and ended up covering England's winter Test series in New Zealand for wisden online. Here's the story of how it happened, why I needed it so badly, and how I got along...
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Piece for Wisden on the numbers behind Leicestershire CCC's resurgence... www.wisden.com/series/count...
How The Foxes Found Their Teeth: The Pack Mentality Driving Leicestershire's Success | County Championship 2025
Leicestershire are top of Division Two, favourites for promotion with four wins from six games. Find out what's driving their success here
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May 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Piece for Wisden on the numbers behind Leicestershire CCC's resurgence... www.wisden.com/series/count...
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13k on the Essex stream at the death.
Happens with every close game and no-one is directing them there. All entirely organic
Happens with every close game and no-one is directing them there. All entirely organic
May 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
13k on the Essex stream at the death.
Happens with every close game and no-one is directing them there. All entirely organic
Happens with every close game and no-one is directing them there. All entirely organic
At 16, Joan of Arc led France to military victories, Alexander the Great controlled an empire and Blaise Pascal had invented the first calculator, but at 14, had any of them made a 35-ball hundred?
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May 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
At 16, Joan of Arc led France to military victories, Alexander the Great controlled an empire and Blaise Pascal had invented the first calculator, but at 14, had any of them made a 35-ball hundred?
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Excellent fun reporting on this yesterday...
Dom Goodman's five-wicket haul inspires Gloucestershire fightback
County DIV2 2025, Gloucester vs LEICS Match Report: Leicestershire will hope late wicket swings momentum but with Cameron Bancroft 36* contest remains in the balance
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April 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Excellent fun reporting on this yesterday...
Lovely to see the return of the crossword amongst all the other good stuff in this week's The Cricket Paper...
April 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Lovely to see the return of the crossword amongst all the other good stuff in this week's The Cricket Paper...
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🏏 New County #Cricket newsletter. Please share and enjoy
🟣 All the Round Two previews
🟢 A fine Round One reviewed
🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural
🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford
🔵 Middlesex legal trouble
🟡 Championship reform ahead?
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🟣 All the Round Two previews
🟢 A fine Round One reviewed
🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural
🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford
🔵 Middlesex legal trouble
🟡 Championship reform ahead?
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No 149, Apr 10: The Grumbler's County Cricket Newsletter
🟣 All the Round Two previews 🟢 A fine Round One reviewed 🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural 🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford 🔵 Middlesex legal trouble 🟡 Championship reform ahead?
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April 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🏏 New County #Cricket newsletter. Please share and enjoy
🟣 All the Round Two previews
🟢 A fine Round One reviewed
🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural
🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford
🔵 Middlesex legal trouble
🟡 Championship reform ahead?
countycricket.substa...
🟣 All the Round Two previews
🟢 A fine Round One reviewed
🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural
🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford
🔵 Middlesex legal trouble
🟡 Championship reform ahead?
countycricket.substa...
With the world seemingly stuck on fast-forward, the return of county cricket this week gave me some much needed respite from the madness...
Lord's: the antidote to a dystopian future?
With the world seemingly stuck on fast-forward, the return of county cricket this week gave me some much needed respite from the madness.
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April 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
With the world seemingly stuck on fast-forward, the return of county cricket this week gave me some much needed respite from the madness...
There really is no better place than HQ to watch cricket. New substack will drop tomorrow... www.substack.com/@jeffthomasw...
April 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There really is no better place than HQ to watch cricket. New substack will drop tomorrow... www.substack.com/@jeffthomasw...
In the week Harry Brook shunned the IPL in order to prioritise England’s upcoming Test schedule, I revisit his ‘favourite hundred’, the counter-attacking masterclass from Wellington in December...
Harry Brook’s ludicrous 123 in Wellington: The best Test innings of 2024
In the week Harry Brook shunned the IPL in order to prioritise England’s upcoming Test schedule, I revisit his ‘favourite hundred’, the counter-attacking masterclass from Wellington last December.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In the week Harry Brook shunned the IPL in order to prioritise England’s upcoming Test schedule, I revisit his ‘favourite hundred’, the counter-attacking masterclass from Wellington in December...
Feeling burnt-out after enduring a difficult year both in and outside of work, I took the option of redundancy and ended up covering England's winter Test series in New Zealand for wisden online. Here's the story of how it happened, why I needed it so badly, and how I got along...
Healing Between the Lines: A Personal Journey in New Zealand
Last winter I covered England's Test series for wisden.com. Here's the story of how it happened, why I needed it so badly, and how I got along...
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Feeling burnt-out after enduring a difficult year both in and outside of work, I took the option of redundancy and ended up covering England's winter Test series in New Zealand for wisden online. Here's the story of how it happened, why I needed it so badly, and how I got along...
This week's article on the inherent humanity of Jos Buttler, and why he was always destined to fail as captain...
Jos Buttler: The Captain Too Nice to Succeed?
"Sad eyes, you knew there'd come a day when we would have to say goodbye..."
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March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This week's article on the inherent humanity of Jos Buttler, and why he was always destined to fail as captain...
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Issue 49 of The Nightwatchman is out now and is full of fantastic long-form cricket writing from Scott Oliver, CS Chiwanza, Annie Chave, David Tossell, Qaiser Mohammad Ali and more.
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
Digital: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
Digital: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
March 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Issue 49 of The Nightwatchman is out now and is full of fantastic long-form cricket writing from Scott Oliver, CS Chiwanza, Annie Chave, David Tossell, Qaiser Mohammad Ali and more.
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
Digital: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
Digital: www.thenightwatchman.net/.../the-nigh...
🚨Launch post klaxon🚨”Last week, during the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips took a catch so logic-defying that – for the first time in four weeks – I sat bolt-upright, well nearly.” open.substack.com/pub/jeffthom...
The superpowers of Glenn Phillips: backward point’s new king
Last week, during the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips took a catch so logic-defying that – for the first time in four weeks – I sat bolt-upright, well nearly.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨Launch post klaxon🚨”Last week, during the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips took a catch so logic-defying that – for the first time in four weeks – I sat bolt-upright, well nearly.” open.substack.com/pub/jeffthom...
Having graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science in 2001 and a Diploma in Freelance Sports Journalism from LSJ in 2013, I’ve finally decided – after 20 odd years – it’s time to follow my passion...
Introducing... Press Box Therapy
Launching tomorrow: 26/02/2025
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February 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Having graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science in 2001 and a Diploma in Freelance Sports Journalism from LSJ in 2013, I’ve finally decided – after 20 odd years – it’s time to follow my passion...