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 day’s play. Each county’s first innings of a match can last no longer than 120 overs. The follow-on will increase from 150 to 200 runs. … More The Bob Willis Trophy – Round 2
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 all but one of Essex’s County games and that only because I was due to be watching England play Pakistan. But that wasn’t to be … More County Cricket is here! The Bob Willis Trophy
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 worldwide since New Zealand beat India in early March. Stokes took the decision to bat first and we saw England bowled out for just 204. … More England Openers – Damned if they do, damned if they don’t
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 the information into one place. Central Contracts were introduced in 1999, the amount of international cricket was increased and the ECB wanted greater control of … More ECB Central Contracts – Who and What? An Update
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 March, April, May and June was pretty much perfect. That meant for me a new found obsession with gardening, rather than lots of time watching … More Cricket’s Back (A Summary) – Bad Light – And what should 2021 look like?
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 7 years. I originally bought membership so I could access international tickets; but I’ve enjoyed watching Surrey and the Oval is a great place to … More Surrey County Cricket Club Stats and Facts
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) I got to Trent Bridge via the Clifton Park and Tram, it’s a great way to get to the ground, but having chatted for too … More England v Pakistan – The Cricket World Cup
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 tie up with the words, apologies for that. This series really saw my fondness for Pakistan cricket start, I was very late to that show. … More England v Pakistan – The Final Test – The Oval
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 30 Shadab Khan(c) – 12 from 14 Colin Ingram – 14 from 15 Asif Ali – 2 from 5 Faheem Ashraf – 12 from 14 … More Pakistan Superleague – Matches 28, 29 & 30
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 Lahore – 150 for 5 Sohail Akhtar(c) – 68 from 49 Fakhar Zaman – 17 from 13 Chris Lynn – 5 from 5 Ben Dunk(wk) … More Pakistan Superleague – Matches 25, 26 & 27
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