Finally some cricket
This summer has been the most annoying summer of my life. Hot summers in Adelaide are bad, but wet summers in England when there is cricket to be played are far, far worse. I play cricket for Morebath...
View ArticleSome cricket pictures
Last year I spent a large chunk of my tax return on a cricket bat. As usual, I spent weeks working out what to buy, and finally decided on a Kippax bat. Hand-made in Yorkshire! I’ve been really happy...
View ArticleEnjoyable Weekend
Saturday Batted first. 278/3 All out for 55 0* faced the last ball of the innings, four byes 1.3 overs, 2 for 4 Sunday Batted first 199/9 All out for 184 55 8.2 overs, 4 for 15 A good weekend.
View ArticleFifty50
A blog isn’t much use if it doesn’t get posted to, so consider the long delays a thing of the past. I think one of the reasons I didn’t post much was because I was trying to avoid posting about things...
View ArticleBowling Awards
The North Devon Cricket League awards and roll of honour were recently posted to the NDL website. The awards ceremony is taking place this Friday in Barnstaple, but I don’t have any plans to attend. If...
View ArticleHurrah, I can bowl
For most of my life I’ve bowled spin. I was an “off-spinner” in my Primary School days, and then at High School I bowled a bit of leg-spin, some off-spin, and the occasional bit of slow/swing bowling....
View ArticleIt’s just not cricket
The boy and I are happily playing cricket inside. I bowl the ball at his bat and then he whacks it back to me. “Galen, could I please just watch this on TV for a bit?” starts watching tv THWACK – the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....