Andrew Beaven

Over rates – part 2

One of our Club XIs was missing both skipper and vice a couple of weeks ago, and I was asked to stand-in for the day. After my post on dilatory over rates back in July, I had the unexpected opportunity to see if the Teesra could get a team through its overs at a decent rate. …

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Over rates – why does everything take so long?

When I started this blog, I set myself a little (unwritten) rule. I would never write “it was better in the old days”… So I am going to struggle with this next post…but here we go. Why is the Club game so slow these days? It wasn’t like this when I was a lad. (I …

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Last Man Stands – is this the way forward for recreational cricket?

One of the challenges for ECB Coaches working in the Club sector is the constant turn-over of players, especially after they leave the established Colts’ set-up, generally after U16. At my own Club, we have more than 70 players in the junior section, from 8-years old upwards. If we are lucky, we might see four or five …

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