After 6 weeks of madness the World Cup Final was here! July 14th is a landmark day in my life, in a horrible way. My son, Luke died after being involved in an accident in Thailand, he was 21 and that was 10 years ago. Incredible how time keeps moving on, yet that’s only right. … More England v New Zealand – The Cricket World Cup Final – Part One
A surprise win by South Africa against Australia meant India finished top of the table rather than Australia. That pitted India against New Zealand. For many Indian fans that was a certain Final spot, but the Blackcaps had other plans and the Final place is theirs. England and Australia would battle each other for the … More England V Australia – The Cricket World Cup- Semi-Final
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 points of English ODI history. It was a dismal batting and bowling display by England with Brendon McCullum scoring a record breaking 77 off 25 … More Hopes Hanging by a Thread – England v Australia
Guess Blogger Adarsh saw the writing on the wall at Headingley! By Adarsh Shah Twitter: @shah_adarsh So it was the summer solstice, marking the longest day of the year. Well, let me tell you it was “the longest day” of the year for me personally anyway! Firstly the obvious, that my home team England didn’t win what was an … More A Wake Up Call – England v Sri Lanka
MORE PHOTOS TO FOLLOW After another trip to the cinema on a rainy day the morning of my second visit to Old Trafford saw the sun in the sky! The Afghanistan fans definitely brought the colour. I survived the climb to my seat and have an amazing view of Manchester and it’s surrounds! Including the … More England v Afghanistan- The Cricket World Cup
I’m going to write this one as I go along battery allowing! (more photos to be added later) Cardiff isn’t a million miles from Bristol, but thankfully it looks like the weather isn’t going to spoil this one! Well, not in a rainy way anyway! I dawdled at my Airbnb and underestimated the walk so … More England v Bangladesh – The Cricket World Cup
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
With 15 World Cup matches to go to I need to speed up my writing, so I’m going to see what I can do with this one. No doubt I’ll ramble as per usual though! This was the final match in a 5 ODI series, the first at The Oval had been rained off, well … More England v Pakistan – Headingley
This was my second attempt at watching England play Pakistan, play had been stopped by Hailstones at the Oval, before play was called off. Pakistan had made 80 in 19 overs which may well have given the problems had play started again under the Duckworth Lewis method. Having sat watching Essex play Notts in positively … More England v Pakistan – Trent Bridge
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 to Virat Kohli in the last year, a man who sits at the top of the ICC batting rankings for both Test Matches and ODI’s, … More There are lies, damned lies and Statistics
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