< 1 minute readMuch has been made of the fact that Chris Gayle has become consistent at Twenty20, because many mistakenly believe the format is all about luck. Clearly it isn’t, as Gayle has shown. His has been a calculating method: See off the good bowler; cane Joe McMilitary-Medium. However, this execution of
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Otherwise known as Alex Bowden, a lapsed cricket journalist who has written for ESPNCricinfo, wisden.com, Cricket 365, The Cricketer and plenty of other places.
Links to some non-cricket writing and a bit more background here.
England v West Indies first XIs
< 1 minute readThere have been a lot of ifs over the course of this West Indies tour. ‘If Sunil Narine, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard were here…’ Those four players found their way into the team one by one, so that yesterday they all played. What happened? West Indies got
Continue readingNeil Carter is sickeningly wrong-handed
< 1 minute readWarwickshire’s Neil Carter describes himself as ‘full-on left-handed’ on his Twitter profile. It’s almost like he’s taking pride in his distasteful predilection. At best, the left hand is for fork-holding or for slapping against the right one to express appreciation for something.
Continue readingTom Maynard of Surrey is killed aged 23
< 1 minute readTom Maynard was a talented batsman and he may or may not have turned out to be a very significant cricketer. But that question – as to what he might or might not have achieved in cricket – isn’t really the point, is it? The point is that no-one will
Continue readingRemember Dwayne Leverock?
< 1 minute readAlso known as ‘Sluggo’, Leverock was a cricketer who played for Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup. He was fat. Sluggo’s finest moment was a diving catch at slip to dismiss Robin Uthappa. His second finest moment was the surging, wobbling sprint that served as his celebration of that dismissal.
Continue readingIan Bell wants to play one-day cricket
2 minute readIn a parallel universe, players and fans care about one-day internationals – or, more accurately, one-day internationals are worth caring about. In this universe, we’ll have to muddle through, making the best of flukes and serendipity. Kevin Pietersen retired from one-day internationals because on the morning of a game, he
Continue readingAllen Stanford’s sentence
< 1 minute readMoustachioed Texan supervillain, Allen Stanford, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison. We’re pretty sure he hasn’t been ‘jailed for 110 years’ as the headlines read at Cricinfo and the BBC. That seems to imply he’ll serve the entire sentence. He won’t. Prosecutors will be gutted though. They were
Continue readingUnder-11s match report
2 minute readBert writes: While the opening weeks of the 2012 County Championship season have brought continued glory for champions Lancashire, in the Ted’s Roofing (All your roofing needs met, by Ted) Mid-North Cestrian Third Division Championship League West, Old Filchonians Under 11s have made a somewhat less impressive start. Bert Junior
Continue readingEngland’s bowling captain
< 1 minute readMike Selvey made an interesting point in his third Test match report cum series review. “No captain of any consequence does so in isolation. Instead he is a facilitator relying heavily on the sort of input of ideas from his bowlers that cannot come from elsewhere.” When he isn’t scoring
Continue readingHighest Test score by a number 11 batsman – Tino Best
2 minute readIt’s very difficult to be both arrogant and likeable, but Tino Best manages it. It’s something to do with having just the faintest awareness of how absurd you are – and make no mistake, Tino best is ludicrous. He’s like a cartoon character. His answer phone message proclaims him the
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