< 1 minute readRegular King Cricket correspondent Ged Ladd has some extremely exciting Rob Key news. We are especially pleased with the revelation contained within his final sentence because the activity described is one in which we pride ourself. The knowledge that our hero is also a keen practitioner is deeply gladdening. Regular
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An epic tale of watching the 2019 World Cup Final in Bentota
5 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk. We’re only interested in what it was like to be at the game, so if it’s a professional match, on no account mention the cricket itself. Equally, if it’s an amateur match, please go into excruciating detail. King Cricket reader and semi-regular contributor Ritesh
Continue readingA 1997 Ridiculous Ashes podcast match report
2 minute readRegular King Cricket contributor Ged Ladd writes… I listened to each of the first four Tests of the 1997 Ridiculous Ashes podcast while resting my back on the bed, early evening, following early morning starts. I can report that this method reliably sends me to sleep after 10 to 15
Continue readingDusty seemingly exhibiting active distaste for the County Championship
< 1 minute readAP Webster writes… You may recall my parents’ cat, Dusty, from his indifference to the Boxing Day Test back in 2019. What with the whole global pandemic business, this weekend* (during which we have celebrated a Big Birthday for an important family member, and crucially also the first weekend I’ve
Continue readingAs cricket crowds (partially) return – what’s it been like to be in the stands at Lord’s this week?
2 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk. We’re only interested in what it was like to be at the game, so if it’s a professional match, on no account mention the cricket itself. Equally, if it’s an amateur match, please go into excruciating detail. Regular King Cricket contributor Ged Ladd writes…
Continue readingA 1996 Cricket World Cup final match report
2 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk. We’re only interested in what it was like to be at the game, so if it’s a professional match, on no account mention the cricket itself. Equally, if it’s an amateur match, please go into excruciating detail. Regular King Cricket contributor Ged Ladd writes…
Continue readingYard and beach cricket in April – a match report
2 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk. We’re only interested in what it was like to be at the game, so if it’s a professional match, on no account mention the cricket itself. Conversely, if it’s an amateur match, please go into excruciating detail. King Cricket reader and regular contributor Sam
Continue readingKing Cricket email news
< 1 minute readA sizeable proportion of you are signed up for our emails. We’ve good news and bad news about that. The bad news is that the email sending service we’ve always used – which has generally worked pretty well – ends in July, so we’re having to switch to another one.
Continue readingOmelette being conspicuously indifferent to the highlights of the 2011 England v India Test series
< 1 minute readRob writes: “Hello King Cricket. (Long time listener, first time caller.) Here is a picture of a cat named Omelette giving me a judging expression for watching the highlights of the 2011 England v India Test series (mainly to remind myself of an era where RP Singh was considered the
Continue readingGed Ladd & Co v Children’s Society XI – match report + wagon wheel
2 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk. We’re only interested in what it was like to be at the game, so if it’s a professional match, on no account mention the cricket itself. Equally, if it’s an amateur match, please go into excruciating detail. Herbert Ackgrass (the official cricket biographer of
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