Wickets, Shots and Joy 2022 – with an Essex review too!
2022 was a very mixed year as an Essex fan, the County Ground couldn’t quite gets things right wicket wise and we went from an opening County Championship match against […]
The County Championship – The Finale – Part 1
Wow a lot happened in this final round, while Surrey were confirmed as County Champions last week and Gloucestershire confirmed as relegated , everything else was yet to be decided. […]
The County Championship Round 13/16
Things have finally caught up, with every County playing this week, playing their 13th game of 14.. The County Champions were decided with a week to go, today, Friday the […]
Essex v Lancashire Day 2 – Pitch shenanigans!
Would there be any batting miracles on Day 2 of this ridiculous game of cricket? Well, no! George Bell who has his 20th birthday on Saturday had been in at […]
Essex v Lancashire – a crazy Day 1!
This is going to be more about the photos than words – Before that I’m going back to the first match of the season at the County Ground in Chelmsford. […]
The County Championship Round 15
It’s September 15th and we’re at the business end of the season – Every team has played 12 games and the top spots and relegation spots being close to being […]
England v South Africa at the Oval
I’ve fallen out of love with watching England over the last few years; from watching every day of every test in 2018 I gave it a miss in 2019 and […]
The County Championship Round 14
It feels like a long time since I was watching my team, Essex play. August 17th and Yorkshire with one of the biggest downpours of rain I’ve experienced! Happily Essex […]
The County Championship Round 12
With the rugby union season fast approaching my season ticket for my team, Saracens in bought at a cost of £755 for 16 home fixtures, I thought I’d have a […]
The County Championship Round 11
8 matches in this round of the County Championship, I wimped out of travelling into London to watch Surrey v Essex at The Oval. I’m a member of both, a […]
England v India – The First ODI at The Oval
Having decided not to follow England in 2022 I’d had a carry over for Edgbaston where England lost and I couldn’t a ‘day’ at the Oval for this match. A […]
England v India – The Edgbaston T20
Having booked an ODI at Edgbaston I found myself travelling to Edgbaston for 40 overs of cricket, that actually lasted for just 37 overs. This is going to be largely […]
The County Championship Round 10
Round 10 saw 9 matches up and down the country, my team, Essex we’re playing at home against Gloucestershire, so excuse the photos being from Day 1 of that particular […]
Essex Eagles v Glamorgan
Something special happened in this last home game of the T20 Blast league games, again. Essex had beaten their own T20 Blast score with 244 against Sussex, they beat it […]
The County Championship Round 9
Week 9 of the County Championship came in the midst of the T20 Blast it also coincided with Covid catching up with me meaning I missed out on both Essex […]
Essex Eagles v Sussex Sharks
Something special happened at the Could County Ground when Ravi Bopara and his Sharks came to town. I still can’t get used to Ravi playing for another team, I’m not […]
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