< 1 minute read Jarrod Kimber from Cricket With Balls has written another book. We’ve not actually read it yet, but we feel we’re on pretty safe ground recommending it. If you’ve read his site, you know the kind of thing to expect. The book is about the 2009 Ashes series and being as
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Ask Bearders by Bill Frindall | book review
2 minute read We were supposed to review this ages ago. Note to publishers: don’t push cricket stuff during the Ashes. We know it’s the cricket Christmas, but everyone’s a bit busy. Ask Bearders is subtitled Answers to the World’s Most Challenging Cricket Questions. It’s a compilation of Bill Frindall’s columns for the
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< 1 minute read The Wii version of Ashes Cricket 2009 is quite different from other formats. Having played both, we’d also say it was worse. Batting technique Don’t imagine that you’ll be playing hooks and drives. What you will actually be doing is carrying out a pendulous swing as if you’re putting a
Continue readingHowzat internet cricket game launched
< 1 minute read We did a preview of Howzat a few weeks ago. Just to let you know, it’s live now, so you can give it a go for yourselves. It’s free, if that’s what you’re wondering. Play Howzat and let us know what you think.
Continue readingReviews of No Boundaries by Ronnie Irani
< 1 minute read At what point does a book become so bad that you actually find yourself wanting to read it? There are some great reviews of Ronnie Irani’s book, No Boundaries, on Amazon: “I once bought a Man United shirt with the name of Keith Gillespie on the back days before the
Continue readingAshes Cricket 2009 video game review | PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 minute read Ashes Cricket 2009 is an action cricket game, as opposed to a strategy game. It’s probably the best cricket game going of that type. Batting Weirdly, batting’s actually better than bowling. In previous cricket games, batting has largely been about getting frustrated and smashing the joypad because your idiot batsman
Continue readingHowzat free online cricket game preview
2 minute read We’ve had a quick look at the new free online cricket game Howzat, which is due to be unveiled shortly. We’re giving it the royal seal of approval. Gameplay It’s a player v player action game, as opposed to a management sort of affair. Batting is largely as you’d imagine:
Continue readingCricket T-shirt winners
< 1 minute read We’ve got the winners of the cricket T-shirt competition we ran about a month ago. We ran the competition late and we’re announcing the winners late. That’s pretty much the way things work round here. At the weekend we were 45 minutes late meeting our friend and it was only
Continue readingAshes Cricket 2009 on the PC
2 minute read We’re reviewing Ashes Cricket 2009 at the moment. It’s actually pretty good, although we’re going to play it a bit more to check there’s no massive flaws that ruin the illusion. There was a slower ball bouncer in the original Brian Lara Cricket which would clean bowl cowering batsmen every
Continue readingCricket, Lovely Cricket? by Lawrence Booth | book review
< 1 minute read While Lawrence Booth’s posts sometimes nestle next to ours on the Wisden Cricketer blog, we’ve never actually spoken to him, so you can be assured of our impartiality. Cricket, Lovely Cricket? An Addict’s Guide To The World’s Most Exasperating Game is officially recommended.It’s kind of an overview of the game
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