Yorkshire CCC -heartfelt thoughts from a concerned member
A thoughtful Social Media post from Yorkshire member Matt Loades, which very much deserves a wider audience. Aside from responding to sensible debate this will be my last word on […]
Hadleigh & Thundersley Cricket Club – All Stars Cricket
After an evening in the exulted conditions of Lord’s what better thing to do than to visit a local club helping to ensure the game carries on! A Facebook friend, […]
IPL in 2021 – what’s it going to mean for England and Test Cricket?
With loud fanfare in the cricket world the IPL auction took place this week. whether you like it or not it’s a big thing and it won’t be going away […]
Virat Kohli – He’s not the Messiah (He’s a very naughty boy!) – The Demerit System what’s it all about?
Virat Kohli’s name has helped fill many column inches in the aftermath of the second test between India and England. He was out for a 5 ball duck in the […]
County Cricket – Time for a Re-think?
I had an interesting exchange with Reuben Herbert in a County Cricket group during the summer and asked if he fancied putting his thoughts down. Here he writes as a […]
Aaron Beard – An Essex Man with a Passion
I first met Aaron before he’d signed a senior contract with Essex, he was still at school, but making his way in a world he was so clearly meant to […]
Pakistan Superleague 2020
2020 will see the 5th series of PSL, and this one is a special series, all 34 matches are due to take place in Pakistan with UAE as a back […]
The Edge – A Review
Finding myself free and single in 2011 I reconnected with one of my first loves, cricket. I was brought up at the side of a cricket pitch, running free while […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let’s play cricket not war – A tribute to the rise of Afghan cricket
By: Guest Blogger Adarsh. Twitter: @shah_adarsh In and around the early to mid 90s, the Taliban had risen to prominence taking advantage of the infighting, cronyism and the […]
The life of a Cricket Scorer
What does it take to be a scorer? Tim Redsell gives us an idea
There are lies, damned lies and Statistics
Being a cricket fan as well as working with accounts means I’m a fan of ‘numbers’ and statistics. There’s been some disquiet amongst some England fans about the adulation show […]
Dear ECB – An Open Letter
An Open Letter to the ECB Sirs Who exactly do the ECB and Counties consider as the ‘target market’? I ask the question because I’d consider myself as the perfect […]
My Favourite Cricket Moments 2018 (September)
Finishing off a wonderful Summer of cricket!
365 Sporting Days 