THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: County commentary, and the joy of being part of a longstanding cricket team
"Every game there would be a couple of players who turned up not having been to bed, smelling a bit funny, and with pupils bigger than a cricket ball."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (7'55): A Hoax and a War:...
Published 04/12/21
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Looking forward to watching county cricket, and Cricket the Musical in Sydney
"I'm not expecting to go out for a pint with Kumar Roach after the game, but we can still be nattering at the boundary edge."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (9'35): The Headingley Ashes Test, 2001
"At the...
Published 03/15/21
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: A farewell to Faf du Plessis, and travelling back to 1939 courtesy of a wedding present
"There's an advert for visiting Jamaica that boasts that it's 'only twelve days' travel from London'."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (8'50): The Hick Declaration, 1995
"There's no anger or open...
Published 02/21/21