ECB Central Contracts – Who and What?
There are plenty of places to find out about Central Contracts but here’s an attempt to put the information into one place. Central Contracts were introduced in 1999, the amount […]
There’s something about Jonny
In 2017 I wrote an article about my favourite World cricketers, I’d seen 9 teams that year and picked at least 1 player from each country. I picked 4 for […]
England v Ireland – Day 3 – A result and some pre Ashes thoughts
A warning – this is a proper geeks article – bringing out the real cricket tragic in me. I had no intention of a third day at Lords, having virtually […]
England v Ireland – Day 2
Day 2 of the first test of the summer and Ireland’s first test against England saw the hosts trailing by 122 having been skittled out for 85 on Day 1. […]
England v Ireland – An historic occasion
Time has run out on me, more photos to follow, sleep and Day 2 beckon The first England test match of the summer saw them playing Ireland, an historic first […]
The Cricket World Cup – Bowling Stats and Facts
There was a lot of talk in the media about the magic 500 runs being scored for the first time in an ODI during this World Cup. England had played […]
The Cricket World Cup – Batting Stats and Facts
I started out the World Cup with tickets to 15 matches, that meant I’d be watching and taking photos of every team at least once. Weather in Bristol meant I […]
An exciting Dead Rubber.. Sri Lanka V West Indies Chester-le-Street, Durham 1st July 2019
By: Adarsh Shah Twitter: @shah_adarsh Many people have pointed out to me that there is no such thing as being a neutral in sport. I disagree, I have seen some […]
The Cricket World Cup Final – Part 2 – WOOOOOOW
Where were we? Well, I’m going to take a step back to build more of a picture of how it was in the Upper Compton Stand on Sunday. I was […]
England v New Zealand – The Cricket World Cup Final – Part One
After 6 weeks of madness the World Cup Final was here! July 14th is a landmark day in my life, in a horrible way. My son, Luke died after being […]
For the Love of County Cricket
A catastrophe at New Road Worcester gave me a happy consequence, an extra day of county cricket in Chelmsford. Warwickshire had moved their game against my team Essex only to […]
England V Australia – The Cricket World Cup- Semi-Final
A surprise win by South Africa against Australia meant India finished top of the table rather than Australia. That pitted India against New Zealand. For many Indian fans that was […]
Pakistan’s 12th Man – A Proud Journey
An account of a wonderful Cricket World Cup from – Imran Asghar Head of Media and Communications at @staniarmy and tweets on @Pakcricket_ Mine and Stani Army members journey started […]
Pakistan v Bangladesh- The Cricket World Cup
A probable last hurrah saw Pakistan and Bangladesh face each other at Lord’s. The MCC had released the news that due to poor take up of tickets by members they […]
Pakistan v Afghanistan – The Cricket World Cup
This was the one Pakistan group game I didn’t have a ticket for, I was offered the opportunity to go, but having driven 1700 miles and been away from home […]
Hopes Hanging by a Thread – England v Australia
By: Adarsh Shah Twitter: @shah_adarsh As I close my eyes I am transported back to 20th Feb 2015 in Wellington New Zealand. I was there at one of the lowest […]
