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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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