A second Bank Holiday weekend in May saw a full round of games this time. My team, Essex were playing at one of my favourite places to watch cricket, The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury, I’d booked a long weekend in Clacton with my 3 Grandsons before the fixture list came out, so I’d be keeping … More County Cricket Round 7 – 2024
I’m kicking off my writing at the end of Day 2. The 7th week of County Cricket, but the 6th game for all, we we were back to all teams involved in this one, another Friday to Monday set of games. It really is hard for the game to get things right, there was a … More County Cricket Round 6 – 2024
Round 16, but the 14th game for all Counties started on September 26th! That, is slightly mad! I drove to Northampton for Day 1 of the game against my Essex. I drove through rain and drove away through rain. I wonder if we’ll get any results this week? Durham went into their last games as … More County Championship Round 16 – 2023
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
An opportunity to watch county cricket at one of my favourite international grounds was too good not to take, cue 3 days at Trent Bridge! It seems crazy that it’s only Mid-May and we’re into the 6th match fro most teams, Round 7 on my watch as not all teams have played each time, it’s … More County Championship Round 7 – 2023
Round 10 saw my team Essex sit out as they’d planned to play an India team, Covid put paid to that, it also saw England having to put the whole squad picked to play Pakistan in an ODI series into quarantine after 7 people in the camp tested positive. That meant an opportunity for several … More The County Championship Round 10
Having worked out that the match I’d planned to watch with my friend Alun was actually in Mansfield rather than Trent Bridge, we booked to go to Radlett to watch Kent (a team I have a soft spot for) against Middlesex (a team Alun has a soft spot for): my second visit in 4 days. … More Middlesex v Kent
It’s time to look back on the wonderful summer of 2017 for my County, Essex. I wasn’t at every match, international cricket and this year the Champions Trophy interrupted my County Cricket, but where I was there I’ll include some photos in what is probably going to be a virtual novel. April Essex v Lancashire … More Essex CCC – The tale of a Championship Winning Summer – April to June
After a rugby league fest it was time for a more leisurely pursuit, during the Easter holidays I’d had a quiet day, that generally has me looking for sports fixtures. I already had my Essex and Surrey dates pencilled into my diary so looked further afield. Lords – The Home of Cricket is a place … More Middlesex v Kent , – Event 67
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