A Saracens Weekend!
The start of the cricket season meant I was due to travel to Leeds to watch Essex play at Headingley, the atrocious weather meant I cancelled my plans leaving me […]
Pakistan Day – Pakistan Zindabad
23rd March is a very big day in the history of Pakistan. The Lahore or Pakistan Resolution as it became known was drafted by the 25 members of the Working […]
Rugby > Football? Time to take stock?
I’m on a train from Clermont to Paris having had a very convivial weekend with friends watching my team Saracens in the Champions Cup. I feel the need to put […]
My Top cricket performances in 2017 – Part 2
With Part 1 posted we move into July and the cricket still came quick and fast! July 2017 Tom Curran – Essex v Surrey T20 – 7th July 2017 I’ll […]
Dan Norcross – from the sofa to the TMS box
It struck me that as one of the new boys on the popular BBC test Match Special fans might like to know more about Dan Norcross. the man behind the […]
Wooden Spoon & Grangewood School
When I took early retirement I decided that I’d be watching even more sport and getting involved in charity where I could. I’m a Trustee of a local charity working […]
My top cricket performances in 2017 – Part 1
I’ve been thinking long and hard about this, I watched a lot of cricket in 2017, I’m going to go month by month I saw so many top performances! This […]
The Saracens Sports Foundation 2017
I’ve written about the Saracens Sports Foundation before, but the annual Patron’s Evening has given me the chance to go again, I really can’t write too much about the work […]
My Favourite World Cricketers
It was very hard to stick to those I’ve included! My favourite cricketers!
Martin Gleeson – Life After Rugby
An Orrell RUFC Retweet on Twitter and a discussion between a friend, Colin Ratcliffe and Martin Gleeson connected me to this rugby league legend. Another of those men I watched […]
Engaging South Asian Communities with Cricket
An invite from a Facebook connection Jug Johal saw me heading to Leicestershire’s Grace Road to attend an event organised by the Asian Sports Foundation, the aim of the evening […]
The Asian Sports Foundation
I’ve just arrived home from a very rainy Scarborough, having watched Essex beat Yorkshire on Monday afternoon, tomorrow I drive back to Leicestershire CCC to attend an event as detailed […]
Women’s Rugby – One step forward, ten back!
On Sunday I was at Lords watching the England Women’s Cricket Team win the World Cup in nail biting fashion. It was a great occasion with 2 excellent teams battling it out in front of a capacity crowd. The balance of that crowd was far more female orientated than the crowds I’m used to sitting in watching the England men. […]
Daisy Hodgson – Wife, Mother, Extraordinary lady!
I was lucky enough to meet Daisy Hodgson in 2015, she is one amazing young woman! She’s just about to take part in a 100km walk aiming to complete it within 30 hours – you can sponsor Daisy and her team Here Now then, why am I writing about an Auctioneer on a Sports website you may well ask; take a […]
Dion Chapman – A Skolars man!
Wood Green isn’t the most likely place to find a rugby league player, but that’s where London Skolars man Dion Chapman hails from. He went to Broomfield School in Arnos […]
The British & Irish Lions 2017
And so the squad has been announced, well, officially announced that is. The biggest shock this week has been the fact that a few notable exclusions were announced days before […]
