We didn’t let the rain or our defeat by Gloucestershire Gipsies spoil the last match of our season yesterday. We were pleased that our opposition agreed to… Read more “Up to you, skip #32: is it all over?”
Up to you, skip #31: why does nobody else want to be captain?
After such a positive day for England in the Fifth Test, Joe Root is probably feeling good about his captaincy. Whereas, at the end of the Fourth… Read more “Up to you, skip #31: why does nobody else want to be captain?”
Up to you, skip #30: ‘just like us’
It has not been the greatest day of this Test series for England but at least our skipper, who rarely bowls himself, got their star player, and… Read more “Up to you, skip #30: ‘just like us’”
Up to you, skip #29: ‘Friend, go up higher’
As it is The Invalids’ centenary season, our match yesterday was an all-day game and celebration of cricket. The Invalids were formed at the end of the… Read more “Up to you, skip #29: ‘Friend, go up higher’”
Up to you, skip #28: epic
As predicted in #27, the Headingley Test came to an epic conclusion although even the most optimistic England supporter could not have guessed that the timing would… Read more “Up to you, skip #28: epic”
Up to you, skip #27: pavilion’d in splendour
We are in France on a family holiday while the Ashes’ Test at Headingley is showing the world the Carnegie Pavilion. This matters to me because that… Read more “Up to you, skip #27: pavilion’d in splendour”
Up to you, skip #26: selection
For a week now we have been reflecting on a magical day for Middleton Stoney Cricket Club, when we beat the formidable Melbourne Cricket Club XXIX. Today,… Read more “Up to you, skip #26: selection “
Up to you, skip #25: exhilaration
In my 50 years as a cricket captain, yesterday’s game between Middleton Stoney and Melbourne Cricket Club XXIX was the first in which the opposing captain was… Read more “Up to you, skip #25: exhilaration”
Up to you, skip #24: anticipation
This is the night before a big match. We are playing Melbourne Cricket Club XXIX tomorrow, weather permitting. It is our Ashes. They are here to watch… Read more “Up to you, skip #24: anticipation”
Up to you, skip #23: friend
Putting the friend in friendly cricket, by which I mean introducing a friend to play for your club, is fraught with difficulties. Some members of our… Read more “Up to you, skip #23: friend”
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