Category: Match report

3 minute read Ged writes: Early season, I always try to take in a day of county cricket with my old friend, Charley “The Gent” Malloy.  It helps us both to get over those winter withdrawal symptoms. Charley has his favourite place to sit at the start of play – “Death Row” right

2 minute read Raaj writes: I didn’t even want a mobile phone but, after conceding that my post-Uni employability depended upon being contactable, I caved in and took on my schoolboy cousin’s chunky, silver Ericsson when he upgraded. It worked; I got a job and earned enough money to fly to Bombay to

2 minute read Ged writes: Late season, I always try to take in a day of county cricket with my old friend, Charley “The Gent” Malloy.  It helps us both to prepare for the inevitable winter withdrawal symptoms to come. By 11am we were already tucking in to sesame bagels stuffed with honey

3 minute read Dandy Dan writes: As rain was forecast for most of the day, Becky and I decided not rush to Manchester. We both arrived at our salubrious Ibis hotel at lunchtime and headed immediately to the ground. Soon the rain returned so we spent the afternoon waiting to see this sign.

2 minute read Chuck writes: I have never been to a cricket match of any description, level or length, even though it is my all time favourite sport. Despite that, or maybe because of it, I had absolutely no intention of attending the Ireland/England versus England/Ireland one-day international in Malahide in person. (Old

3 minute read Ged writes: A change of venue for the Heavy Rollers Test match jaunt this year; in the absence of a Test match at Edgbaston, we opted for the first three days at Chester-Le-Street.  Nigel “Father Barry” White, Charley “The Gent” Malloy and I were the three regular rollers on display.

3 minute read Dandy Dan writes: The day started well. I got married. Once that was out of the way, the serious matters of the day came into view. I’ve been to a fair few weddings over the years and in most, I’ve found there to be a ‘lull’ at some point. Eager

2 minute read Ged writes: An occasional, regular feature of my summer these days is to spend a few evenings with friends in the nets at the Lord’s Indoor School.  29 July was our third net this year; me, Escamillo Escapillo and Charley “The Gent” Malloy.  I was sporting my new “Thirst Extinguisher”

3 minute read Ged writes: It was one of those ridiculously fortunate errors. November 2012. Ged Ladd, distracted, filled in his Lord’s 2013 International Application Form carelessly, failed to tick the box which says “do not send tickets for lesser seats if the area I have chosen is not available”. Naturally, the ticket

2 minute read Sam writes: Birmingham gets a lot of stick. I’ve never been sure why. I think it’s because nobody really knows what it is. Is it north or south? Is it Britain’s second city or just a collection of old car factories? The comedy accent doesn’t help, nor does the list