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LIMITED OVERS CRICKET – A BOON OR A BORE?
I have tried hard to love the one-day game, I really have. Back in the days when I played it, I can honestly say that I enjoyed it – for...
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Team Games
I’m sure I was not alone in thoroughly enjoying the recent tribute to Sir Gareth Edwards on TV, celebrating his 70th birthday. Apart from...
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TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON
I blame global warning. Donald Trump probably had something to do with it too. There is something seriously amiss with our seasons....
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THE BOOK THEY DIDN’T WANT WRITTEN
The story of Colin Cowdrey’s biography, Gentleman and Player Colin Cowdrey was arguably the most widely- known and best loved of all...
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CROWD CONTROL
“The umpires are on their way to the middle. Would spectators please clear the playing area.” I can still hear the disembodied voice of...
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A PROPHET IS NOT WITHOUT HONOUR BUT IN HIS OWN COUNTRY
Barry Richards on limited overs cricket. “A prophet is not without honour but in his own country.” Actually, Cally Barlow, widow of the...
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Thinking Cap
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF “I’m a proud socialist. I’ve voted Labour all my life. So did my father. And his father. Wouldn’t dream of voting for...
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Technology, Treading Water?
We are told that the pace of life today is accelerating exponentially, at a speed that is quite dizzying. Well, I’m not so sure. Let me...
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