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Otherwise known as Alex Bowden, a lapsed cricket journalist who has written for ESPNCricinfo, wisden.com, Cricket 365, The Cricketer and plenty of other places. Links to some non-cricket writing and a bit more background here.
June 18, 2019 Bangladesh / West Indies

Andre Russell really isn’t cut out for bowling and he should probably just stop

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 23, Bangladesh v West Indies

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June 15, 2019 India / Pakistan

When will it rain during the India v Pakistan match?

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June 14, 2019 England / West Indies

Was Fran Wilson’s horizontal diving catch the perfect horizontal diving catch?

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June 13, 2019 Australia / Pakistan

Mohammad Amir: the most intermittently magnificent bowler in the world

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 17, Australia v Pakistan

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June 11, 2019 South Africa

Okay, your job’s pretty rubbish, but at least you’re not South Africa captain during a World Cup

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June 11, 2019 Cricket computer games | reviews, previews and downloads | PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii

City Cricket Battles HTML5 game

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June 8, 2019 Bangladesh / England

Was Jason Roy’s the greatest World Cup hundred celebration?

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 12, Bangladesh v England

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June 7, 2019 South Africa

You can’t blame AB de Villiers for his breath-takingly egocentric last minute bid to play in the World Cup – he’s just continuing to explore what’s possible in cricket

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June 6, 2019 Australia / West Indies

Are the West Indies going to try and bounce the shit out of you? Wonder no more. Just consult this handy guide

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 10, Australia v West Indies

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June 6, 2019 Bangladesh / New Zealand

No-one knows where Ross Taylor is supposed to sit

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 9, Bangladesh v New Zealand

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  1. Dan on Burgers, noise and handshakes | another World Test Championship final match reportJuly 21, 2025

    I can't claim the photo, but I can claim the Edrich misspelling.

  2. Tim on Jasprit Bumrah Workload Watch… 86.4 oversJuly 21, 2025

    TBF he didn't claim to be drawing the line himself. But it does seem to be visible to him. Maybe…

  3. A P Webster on Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match reportJuly 21, 2025

    It's not an exaggeration to say that hardly a week goes by without me bemoaning the closure of the Salford…

  4. Ged Ladd on Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match reportJuly 21, 2025

    I loved the idea of a robust pastrami sandwich embarking on a circuit of the ground, until I got my…

  5. A P Webster on Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match reportJuly 21, 2025

    Thanks JB, glad my typo of 'tote back' for 'tote bag' didn't ruin it all for you right at the…

RSS Animals being conspicuously indifferent to cricket

  • A cat continuing to maintain almost ostentatiously conspicuous indifference to cricket
  • Conspicuous indifference to Dan Lawrence’s gyrations from a human being
  • Is Winter (the cat) truly indifferent to cricket?

RSS Match reports

  • Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match report
  • Burgers, noise and handshakes | another World Test Championship final match report
  • Tennises, Black Caps and tie envy at the World Test Championship Final | a match report

RSS Cricket bats in unusual places

  • DEVICE NEWS! (A match report being conspicuously indifferent to cricket in an unusual place)
  • A cricket bat in a Pigbag video
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  • The bowel-churning thrill of the runs Ravindra Jadeja chose not to score and the wickets England failed to take
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