An eclectic, whimsical oeuvre of musings and ponderings on cricket, lovely cricket.
There is a love-hate relationship between English cricket and the weather; a symbiosis between the two that, whatever the climactic conditions, both entities are welded together in a fractious marriage. Even if the sunshine is long and glorious, the weather still exerts its influence on proceedings. Perhaps the association is best exemplified when a spell... Continue Reading →
Almost inevitably, geography fulfils the role of chief arbiter in the setting of parameters for an evening cricket league. Many a league utilises a central location from which clubs within a particular radius are permitted to join and take part. As with everyday life though, administrative borders prove a fluid, moveable feast that don’t necessarily... Continue Reading →
Four or five summers ago a penny dropped. Whilst sat in the near empty concrete stands of the Ageas Bowl watching an eminently forgettable and nondescript Second XI Trophy contest, one reached the personal conclusion that one’s level of enjoyment at a day’s cricket was not necessarily linked to watching one’s preferred county / team... Continue Reading →
Sadly, virtually every winter witnesses at least one story. During the depths of cold days, short daylight hours and a general lack of club cricket activity arrives the almost inevitable story, usually via social media, of a cricket club’s facilities being vandalised. Usually said vandalism arrives in the form of vehicle damage to an outfield... Continue Reading →
Driving across the county of Dorset can prove a double edged sword. For instance, the shire is one of only a few not to possess any stretch of motorway, which engenders a more pleasant, rural sojourn but also leads to traffic issues around major towns, particularly with the almost perpetual drift of holiday makers across... Continue Reading →
Early August seems to be an odd time to begin lamenting the end of the cricket season. With most of one of the year’s hottest months still to unfold there would seem to be plenty of time to enjoy a match or three. However, the first sign of the season heading toward its conclusion arrives... Continue Reading →
Almost inevitably, no two Evening Leagues are the same. Such an assertion would seem obvious when one considers the geographical differences and the differing numbers of the teams involved but a cursory review of the playing regulations for the various leagues highlights a range of rules for what is essentially one common goal: to maximise... Continue Reading →
From a personal perspective, one of the more interesting aspects of Evening League cricket are the criteria upon which the various leagues were founded and are now run. Most tend to have begun on a geographical basis. Thus, in previous seasons one has watched matches in both the Border League for clubs located within a... Continue Reading →
Cricket Twitter, and Twitter as a whole, often proves a cesspit. Armed with a certain level of anonymity, too many users proffer opinions that are horrendous and, at times, inhumane. Amongst the morass of such vile behaviour there are often moments that provoke great joy and wonderment though. The notion of sharing pictures, events, videos... Continue Reading →
Little more than three miles and slightly less than ten minutes in the car separate the most westerly club in the North Hampshire Evening League and the most northerly club in the Winchester and Districts equivalent. Such is the zeal for midweek, evening cricket in the Hampshire area that the two leagues reside cheek by... Continue Reading →
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