I went to watch Derbyshire and Surrey in Pro-40 cricket action today and it was delightful.
Queen’s Park is really perfect for cricket - and old pavilion, knowledgable crowd, lots of refreshments, trees and a brass band.
If you can, get there and watch a game.
Just don’t expect to see a great Derbyshire side. Efficient or [...]
It just may be that the IPL is the game to make cricket a world-wide game.
Twenty/20 is fantastic entertainment. Every ball counts, every run, every stop, every wicket.
It’s all energy and excitement and great TV or live entertainment. Bringing the best International players together makes for great entertainment. Include massive crowds and [...]
Monty Panesar has been dubbed as ‘The Sikh of Tweak’ which somehow doesn’t do him justice. Monty is an unusual figure in English sport as he appears as a Sikh when playing cricket and not as a cricketer from the sub-Continent playing for England.
And the presence of Monty is a great story. He’s [...]
I love Test Match Special on the Beeb.
I am getting to the stage where I hate the Sky coverage.
I am old enough to remember Gower, Willis, Botham and Atherton captaining England and making some poor decisions. I can also remember their reactions to criticism.
Today Vaughan decided to bat on for another 40 minutes. [...]
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