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Ben Bloom

Ben Bloom is a freelance sports journalist. After a decade at the Daily Telegraph, where he led the paper's coverage of three Olympic Games, he now writes for various organisations across all sports, from the biggest (Premier League football and World Cup cricket) to the ultra niche (tug of war and air hockey). He is also the author of Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive.

Photo of Ben Bloom

Ben Bloom

Ben Bloom is a freelance sports journalist. After a decade at the Daily Telegraph, where he led the paper's coverage of three Olympic Games, he now writes for various organisations across all sports, from the biggest (Premier League football and World Cup cricket) to the ultra niche (tug of war and air hockey). He is also the author of Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive.

  • Ben Bloom
    Harry Brook has a dilemma as England search for more meaning

    The continued global formats forces England to solve their own malaise

    Fri, 5 Sept 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The Hundred’s popularity comes to the fore

    We wrap up 2025’s The Hundred in a series of 100-word snippets

    Sat, 30 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Seamus Derbyshire sashays towards track stardom

    Ahead of his World Championship debut, the openly gay hurdler has gone viral on TikTok for his starting line routines

    Wed, 27 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    SACA: The growing success of Asian talent factory is a lesson for counties

    Breakthrough for South Asian Cricket Academy as more of their players go pro

    Sat, 23 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Rivalry and role models: the benefit of a cricketing brother

    The Rew and Ahmed duos follow in a long history of fraternal competition

    Tue, 19 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Wedding venues and club pitches: where 50-over cricket went to die

    The unloved One-Day Cup has been downgraded to little more than a development competition

    Sat, 9 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Burgin and Caudery dispel their demons

    With stars of the Olympics absent, new generation hope to stake their claim

    Sat, 2 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Cricket still learning how to deal with ‘Black Dog’ of depression

    With mental health referrals in the game at a high, a new book is trying to find answers

    Fri, 1 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Brilliant Georgia Hunter Bell runs into a distance dilemma

    Victory in the 800m at a sold-out London stadium leaves Briton facing Worlds decision

    Sun, 20 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The Hundred: Influx of big names aims to boost the fortunes of competition

    David Warner and Jimmy Anderson will serve as some of this season’s most interesting acts

    Sat, 19 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Poorer county cricket clubs count on the magic of The Hundred

    Windfalls from franchise could keep the more traditional form of the sport running

    Sat, 19 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Cheltenham Cricket Festival future in balance over rising costs

    “It’s an expensive undertaking because you’re creating a pop-up cricket ground for the duration.”

    Sat, 12 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    London Diamond League: Time for UK Athletics to accentuate the positive

    Sell-out event and new sponsorship deal should be the boost needed to get the sport thriving

    Sat, 12 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Injury-free Jofra Archer ready to torment all comers again

    Sussex bowler’s miserly spell was enough to earn him a recall to the England setup

    Sat, 28 Jun 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Duke out as County Championship switches to Kookaburra ball

    The controversial Kookaburra ball will be used for all four upcoming peak summer County Championship rounds

    Sat, 21 Jun 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Vaibhav Suryavanshi: Will heir to Tendulkar like to be beside the seaside?

    14-year-old prodigy will have his first taste of cricket on English soil for the India Under-19’s

    Sat, 21 Jun 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    It won’t be Faith alone breaking four for women

    Faith Kipyegon is attempting to become the first female runner to break the four-minute mile this week

    Sat, 21 Jun 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Anderson and Bopara proving T20 can be one for golden oldies

    Sat, 14 Jun 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Keep the County Cricket members happy, or it might be Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    The latest review into county cricket has to reduce load on players while winning over its loyal supporters

    Sat, 14 Jun 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The elite athletes ready to go the distance at the London marathon

    Home runners will have a tough task, but two of them have bigger personal battles

    Fri, 25 Apr 2025

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