3 minute readWhat is the EPL? There’s going to be an English version of the IPL. We’re calling it the EPL, because we’re pretty sure that’s what it’ll be. England already has a Twenty20 tournament of course. There are three leagues and the best teams go through to quarter finals. For some
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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.
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Oxford UCCE v Nottinghamshire match report
< 1 minute readMel writes: I arrived at the home of the Oxford University Cricket Club with a sore shoulder and a light wallet. The former was due to packing a heavy bag to cover all weather eventualities (although in hindsight the mosquito repellent was a tad unnecessary). The latter was due to
Continue readingRob Key punishes New Zealand
< 1 minute readPunish them! Rob Key today doled out a punishing barrage of punishment. New Zealand were the unfortunate punishees, punished for being an international team with the temerity to take on The Big Key. “Punish them!” cried the crowd and The Big Key obliged with 178 not out. This would happen
Continue readingThe Chris Read new hat appeal
< 1 minute readChris writes: “This bugged me last season and it seems it’s going to continue to bug me this season too. “Can I suggest a whip round to buy him a new hat? That’s what, a tenner? So £2 per King Cricket reader.”
Continue readingSteven Finn proves himself completely
< 1 minute readSteven Finn bowled Rob Key for one yesterday. We said that Steven Finn was one to watch this season. How much more right could we be? The answer, of course, is none. None more right. Rob’s been recovering from a virus. This is the only time he is at all
Continue readingWell if you wanted to make Sreesanth cry, mission accomplished
< 1 minute readHarbhajan Singh slapped Sreesanth. Sreesanth had a bit of a cry. This happened because Harbhajan Singh’s a little bit of a dick and because Sreesanth’s also a little bit of a dick. Harbhajan Singh would slap anyone and anyone would slap Sreesanth. It’s a huge surprise that it hasn’t happened
Continue readingAndrew Symonds hits Twenty20 hundred
< 1 minute readAnd this annoys us. When people are throwing huge money around, there’s nothing quite like watching them make a right balls of it. Andrew Symonds sold for $1.35 million and we’d have quite liked him to be a colossal failure. Unfortunately, he’s been okay and even if Deccan Chargers lost
Continue readingMatthew Hoggard does the unthinkable
< 1 minute readMatthew Hoggard smashed someone’s box! That really doesn’t bear thinking about. What are the chances that the delivery was precisely quick enough to smash a box but not quick enough to do any further harm? The chances of that are nil. Thankfully, we haven’t actually seen this. The BBC say
Continue readingDeccan Chargers?
< 1 minute readWhich ones are Deccan Chargers? This is the problem we’re having with the IPL. The teams have no real identities. It’s impossible to remember who’s who. Here’s what we can easily remember: We support Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata Knight Riders is Ganguly’s team, because Ganguly is The Prince of Calcutta
Continue readingSurrey v Lancashire County Championship match report
2 minute readSorry about this morning’s aberration where we actually contributed something to the website. David “Pappus’ Plane” Barry’s here to redress the balance with a match report: This was my first experience of cricket in England: the opening day of the 2008 County Championship. One notable difference from Australia was clear
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