On the day that it has been reported that the ECB is considering reducing the number of Championship matches from 16 to 12, I though it was about time I finally committed to this blog an idea I’ve been championing for the past three years. Restructuring the schedule and fixtures of county cricket has been…
As the IPL danced on from Chennai to Kolkata, a game of an altogether more sedate pace was being play out to a smattering of supporters in the spring sunshine in the Welsh capital. It was no less engrossing than matters thousands of miles away, however, as Glamorgan were able to wrestle the ascendancy from…
Stumps Day One: Derbyshire 47/2 (Slater 25*) lead Glamorgan, at Cardiff It was a frustratingly truncated day in Cardiff as overnight rain and morning showers had seeped under the covers, to render play in the morning session entirely impossible. When the players did finally make their way onto the field at 2:40 in the afternoon,…
Glamorgan and Derbyshire lock horns on Sunday for the start of their LVCC Division 2 encounter in Cardiff. The visitors arrive in the Welsh capital in the wake a superb victory over Gloucestershire in their last outing. A brutal innings of 227 in just 176 balls from Martin Guptill set Derbyshire on their way for…
Slight cheat today, but here’s the link to my report on day 3 of the Championship match between Glamorgan and Surrey for Deep Extra Cover http://deepextracover.com/2015/04/meschede-ton-saving-grace-for-glamorgan/
No sooner than the Cricket World Cup finished, county cricket has come shivering into the ‘summer’ of 2015. With the advent of new season, much optimism abounds. New signings hope to perform for their new sides, overseas stars arrive on these shores, youngsters dream of making that breakthrough season, but for me, aside from the…
Busy day today, so just a short piece for what is now DAY 91 of my challenge. I recently wrote a piece on this blog that lauded the arrival of more overseas talent than ever before into county cricket. Over the last few days another pair of world-class players have committed themselves to playing for…
Last week I sent out a tweet with this picture attached…. The picture is a list of all the overseas players who had, at the time, committed to a stint with an English county in the forthcoming season. Many people lauded the superb display of talents and stated how great it was that big name…
The 2015 English county season is underway, as Yorkshire and the MCC do battle in champion county match in the now familiar surrounds of the UAE. While the match may be happening thousands of miles away, and the only way to keep track is via a live scorecard or the continually excellent commentary of the…
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