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July 31, 2011
The Ian Bell Run Out
An extraordinary 3rd day at Trent Bridge exploded into life with the Ian Bell “run out” that wasn’t. The incident sparked a furious debate about the spirit of cricket, but MS Dhoni’s decision to recall Bell was warmly applauded by a fractious crowd.
May 30, 2011
Jonathan Trott has an incredible batting average
Jonathan Trott now averages 66.77 in tests after his double century against Sri Lanka at Cardiff. This is, to put it mildly, quite remarkable.
May 27, 2011
How to blag a County Cricket contract
The news that Worcestershire have released Adrian Shankar from his contract after only 15 days has turned the division 1 strugglers from “point and laugh” candidates to something resembling a full-on laughing stock. It seems they didn’t bother to actually check whether he could play or not before sticking him in their 1st XI. So, just in case your dreams of playing cricket for a living haven’t yet been extinguished by your complete lack of talent or your sizeable beer belly, here’s my blaggers guide to getting that county contract.
May 26, 2011
Lancashire haven’t been county champions for a long time
It looks increasingly possible that Lancashire are the favourites to lift the County Championship this season. They’ve won five out of six so far, and it would be six out of six were it not for the batting megalith that is Monty Panesar. This is a pretty good record for a county that is usually out of the running every year when rain wipes out half of their schedule.
May 24, 2011
Notes on England v Sri Lanka
There probably isn’t much to write by way of a preview to England v Sri Lanka that hasn’t already been written everywhere else. So here’s some brief notes and a bit about Dinesh “Only Two Initials” Chandimal for good measure.
May 21, 2011
Why today is Ravi Bopara’s day of reckoning
Ravi Bopara may not get another chance to win the place vacated by Paul Collingwood after today. If he doesn’t take it, younger players could be ahead of him by the time another England vacancy is up for grabs.
May 20, 2011
Bowling, Shane! The retirement of a legend.
Shane Warne’s final farewell hasn’t been quite the farewell we might have hoped for, certainly not as much as his retirement from Test cricket. Mostly, he’s been imbroiled in the row with Sanjay Dixit (no, me neither) which has cost him £50k after a BCCI disciplinary.
May 19, 2011
Graham Napier goes mental against Surrey
Potential is a wonderful thing, but it’s downside is that it often remains that when it ought to be morphing into “achievement”. Graham Napier is one such cricketer who has long been held to have potential without ever taking it to the top level. Today, he showed it again.
May 18, 2011
Lancashire enjoy the Roses but find a thorn
Lancashire have had a good day on the pitch and a very bad one off it.
May 17, 2011
Gilchrist hits boundaries Bangalore
Bangalore got utterly destroyed by Kings XI Punjab after an Australian onslaught that meant the game was effectively won after about 15 overs.
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