< 1 minute readPrevious instalment from Laurence Elderbrook For once the normally laborious aspect of cricketer errantry was swift. My squire, Darron-with-an-O, secured a slot for me with a local club within minutes of our setting off in my motorcar. I had anticipated a long morning roaming from club to club and so
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Normal service not really resumed
< 1 minute readThere’s been a daughter! Her name’s Niamh. She’s basically the best thing of all. Obviously she’s not our sole creation, so please resist the temptation to assign her some sort of royal cricket title. Niamh and her mother are the main reasons why we’ve been a trifle pressed for time
Continue readingLaurence Elderbrook confronts a new challenge
< 1 minute readPrevious instalment from Laurence Elderbrook Life as a cricketer errant continues to be wearying, but it is the path I have chosen and a path I will continue to walk. This week my squire, Darron-with-an-O, must have asked at more than a dozen clubs whether any team required a dashing
Continue readingLaurence Elderbrook refines his method
2 minute readPrevious instalment from Laurence Elderbook Chastened by my uncharacteristically ineffectual performance the previous week, I resolve to prepare properly. Before I depart to find a team in need, I carry out my exercise regime to get the blood pumping. I essay twenty to thirty mad gambols followed by a series
Continue readingLaurence Elderbrook embarks upon a career as a ‘cricketer errant’
2 minute readPrevious instalment from Laurence Elderbrook It strikes me that if I am to become a cricketer errant, I will need a squire. I walk next door and ask to speak to Darron-with-an-O. When Darron appears, I inform him that he is my squire. We immediately depart in my motorcar. We
Continue readingRoll up, roll up for our last ever Twitter round-up on Cricinfo
2 minute readIf there’s one thing we can say for our Twitter round-up column on Cricinfo, it’s that it clung on. But no more. This week’s edition is the last. Of all the cricket writing we’ve done, the Twitter round-up was the strangest. We can’t begin to explain the psychological impact of
Continue readingLaurence Elderbrook finds a new way to share his gift
< 1 minute readSeveral seasons have passed and I fear that if I leave it much longer, my skills might begin to wane. I could spend another summer at my gentlemen’s club, laying wagers and sharing brandies with other Renaissance men, but there will be plenty of time for that later. Now, while
Continue readingMop-up of the day – our 2017 IPL expertise laid bare
< 1 minute readCricinfo is running an IPL quiz called Wait, which team does he play for? We can’t work out whether this is a joke about the inherently transient nature of many Twenty20 competitions or an acknowledgement that ever-changing squads are all part of the fun. We scored two out of ten,
Continue readingThere’s a King Cricket County Championship fantasy league after all
< 1 minute readAs with so many things, we sort of half-floated the idea with no real enthusiasm and then someone else went ahead and sorted it out. Mike has set up The King Cricket CBA Cup within The Telegraph’s county fantasy league thing. CBA stands for ‘can’t be arsed’ to reflect the
Continue readingAs the IPL and County Championship loom into view, which fantasy cricket game is best?
2 minute readIf there’s one thing we like about fantasy cricket leagues, it’s eking out our few remaining fantasy points/doubloons over half a dozen all-but-unknown cricketers to complete our XI after going a bit overboard with our first two selections and an unsuccessful attempt to rein things in a bit with the
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