< 1 minute readGed writes: “You might fancy the attached picture of Hippity (one of Middlesex’s most ardent fans and a well-known correspondent on Middlesex Till We Die) watching cricket while sitting on the bed with his lucky ball. “Given the particular controller he is using, he is clearly watching Ceefax, which is
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Harold being conspicuously indifferent to the legacy of Michael Vaughan
< 1 minute readEva writes: “This is my cat Harold. Here he is, nonchalantly enjoying a meal. (Don’t question that. Cats can be nonchalant. No-one’s ever questioned a cat’s ability to display indifference.) “In doing this, he made a choice. He chose to ignore the legacy of Michael Vaughan. “He’s actually almost sitting
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< 1 minute readD Charlton once again tries to find out the score: As I was heading north, I realised that it was the Women’s World Cup final between England and New Zealand. I had just got into the Arctic Circle, in the village of Jukkasjärvi in Sweden and wanted to know the
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< 1 minute readSam writes: In light of England’s well-documented opening batsman problems, I thought I would canvas opinion within my household regarding a return for Taunton’s favourite son. Bo reflects wistfully on the early promise of an uncomplicated West Country left-hander with minimal foot movement but tons of talent. ‘137. Lord’s. June
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< 1 minute readGed writes: Following several days of enforced 5am starts, I was looking forward to sleeping in a bit longer on Thursday, especially as I was cream-crackered by 10pm Wednesday. But of course, once you’ve got your body used to early starts, it just does its own thing. So although I
Continue readingThe best advert featuring a cricketer EVER
< 1 minute readThere isn’t one part of this advert that isn’t amazing. It is the world’s first 100% amazing advert. The slogan’s baffling and surreal and amazing. The picture’s less baffling, but still surreal and amazing. Even the boast ‘SA’s #1 Hand Tool Brand’ is amazing, because just how hotly contested is
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2 minute readBenno writes: Really it all started the night before in Harbour Lights in Bridgetown where we took full advantage of the ‘drink all the sickly rum punch you can for 50 bajan dollars’ offer and invented a game called musical table dancing. My mate, Pikey, tried to rip out his
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< 1 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk Sam writes: We arranged to meet for an after work drink and watch the third day of the re-arranged test at the ARG at a pub somewhere in north Surrey. I drove from my office to my friend’s office. I turned off the A3
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< 1 minute readThis is more like it. Pictures of cricket bats and cricket items in unusual places to king@kingcricket.co.uk please. Dan writes: Here is my entry for ‘cricket related things in unsual places’. The item in question is Shane Warne’s hat and the unusual place is ‘on my head’. I’m a primary
Continue readingWest Indies v England at Sabina Park match report
< 1 minute read668 Neighbour of the Beast writes: Me and my friend opted for the cheap seats. They were only twice as expensive as a cider at the Oval. As a new travelling supporter, I took an England flag newly purchased from the Notting Hill Housing Trust charity shop. We sat near
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