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MANKAD
We’ve all seen it by now. The Indian bowler prepares to deliver the ball. But halfway through the actual delivery, she suddenly stops and...


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MICKEY STEWART OBE
Mickey Stewart was 90 a few days ago. In his honour, the Oval, his cricketing home, was for one day – the day that Surrey clinched the...


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SEASON OF MISTS AND MELLOW FRUITFULNESS
AUTUMN CRICKET Our local cricket club has packed it in for the season. The pavilion is shut, the outfield is unmown, the square put away...


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ALL ROUNDERS
I guess that most people would agree with Michael Vaughan, who stated in a recent newspaper article that Ben Stokes is capable of turning...

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LORDS
“Can you hear it?” Our wicket-keeper, Bob Stephenson, had button-holed me as our paths crossed between overs at a Sunday League game for...


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WELLAND STEAM RALLY 2022
For days last week, the road outside our front door was filled with the hiss of steam and the puff of smoke as a procession of vintage...

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SAM NORTHEAST (410*) ……and a tsunami
I am not at all sure why it has taken Sam Northeast so long – he is 32 – to hit the headlines but you have to admit that he has done it...


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STANWAY’S SCREAMER
I watched the entirety (extra time as well) of the recent quarter-final match of the Women’s Euros between England and Spain at...

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ARE NEW ZEALAND EVERYBODY’S SECOND FAVOURITE TEAM?
I’m referring to their cricket team here, not their rugby team. I would imagine that the mighty All Blacks would be anybody’s least...
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