< 1 minute readThe on-off redevelopment of Old Trafford is on. Lancashire chief executive, Jim Cumbes, may or may not have said. “Thank Christ for that. This whole thing’s been so bloody annoying – I’m absolutely sick of it. Now, finally, we can do summat about the piss-smelling toilets. Some other stuff too.
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Phil Mustard and Twenty20 averages and statistics
< 1 minute readCricket has generally got more time for stats than for its own personal hygiene, yet those for Twenty20 are surprisingly useless. A good batting average can be counterproductive if not allied to a decent strike-rate. A decent bowling economy rate can be misleading if it’s just the result of that
Continue readingKyle Hogg takes a lot of wickets
< 1 minute readHe took seven, in fact. For 28 runs. That is acceptable. That is very, very acceptable. He’s not quite up there with his grandfather yet, but he made Lancashire’s 328 look as whopping as a medium-sized block of flats, as Hampshire were bowled out for 133. England hold the Ashes,
Continue readingThe Roof at Lancashire
< 1 minute readWe didn’t cover Lancashire’s Roses victory over Yorkshire at the weekend because – you know – sometimes you just can’t be bothered. That win took Lancashire to the top of the table and one of the big contributors has been The Roof, Farveez Maharoof, who is rapidly turning into a
Continue readingSurrey are pretty bad at cricket
< 1 minute readThere’s a good chance this doesn’t bother anyone else but us, but when has that ever stopped us? “Surrey – so what?” is the theme of this post. Surrey get a lot of media coverage. We don’t really know why, because they don’t deserve it. Their matches get first division
Continue readingLancashire Legends destroy Yorkshire
< 1 minute readBeing as you were all unmoved by yesterday’s references to ludicrous Eighties fantasy film, Legend, we’ve decided to put three more references into today’s post as punishment. The title is one reference. See if you can spot the other two. They are both subtle and clever. In yesterday’s Roses match,
Continue readingWho are the Unicorns?
< 1 minute readThe Unicorns lost to Nottinghamshire yesterday. This reminded us that a friend was asking about them the other day. We suppose we’d better clear up a few questions. Who are the Unicorns? The Unicorns are the ECB Recreational XI. Where are they from? They are from “long ago.” Why should
Continue readingRemember Alex Loudon?
< 1 minute readPosh bloke. Played cricket. Retired in favour of a career in ‘business’. Well, apparently he’s even posher than we had suspected. Poshness is largely beyond our comprehension. If you turn your nose up at food that’s been on the floor, you fall into our ‘posh’ category and we struggle to
Continue readingEveryone point at Warwickshire and laugh
< 1 minute readBecause that’s how you fold. It’s not so much the being bowled out for 97 on a pitch of kofte bhuna spiciness, it’s the Lancashire bowling figures their middle and lower order so generously created: Simon Kerrigan – five wickets for seven runs Gary Keedy – three wickets for two
Continue readingCounty cricket headline generator
< 1 minute readHowe zat, the sports sub-editors of the nation will forever be in your debt for this:
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