2 minute readI Don’t Like Cricket, I Hate It is a semi-regular feature where we ask a fella called Prince Prefab about cricket – even though he hates cricket. We are in bold. Prince Prefab is not.
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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.
AB de Villiers spotted in an unusual place (helping get cricket back into London’s parks and commons)
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13 proper highlights from the 2019 Cricket World Cup (and none are from the final because the final was a whole thing all of its own)
3 minute readThe Cricket World Cup is insanely long. Cycling’s ‘grand tours’ are considered epic feats of endurance but the World Cup started in May, halfway through the Giro d’Italia, and finished in July, halfway through the Tour de France. (Here’s a recap of the first week of this year’s Tour and
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< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup final, England v New Zealand
Continue readingIf England are going to lose the World Cup final, this is how they should do it
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Continue readingWho had the strongest emotional reaction to Jason Roy’s dismissal?
4 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, Australia v England
Continue readingThis is the big question about that Steve Smith run-out
< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, Australia v England
Continue readingA ‘sign’ ahead of the Australia v England semi-final
< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, Australia v England
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Why umpire Richard Kettleborough’s face was the best thing about MS Dhoni’s run-out
< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand As you all know, the greatest umpire face of this World Cup was when Jason Roy flattened umpire Joel Wilson and tried to say sorry and Joel Wilson didn’t really feel that the apology was entirely welcome. This one was good
Continue readingNo-one can let a run-chase get away from him quite like MS Dhoni
2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand
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