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
Having watched the glorious summer weather come and go over August the County Championship made a comeback. The weather would again play a big part in this round. I’m writing my round up on Day 4 but the overs bowled will tell the tale of the weather across the country. I can’t work out which … More County Cricket Round 10 – 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
We have a somewhat strange situation this year with a couple of County Championship matches squeezed into the middle of the T20 Blast. The first match came as Summer decided to rock up and started on a Sunday, I’d decided to attend the full match at the County Ground in Chelmsford and am starting this … More County Cricket Round 8 – 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
By doing a weekly round up of the whole County Championship for the last few years, I haven’t had the chance to write in detail about my team, Essex, I’ve written a yearly write up previously, but this year, just as we go into the really cold times, I’m going to go about it in … More Essex County Cricket Club – April 2023
For some reason only known to the ECB the 2 teams challenging for the Championship didn’t play last week when the weather was good. Autumn and rain seems to have arrived this week, with a possible return to decent days next week. I’m starting this write up at the end of day 2 when every … More County Championship Round 15 – 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
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