< 1 minute readJoe Denly or James Hildreth? Joe Denly or James Hildreth? Joe Denly’s nickname is ‘No Pants’. Decision made. Plus Joe Denly gets to open the batting with Rob Key. Spend any amount of time in Rob’s vicinity and a little bit of genius is bound to rub off. We managed
Continue readingCategory: County cricket
Rikki Clarke, Derbyshire
< 1 minute readDon’t laugh. We’ll admit it is a bit counter-intuitive, but we’re intrigued. Rikki Clarke was picked for England at a young age and while he didn’t disgrace himself, his bowling clearly wasn’t international standard, so he’s something of a figure of fun. Last year, both his batting and bowling aspired
Continue readingCricketers to watch in 2008
< 1 minute readIt’s pretty much April and there aren’t many fixtures this week, so let’s get on with this season’s Ones To Watch. As usual, names will appear below as more are added throughout the week. We’ll give a little away by telling you who’s not appearing though. Mark Davies isn’t appearing,
Continue readingHampshire lose Warne while Sussex keep Mushtaq
< 1 minute readWell that’s made the County Championship a damn sight easier to predict. Mushtaq Ahmed has played more of a part in deciding the competition than any other single player in recent years. He’s being allowed to play for Sussex despite competing in the naughty Twenty20 league, the ICL. He’ll be
Continue readingChris Lewis signs for Surrey
< 1 minute readChris ‘shaved head, no hat’ Lewis has signed for Surrey for this season’s Twenty20 matches. He’s 40. Younger readers might like to think of Lewis as being a sort of role model for the current West Indian team. He was born in Guyana, but it’s not that. With the ball,
Continue readingDimitri Mascarenhas signs for IPL’s Jaipur franchise
< 1 minute readDimi is quoted as saying: “I only hope that people will look back in 20 or 30 years time and say that I gave everything for a franchise I’ve supported since I was a boy.” He didn’t really say that. But someone might before too long, because people are, on
Continue readingSwalec Stadium to host Ashes Test
< 1 minute readThe Swalec Stadium is going to host the first Ashes Test, but don’t worry, Lord’s and The Oval have still got their Tests and that’s the main thing. Actually, Edgbaston and Headingley have still got theirs as well. There hasn’t been a change in venue for the Ashes Tests at
Continue readingJermaine Lawson signs for Leicestershire
< 1 minute readWe could just reproduce the article about Fidel Edwards signing for Worcestershire, but can we really be bothered reading through it and changing the names? It’ll be interesting to see what Leicestershire’s team will be like this season. At present they’re an intriguing mix of old, experienced foreigners and virtually
Continue readingFidel Edwards signs for Worcestershire
< 1 minute readA good signing for Worcestershire, but perhaps an even better deal for Fidel Edwards. The lack of West Indians appearing in county cricket is both a symptom of their current weakness, but also a cause. A great line of West Indians have broadened their cricketing education in England, from Learie
Continue readingJames Bruce retires from cricket
< 1 minute readAt the age of 28. Uninjured. We’ve been here before, haven’t we? James Bruce is going one better than Alex frigging Loudon though. He’s moving into a career ‘in the city’. He’s got a job with ABN Amro Bank, who we’ve never heard of but instantly hate anyway. Where we
Continue reading