The Old Batsman

The consolations of a cricketing life

Saturday, 24 May 2014

One (thousand) run(s) in May

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Last season was probably my worst ever with the bat. I remember clearly driving home from the final game feeling relieved that it was all ov...
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Thursday, 8 May 2014

One of the greats, DIG?

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The post a couple below this one wondered about the last great batsman that England produced (as opposed to those developed outside of the ...
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Thursday, 1 May 2014

Pete and Ali's first day, brought to us in partnership with Waitrose

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Pouring money into Team England is no longer a frictionless exercise in logo-led corporate brand recognition, as the supermarket Waitrose ar...
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Monday, 28 April 2014

Who was the last great batsman that England produced?

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Is there any greater pleasure in the game than watching Virat Kohli bat? Only one, perhaps, and that's watching AB de Villiers bat. This...
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Monday, 7 April 2014

Don't worry Yuvi, we've all been there...

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It wasn't hard to understand how Yuvraj must have felt during his short but catastrophically not short enough innings against Sri Lanka ...
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Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Alastair Cook and The Monkey's Paw

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The Monkey's Paw is a classic, short horror story by WW Jacobs. I first read it in a compendium that I got from the school book club, a...
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Saturday, 29 March 2014

Fergie, Gilo and the meaning of control

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There's a terrific scene in Class Of 92 , the documentary about Manchester United's FA Youth Cup winning side of that year, when its...
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