2 minute read Dandy Dan wanted to include whispering to Amjad Khan that his was one of the worst debut performances for England that he’d seen, but felt that was far too much to do with the cricket. Instead, he writes: The day started with a feeling of the unknown. I’d invited a
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Tibet v England match report
3 minute read Ged Ladd writes: When you arrange to go on holiday to Yunnan Province in South West China, you don’t expect much in the way of a cricket experience. Daisy and I ended up in a village named Ringha in the high hills of Yunnan, otherwise known as Greater Tibet. There,
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< 1 minute read KP goes out to hit catches to children for the Karbonn Kamal Catch between innings. “Have fun,” says Cameron White. “Whatever,” says KP and they fight for exactly two minutes. Then they stop. KP hits the catches, including an easy one for a girl. He looks at Cameron White and
Continue readingSurrey v Lancashire 40-over match report
2 minute read Sam writes: Grey skies greeted us on Sunday morning as we prepared to head to Croydon for the first 40 over match of the English domestic season. The day almost got off to a disastrous start. My girlfriend put some potatoes on to boil and told me that in ten
Continue readingMumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, IPL final match report
< 1 minute read Alex writes: I watched the pre-match sunglasses-fest/pose-athon while tucking into Kashmiri lamb shank rogan josh. Unfortunately, my reluctantly embraced ‘no beer’ policy meant I enjoyed the main event in my room, accompanied by a bottle of Bisleri bottled water. What I like to call “the IPL ad endurance challenge” really
Continue readingIPL third place play-off match report
< 1 minute read Alex writes: Is there any sequence of words in the English language more exciting than ‘third place play-off’? I’m currently working on the horrifying theory that my internal issues might be caused by beer. This is not a theory I’m keen to see proven.
Continue readingDeccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings, IPL semi final match report
< 1 minute read Alex writes: British Airways have given me the gift of time. First they offered me a flight 10 days after the one that was cancelled. Now, their phone line is so busy I am not even allowed to wait on hold. What to do with this time? I decide to
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< 1 minute read Alex writes: Having made my daily and pointless call to British Airways, I set about persuading myself that it was somehow acceptable to stay in a hotel far more expensive than any I’d ever spent a night in before. Having accomplished this to some extent, I prepared for my evening
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2 minute read Alex writes: I wanted to watch an IPL match, so I went to India. I made Tronco come with me. Tronco is a massive cricket fan. Asked to name some England players, he managed three in 30 minutes: Ian Botham, Graham Gooch and Adam Gilchrist. Arriving at Bangalore Airport on
Continue readingIndia v South Africa at Eden Gardens – match report
3 minute read D Charlton writes: When myself and the soon-to-be Mrs D Charlton were enjoying a holiday in South-East Asia, I realised that it was the India-South Africa second Test at Eden Gardens. So, I decided to try and find the score. I’ve had previous trouble finding the score in Italy and
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