I’m writing this up as Essex have just lost at Kent, Essex were again bowled out in fewer than the allotted overs, 44.5 to be precise. That alongside a loss for Surrey means they’ll be playing on Tuesday to decide who finishes bottom of the table. I wrote a round up of things after the … More Leicestershire v Essex – In Praise of Outgrounds
This is going to be more photo drop than blog. But first a round up of the One Day Cup so far for Essex. The cup started with a rained off game against Lancashire after Lancs had scored 270 for 7 in their 36 overs. Essex’s first home game saw them bowled out for 69 … More Essex v Yorkshire – The Metro One Day Cup
The rain ‘won’ the day at Old Trafford and Australia retain the Ashes with that draw, there was bound to be at least 1 rain affected match and Australia did what they needed t get the win in the first 2 games. I’m at The Oval for 4 days and would have loved t be … More County Championship Round 12 – 2023
This round of matches coincided with the start of the the 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford, I’m sure many like me were keeping a good eye on proceedings there as well as their own game. We’re in July but the weather looks to be a factor in both the Test and the County calendar, … More County Championship Round 11 – 2023
As the 3rd Ashes Test finished a day early at Headingley s full round of County Championship matches started the following day. I was up in Scotland and saw a lot of rain! And that was replicated across the country. This was a second round using the Kookaburra ball and the result was some very … More County Championship Round 10 – 2023
5 days at Edgbaston for the first Ashes Test meant I was in need of some ‘chilled’ cricket, that, believe it or not came in the shape of a T20 match up between Essex and Kent, a game won by Kent, it was unbelievably low key compared to The Ashes. Next up was Day 1 … More County Championship Round 9 – 2023
Rather than go back to add Days 3 and 4 to my reports I’m going to write a general impression and share my photos from the 5 days. I love Ashes cricket and treated myself to the full 5 days at Edgbaston, a place I love to watch cricket full stop. This opening game was … More The Edgbaston Ashes – Wickets, Shots and Joy!
Going a bit out of order here. I’ll come back to days 3 & 4! I woke up in Stratford upon Avon around 30 miles from Edgbaston to the sound of torrential rain, that meant I didn’t rush to leave the house I was staying in. I had (stupidly) booked the RSC for As You … More The Ashes 2023 – Day 5 Edgbaston
I’m going to try to do this one as I go along as I’m heading to the theatre this evening. I woke up to drizzle and a cloudy sky, which sent me shopping for more suitable attire. That meant I was 5 minutes late. But, I didn’t miss the 2 wickets Stuart Broad took in … More The Ashes 2023, Edgbaston Day 2
In 2018 I went to every day of every test match and had THE best of Summers, I also followed the England v Australia series. When the Ashes were played in England in 2019 it coincided with the World Cup, I gave priority to that and had largely decided I didn’t want to be with … More The Ashes 2023 – Day 1
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