Cricket bats in unusual places | King Cricket

March 31, 2020 Regulars

A cricket book on a Bullet Train to Kyoto

< 1 minute readRemember travelling? Going from one place to another place? Ged writes: “Here is a cricket book in an unusual place – a Japanese Shinkansen Bullet Train to Kyoto. “Ironically, given that Cricket **** Cricket is about the 1986/87 Ashes tour of Australia, Daisy and I found ourselves alone in a

March 1, 2020 Regulars

A cricket jumper in an episode of Seinfeld

< 1 minute readGeorge Costanza would bowl Ian Blackwell-esque flat, non-spinning spin. He would bat at number nine and make regular 20s but never pass 50. George Costanza would frequently be involved in run outs. George Costanza would spend a lot of time off the field with the team doctor in the mistaken

December 10, 2019 Regulars

A cricket ball in Netflix’s Designated Survivor

< 1 minute readSend your pictures of cricket bats and other cricket stuff in unusual places to king@kingcricket.co.uk Hoopy writes: After deciding I was going to waste a Saturday between mowing the lawn, chatting shit to mates, finishing Borderlands 2 (again) and watching telly, I came up with this. It’s a scene from

September 27, 2019 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

An Instant Cricket Library in a cactus

< 1 minute readSend your pictures of cricket bats and other cricket stuff in unusual places to king@kingcricket.co.uk

July 17, 2019 Extras

AB de Villiers spotted in an unusual place (helping get cricket back into London’s parks and commons)

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April 25, 2019 Extras

This is a very, very, very fine piece of work

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March 19, 2019 Regulars

Stumps in a Salford toilet

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August 14, 2018 Extras

Check out these magnificent beer-carrying cricket bat devices

< 1 minute readGed spotted these in the beer garden bar of The Milk House, Sissinghurst, Kent. He wasn’t sure whether they qualified for our regular feature Cricket Bats In Unusual Places or whether they might give rise to a whole new feature based on The Device. (Somewhat surprisingly, this is actually the

July 16, 2018 Extras

A cricket book in the Vintage Mobile Cinema

< 1 minute readGed writes: I flew up to Edinburgh for a bit of Fringe, taking with me only The Kings Of Summer by Duncan Hamilton and a collapsible brolly. Amongst other things, we visited the Vintage Mobile Cinema, which was interesting and fun. I neglected to actually photograph the book in the

February 7, 2018 Regulars

A cricket bat in the back of a van

< 1 minute readEdwardian writes: Here’s a conspicuous cricket bat in the back of a van. Send your pictures of cricket bats and other cricket stuff in unusual places to king@kingcricket.co.uk