I’ve got several friends coming over tomorrow to watch last week’s final of Australia’s KFC Big Bash Twenty20 cricket final; however, they basically know little or nothing about cricket. I was going to mail them this guide, but why should I waste pages of writing that I can blog instead? 🙂 So here it is… … Read more
They say most people consider Labor Day to be the “End of Summer”, but in fact, it’s not till September 21. Typically, though, summer has begun to let off by now. Not so this year, which I think will be remembered not-so-fondly as the “summer without end” It’s still topping 100 degrees every day (101 … Read more
Ah hell, here’s one more… It is the Ashes*, afterall. *Test cricket – cricket at its most tedious. Sorry, stuffy old purists.
This is a few days/weeks old, but I don’t feel like writing much and, apart from the unfortunate pigeon, this is somewhat amusing.
Not doing so good, so far… still, only one player on my team, Robin Utappha has played yet. Arizona : Pos. Team Manager Mn. Pts. Last Updated: 19/04/2009 07:40:48 http://fantasyipl.sportspundit.com/ 2354 Cow Corner XI Eugene Glover 9 9 0 Bernie Madoff super 11 0 0
So in the last few days I’m seeing rumblings (but not major news articles) about a new American Premier League. A T20 Cricket tournament to be held in New York in October, and again in Florida in April 2010. They have a website, http://americanpremierleague.us – That link is to their about page, right now their … Read more
While I was out at lunch today, I got a text message from a friend informing me of something truly amazing, the text read: “England vs Stanford Superstars is on ESPN2 (20v20 cricket).” Could that be true? Could Stanford and his millions have enough pull that a cricket match would be shown on American television?! … Read more
I was searching Flickr to find a suitable photo of girls playing cricket to accompany my previous post. Instead I found this photo, which was thoroughly inappropriate to go along with that post. So here it is with a post all of it’s own. It certainly adds a new angle to the oft-heard phrase in … Read more
It’s a good thing my kids don’t read my blog. This will be no surprise to most parents, but my kids are not like each other… apart from the obvious anatomical differences. James is a compulsive, obsessive child, who is frequently fixated by superheroes. Hardly a day goes by where it isn’t “Batman this, Batman … Read more
Reuters => Huge Demand for World Twenty20 tickets LONDON (Reuters) – Organisers of next year’s ICC World Twenty20 in England said on Monday there was an unprecedented demand for tickets. Fans swamped telephone lines early on Monday for the event which will be staged next June at Lord’s, The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton. It’s … Read more