My Summer was as busy as ever in spite of deciding to give the Ashes a miss. As well as watching my County, Essex, I went to 13 World Cup matches and was lucky enough to be at the Final. That means that as ever I have a collection of ‘favourite’ photos. Next years’ should … More Wickets, Shots and Joy – The Cricket World Cup (Best Moments too!)
Where were we? Well, I’m going to take a step back to build more of a picture of how it was in the Upper Compton Stand on Sunday. I was sat next to Jonny, a Doctor, from Birmingham, now living in Wimbledon; he was with 3 or 4 friends and their tickets had been sorted … More The Cricket World Cup Final – Part 2 – WOOOOOOW
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
The summer arrived, then disappeared again as I was driving to Birmingham. I woke up to a drizzly, gloomy morning. Staying in Moseley I walked the 1.5 miles to Edgbaston. Let the frizzy hair commence! The toss was delayed, but as I sat down in the members lounge with a cuppa the covers came off … More Pakistan v New Zealand – The Cricket World Cup
I’m going to have a go at writing this one during the game: Kane Williamson won toss and put Bangladesh in to bat. (Photos to follow) Sarkar and Tamim opened the batting and both looked comfortable until a Matt Henry ball demolished Sarkar’s stumps! He was out for 25, Bangladesh were 45 for 2 in … More Bangladesh v New Zealand – The Cricket World Cup
Having watched England kick off their Champions Trophy campaign with a win I headed back to my car in Hampstead to drive up to Birmingham for Game 2 between two Southern Hemisphere rivals. The forecast wasn’t the best and it’s accuracy will make this account more of a Phlog than a Blog. I woke up … More Australia v New Zealand
I’m sure when I changed my working week to a 4 day one I imagined I might do the odd bit of housework on a Friday, maybe catch up with some washing? But, ooh no! Not when there was an International 50 Over game on! England v New Zealand just had to be done! With … More England v New Zealand – ODI 2 – Event 76
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