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The Return of Pietersen

Posted in england, tagged , , , on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kevin Pietersen is feeling ‘refreshed‘ after his forced break from cricket (time which he exploited to promote pomade, although sadly not Dapper Dan).
England will certainly be glad of his return, having had an uneven and inconsistent end to the summer, and apparently Pietersen has prepared himself for the winter by spending “a month on [...]

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David Shepherd RIP

Posted in england, tagged , , on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

David Shepherd, a true cult figure amongst umpires, has died at the age of 68 following a long battle with cancer.
For a generation of English cricket fans, Shepherd’s many superstitions (including hopping when the score reached 111, and his status as “full-bodied in good nature and girth” will be much missed.

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Monty’s Mission

Posted in england, south africa, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Monty Panesar may have been cut adrift by England despite winning the Ashes for them with the bat, but he’s on a new mission now – trying to bring success to the Highveld Lions. Monty looks set to make his debut in tomorrow’s match against the Chevrolet Warriors, and it will be interesting to see [...]

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Hoggard’s departure from Yorkshire

Posted in england, tagged , , , , , on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Yorkshire’s decision to release Matthew Hoggard (if it was indeed their decision rather than his – reports so far tend to take one side or the other) is surprising, to say the least. He took more First-Class wickets than any other Yorkshire bowler (although admittedly he didn’t do too well in the shorter formats), and [...]

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The Best of 2009

Posted in england, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The county season’s over for another year, and so here are my picks for the best of 2009

Best Batsman: With more than 1800 runs at an average of more than 75, it has to be Marcus Trescothick again, although Michael Di Venuto’s contribution to Durham’s successful defence of their County Championship title deseves commendation.

Best Bowler: [...]

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Twenty20 Champions League Preview: Part Two

Posted in australia, england, india, west indies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Part two of the Twenty20 Champions League Preview:

The Bangalore Royal Challengers have almost as many South Africans in their squad as the sides representing that country (even without the injured Kevin Pietersen). Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn all feature, whilst Rahul Dravid demonstrated in this year’s IPL that there’s a role for him [...]

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Twenty20 Champions League Preview: Part One

Posted in australia, england, india, new zealand, south africa, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Club cricket takes a new turn this week with the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League. Here’s a brief run-down of the sides involved:

The Cape Cobras, although without the injured Graeme Smith, will still have plenty of firepower with JP Duminy and Herschelle Gibbs the main threats. The lack of access to the large pool of overseas [...]

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England remember how to bat

Posted in england, tagged , , , , , on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Something has happened to England’s batsmen – have they been replaced by replicas grown from plantlike pods, identical in every way apart from their ability to pace an innings and remain steady under pressure?
Certainly, Owais Shah demonstrated a seldom-glimpsed ability to keep his head, making 98 (OK, he didn’t maintain his composure long enough to [...]

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