The last week in September certainly wasn’t like the first! Rain by the bucketful meant as I write this at the end of Day 2 meant a total of around 378 overs had been bowled across the country and across both divisions. Promotion and relegation weren’t;t decided before this round so Days 3 and 4 … More County Cricket – The Finale – 2024
I’m starting to write this at the end of Day 2, after a glorious day in the garden. Day 1 saw a raft of wickets falling across the country, 8 innings were completed and a total of 207 wickets fell. Today has also brought news of another sanction for my county, Essex. This time for … More County Cricket Round 13 (12) – 2024
A round with mixed weather and light conditions, go figure in September. The biggest game in Division 1 was taking place in Taunton as Somerset took on Surrey. At the bottom of the table there was a lot to fight for, for several teams, with Kent looking doomed. Sussex, Yorkshire and Middlesex were in with … More County Cricket Round 12 (11) – 2024
This round was likely to be key for Division 1 as Essex in 2nd place travelled uo to London to face Surrey at the Oval. Having booked a couple of days away without the benefit of the fixture list I found myself marvelling at Bonobos at Twycross Zoo, an ape with 98% matching DNA to … More County Cricket Round 9 – 2024
A third round in April saw the Duke’s ball back in action, sadly one thing that hadn’t changed from the first 2 rounds was the weather! I’m starting my write up on Day 1 after a chilly, rainy day watching Essex v Lancs 54 overs were bowled. Yet, in spite of a late start then … More County Cricket Round 3 – 2024
The return of the County Championship coincided with a heatwave across the country, of course in the week the children go back to school! I’d enjoyed the cricket I watched live in August including a Hundred Double Header and as many 50 One games as I could make, but it was good to be back … More County Championship Round 13 – 2023
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
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