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THERE’S NO ‘I’ IN TEAM (Oh yes there is!)
Yesterday morning I bumped into Norman Gifford in the Malvern College car park. He told me that he had been asked by his former club,...

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THE CRICKET TEST
Last weekend I went to watch polo. Not my normal cup of tea but as someone told me on the eve of setting out for an extended stay in the...

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HELMETS
“Mornin’ Skip.” “Good morning, George. How are we, this fine morning? What do you reckon, Should we have batted or bowled?” “You know my...

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TRAINED AND DRAINED?
Are our young cricketers over-trained? Not long ago, I fell into conversation with the cricket coach of a well-known public school....

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Gentelmen and Player
The story of Colin Cowdrey, cricket’s most elegant and charming batsmen. Colin Cowdrey was born on a tea plantation in India and was...

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Two County Championships: 43 Years Apart
In 1973, I played a small part in Hampshire’s success in winning the county championship. In 2016, another Murtagh, my nephew Tim, played...

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“The readiness is all...” (Hamlet)
...but not if you watch England. Note I said in all forms of cricket, not just the professional game. For nigh on a quarter of a century...

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WHITHER THE WINDIES?
Anybody who saw the recent 47-ball century by Chris Gayle for the West Indies against England in the T20 World Cup would not have raised...

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TIP FOSTER (1878-1914) - Double International footballer and cricketer
FOSTER 287 AUSTRALIA 285 (Evening News headline, 16th December 1903) On holiday in Australia recently, I was invited by a friend of my...
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