Peter Della Penna’s forensic analysis of the now infamous run out † of Charlie Dean at Lord’s was pretty conclusive. Dean had left her crease early on more than 70 occasions prior to being dismissed, several times being 2’ out of her ground before the ball was released by the bowler. But were any of …
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It’s not the #£*?&@! IPL!
We have had a few discussions around the Club about a lack of discipline in the field shown by some of the junior teams – fielders wandering out of position between deliveries, not paying attention to the captain when he wants to make changes to the field, even directly questioning and countermanding the captain’s instructions. …
The campaign for real sledging – or why there is a problem with moronic chatter
I have a confession. I quite enjoy a little sledging. If the fielding team decide to criticise my batting technique (and I give them plenty of scope for that!) I am generally quite happy to play along. There is no point getting annoyed, or distracted. A quick response and, 99 times out of 100, back …
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