Cricket

England Finally Number One in the World

Thanks to the final days play in the Test match between South Africa and New Zealand in Dunedin being washed out and the match declared a draw, England secure the top place in the test ranking for the first time

Storm in a Beer Cup

With the third test between Australia and India about to get underway in Perth Western Australia, the focus has sadly shifted from the game ahead to the fact that the WACA Ground staff were caught on the pitch having a

Appealing Against the Light? – Snow!

Believe it or not the World’s first underground cricket match which was scheduled to take place between Threlkeld and Braithwaite in a cave in the old Honister Slate Mine in the Lake District in England. Quiet why anyone would want

Two Strings to His Bow

Thank you to Mark who sent us an email after reading the tribute to Basil D’Oliveira. He advised us that the former England Cricketer actually played Football for the non-white South African team. He apparently also wrote to Charlton Athletic

Cleaning up Cricket

The game of cricket, despite some superb games of late in the test arena seems to be forever taking one step forward and then two back. The comments from Mr. Paul Condon the founding head of the International Cricket Council’s