Ultimate guide to the 2023 county cricket season to hit the shops
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt's set to be a sizzling summer of cricket, and your ultimate guide to the domestic season ahead is about to hit the shops.
The men's and women's Ashes campaigns will grab the headlines, but the county campaign is set to be as intriguing as ever. Surrey will be looking to make it back-to-back LV= Insurance County Championship titles after last year's triumph, but they will be up against fierce competition in what looks like a strong Division One, with Lancashire - who finished runners-up in all three competitions last season - keen to get their hands on silverware under the new captaincy of Keaton Jennings. Don't miss out order your copy now. Middlesex will be looking to make their mark in the top flight after winning promotion, while Division Two looks set to be as fiercely contested as always.
The Vitality Blast gets off to an explosive start with the new Blast Off, which will see Birmingham Bears face Yorkshire Vikings and Derbyshire Falcons play Lancashire Lightning on the same day at Edgbaston in a competition first.
This special publication - written by experts who cover the county game week in, week out - is crammed full of interviews with coaches, captains and players, covering all 18 first-class counties, along with every side's fixture lists for the LV= Insurance County Championship, Vitality Blast and One-day Cup.
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