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August 19, 2007 County cricket

Durham win first major competition

2 minute readDurham batted relentlessly against Hampshire in the final of the Friends Provident Trophy. Almost every batsman who came to the crease swatted the ball around with urgency and intent. When Hampshire replied, Ottis Gibson took two wickets with the first two balls of the innings and Durham had done as

August 17, 2007 County cricket

Rob Key inaugurates new site with a fine, fine hundred

< 1 minute readWell that didn’t take long. What is it, our third proper update? Underrated, big-boned, monopoliser of our waking thoughts, Rob Key, hit 153 against Warwickshire today. One prominent expert was moved to comment: “Give him a bat and pelt balls at him from 22 yards away and he’ll binge on

August 17, 2007 County cricket / England

Adil Rashid hits maiden first-class hundred

< 1 minute readWith England fans understandably looking beyond the imminent one-day drubbing at the hands of India, the search for a second spinner for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka is truly on. What better time for Adil Rashid to hit his maiden first-class hundred against Worcestershire. The dominant view at present

August 16, 2007 County cricket / Match report

Kent v Durham Pro40 match report

< 1 minute readLemon Bella’s sent in another match report: The day started off badly after I had to scrabble around under the seat of my car to find enough change for the car park ticket machine. They’ve put the price up by 50p. On the positive side, I not only found 50p

August 16, 2007 County cricket

Mark Davies loaned to Nottinghamshire

< 1 minute readBlond-maned, Nordic-looking understated overachiever from Durham, Mark Davies, has been loaned out to Nottinghamshire, who are suffering with injuries in their pace corps. Our bet is that he’ll be a wow for Notts. A wow, you hear. A wow. Mark Davies will be one wow. This is great news for

August 15, 2007 Extras

Welcome to the new all-singing, all-dancing King Cricket

< 1 minute readWe never sing. We never dance. What do you think then? You think that it’s ‘much the same’ don’t you? You’d be right. Why not test out the comments though by offering a thought or two. Ideally not all of those thoughts would be negative, but we’re man enough to

June 22, 2007 Extras

Old site archives

< 1 minute readThe old site The dates are all mixed up now, so read chronologically it doesn’t make any sense. Then again, it never did. We’re pretty sure there’s some good stuff in there though. We challenge you to defy the disorder and find it. Here are some monthly links. These pages

June 22, 2007 Extras

Links

< 1 minute readCricket Sites Sportsfreak Cricket Web Cric and Cric live cricket scores Howzat Cricket Gaming Test Match Sofa SA Sports Coaching The League Cricketers Association LCA Cricket Coaching Cricket Games Sport Bullet Cricket Blogs Cricket = Action = Art Cricket With Balls Well pitched Ducking Beamers Sarah, Canterbury Swanning About Boundary

June 22, 2007 Extras

Royal Highlights

< 1 minute readPicture posts Stanford 20/20 VIP party Monty and Afridi’s Ashes prediction First day of the cricket season: A photo journal KP’s magic watch harnesses the power of the sun Getting cricket scores in Italy Cricket stock photography Jaffa Cakes as sports snack – a shocking exposé Lies about pictures More