The Bob Willis Trophy – Round 5
Lots has happened cricket wise since Round 4 of this summer’s red ball County Cricket competition. Not least the arrival of the Australians for a white ball only tour. Australia […]
The Bob Willis Trophy Round 4
A quick round up of England’s final test of the summer; Having had quite amazing weather virtually as soon as Lockdown started, the British weather decided to assert itself on […]
The Bob Willis Trophy Round 3
A refresh of the rules for this Summer’s competition A reduction to a minimum of 90 overs in a day’s play. Each county’s first innings of a match can last […]
The Bob Willis Trophy – Round 2
A reminder of the rules of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy before a look at the happenings in Round 2. A reduction to a minimum of 90 overs in a […]
County Cricket is here! The Bob Willis Trophy
After the disappointment of sitting through the most glorious Spring with absolutely no cricket, Saturday 1st August saw the return of County Cricket. It had been my intention to attend […]
England Openers – Damned if they do, damned if they don’t
With Joe Root away for the birth of his daughter Ben Stokes took the reins in Southampton in the first test if the summer and in fact the first test […]
ECB Central Contracts – Who and What? An Update
I wrote this article in 2019 and thought an update might be interesting. There are plenty of places to find out about Central Contracts but here’s an attempt to put […]
Cricket’s Back (A Summary) – Bad Light – And what should 2021 look like?
This country and most of the rest of the World came to a kind of a halt in Mid March. Luckily for those of us in England the weather throughout […]
Surrey County Cricket Club Stats and Facts
I’m going to lay out where I stand before I write about Surrey. I’m an Essex member and fan, but I’m also a Surrey member and have been for around […]
England v Pakistan – The Cricket World Cup
This was my 3rd World Cup Match, but I must write this up before the Bangladesh v South Africa match, which in itself was a special result. (photos to follow) […]
England v Pakistan – The Final Test – The Oval
Looking back to the final test of a great series between England and Pakistan. I wrote this at a time when I was adding in photos galore, they don’t necessarily […]
Pakistan Superleague – Matches 28, 29 & 30
Match 28 – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United Islamabad 136 for 6 Rizwan Hussain – 17 from 14 balls Philip Salt(wk) – 25 from 19 Hussain Talat – 37 from […]
Pakistan Superleague – Matches 25, 26 & 27
Match 25 – Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans The weather ‘won’ this one, the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Match 26 – Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalanders […]
Pakistan Superleague Game 24
Game 24 – Lahore Qalanders v Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar – 187 for 7 Kamran Akmal(wk) – 12 from 8 balls Tom Banton – A Golden Duck Liam Livingstone – 4 […]
Pakistan Superleague Game 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23 (with up to date table)
Match 19 – Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans Disappointingly this match was abandoned due to rain, Karachi has Multan on 102 for 6 after 16.5 overs. The crowd had been […]
Pakistan Superleague – Games 17 & 18
Game 17 – Islamabad United v Lahore Qalanders Islamabad – 198 for 3 Luke Ronchi(wk) – 48 from 31 balls Colin Munro – 87 from 59 Shadab Khan(c) – 7 […]
