The last week in September certainly wasn’t like the first! Rain by the bucketful meant as I write this at the end of Day 2 meant a total of around 378 overs had been bowled across the country and across both divisions. Promotion and relegation weren’t;t decided before this round so Days 3 and 4 … More County Cricket – The Finale – 2024
I’m starting to write this at the end of Day 2, after a glorious day in the garden. Day 1 saw a raft of wickets falling across the country, 8 innings were completed and a total of 207 wickets fell. Today has also brought news of another sanction for my county, Essex. This time for … More County Cricket Round 13 (12) – 2024
A round with mixed weather and light conditions, go figure in September. The biggest game in Division 1 was taking place in Taunton as Somerset took on Surrey. At the bottom of the table there was a lot to fight for, for several teams, with Kent looking doomed. Sussex, Yorkshire and Middlesex were in with … More County Cricket Round 12 (11) – 2024
September brings the business end of the season, there are 3 more rounds to go and we’re nearly into October before the season ends, the final day is due to be September 29th. As I did at the start of the season I thought I’d go back and see when the season has finished in … More County Cricket Round 11 – 2024
Having watched the glorious summer weather come and go over August the County Championship made a comeback. The weather would again play a big part in this round. I’m writing my round up on Day 4 but the overs bowled will tell the tale of the weather across the country. I can’t work out which … More County Cricket Round 10 – 2024
This round was likely to be key for Division 1 as Essex in 2nd place travelled uo to London to face Surrey at the Oval. Having booked a couple of days away without the benefit of the fixture list I found myself marvelling at Bonobos at Twycross Zoo, an ape with 98% matching DNA to … More County Cricket Round 9 – 2024
We have a somewhat strange situation this year with a couple of County Championship matches squeezed into the middle of the T20 Blast. The first match came as Summer decided to rock up and started on a Sunday, I’d decided to attend the full match at the County Ground in Chelmsford and am starting this … More County Cricket Round 8 – 2024
A second Bank Holiday weekend in May saw a full round of games this time. My team, Essex were playing at one of my favourite places to watch cricket, The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury, I’d booked a long weekend in Clacton with my 3 Grandsons before the fixture list came out, so I’d be keeping … More County Cricket Round 7 – 2024
I’m kicking off my writing at the end of Day 2. The 7th week of County Cricket, but the 6th game for all, we we were back to all teams involved in this one, another Friday to Monday set of games. It really is hard for the game to get things right, there was a … More County Cricket Round 6 – 2024
Cricket weather arrived across the country and those with weather affected games last week must’ve been looking on with envy. The very same thing happened in 2023 and it had an effect on the tables at the end of the season. There were 4 games in Division 1 and 2 in Division 2. I’m starting … More County Cricket Round 5/6 – 2024
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