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Category: cricket

  • A season with the Seniors — playing for the over 60s

    I am just about to embark on my second season of Seniors (60+) cricket with Essex in the National 60+/70+ County Cricket Championship.

    We were winners of the 4th XI competition in 2021. Possibly stretching it a bit to claim we are “national champions”, as only 6 Counties field a 4th XI in the “national” comp (compared with 36 that are represented at 1st XI level).

    But we were in it, and we won it!

    Winners of the 4th XI trophy…Essex takes the title from “COVID”!
    The trophy, with ruler for scale
    National 60+/70+ County Cricket Championship, 4th XI trophy

    The 4th XI section will be competitive again in 2022, with Kent looking to regain their title. COVID has not been invited for 2022…

    And the 3rd XI competition has expanded to include 14 teams, in West & East sections, so there is the prospect of post-season play-off rounds in 2022, and trips to new locations beyond the South East Home Counties.

    Lots to look forward to!

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  • When T20 goes wrong…

    Very interesting article from Ian Chappell over the weekend.

    “When bowlers are reduced to deliberately bowling wide and wickets come off batters’ errors, you know the balance isn’t right.”

    What, though, could be done?

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  • Malinga or Grace

    Malinga or Grace

    “…his action is distinctly round-arm, and he delivers with his hand scarcely more than shoulder high…he is able, by turning his hand over at the moment of delivery, to put top spin on the ball, and to put drag spin on it by turning his hand the reverse way and cutting under it.”

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