Test cricket is BEST CRICKET! The indelible image above showing Jimmy Anderson frozen in position after being clean bowled by Mohammed Siraj and the India players celebrating around him tells a great deal of the story of the 2nd England … Continue reading All Things Cricket: August 20th
England and India moved to Lord’s for their second Test. The first one was an unfortunate draw for India, who only needed 157 more runs to win when rain wiped out all of Day 5 at Trent Bridge. The Men … Continue reading All Things Cricket: August 13th
I went to a real, live professional cricket match! The opponents are shown above. Houston Hurricanes overcame an almost impossible situation at Moosa Stadium in Pearland, needing 10 with 2 balls to go, to beat Austin Athletics in the Minor … Continue reading All Things Cricket: August 6th
A day late and zero dollars short (this is free and I don’t get paid). The Hundred is here! What is The Hundred? It’s cricket. That’s what The Hundred is. Early winners in this format that is tearing families apart … Continue reading All Things Cricket: July 24th
England whitewashed Sri Lanka, winning all three T20Is and two ODIs, with the final one getting mercifully (from the Lions perspective, anyway) abandoned after the first innings due to rain. Sri Lanka has a lot of problems and will need … Continue reading All Things Cricket: July 9th
New Zealand rules the Test cricket world! They beat India, a nation containing approximately 1.495 billion more people, at the Hampshire Bowl (special naming rights! Why? No one knows!) in Southampton, UK by 8 wickets this Wednesday. There wasn’t supposed … Continue reading All Things Cricket: June 25th
Can there be too much cricket? No, of course not, but we are getting close. Test matches are always great, but the first one between England and New Zealand at Lord’s was only moderately great. There were a lot of … Continue reading All Things Cricket: June 11th
It’s dry in England! Briefly, anyway. The Roses match is happening this week. Yorkshire is shorthanded and is getting pounded by the much more in-form Lancashire bunch at their home at Old Trafford. Essex and Durham are playing a crucial … Continue reading All Things Cricket: May 28th
It. Never. Stops. Raining. (See above). Apparently, a tropical system originating in the Houston area and extending all the way to Bristol is wiping out all hope of cricket being played in both places, because even my youth cricket sessions … Continue reading All Things Cricket: May 21st
I’m forced to be off on Fridays for a while, so we are moving this thing! Pakistan completed the 2-0 sweep of Zimbabwe in Harare with an innings win. Hasan Ali (seen above hugging it out with his teammate Shaheen … Continue reading All Things Cricket: May 14th
It’s not Tuesday, but I have a minute, so here we go! The IPL has been postponed due to you know what. There have been all sorts of speculation as to when and where it might resume, including at English … Continue reading All Things Cricket: May 7th
I am just checking in to let you know that I still want to keep doing this, but because a lot of customers have put off work because of COVID and are all now hitting me with work they’ve postponed, … Continue reading All Things Cricket: Update
Two weeks in a row! Not as busy as I have been. The BBL takes center stage. The playoffs are set, and Adelaide Strikers will play Brisbane Heat to decide the first eliminated team. Then Perth Scorchers take on Sydney … Continue reading All Things Cricket: January 26th
Well, then. That was something! India, missing only, you know, some random guys named Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin, chased down 328 in the fourth innings to beat Australia at Fortress Gabba in Brisbane. Hard to … Continue reading All Things Cricket: January 19th
We close out the year with a lot of stuff. The biggest news lately has been the Australia v. India Test series. India embarrassed themselves in Adelaide with a 36 all out second innings in the first Test and lost … Continue reading All Things Cricket: December 29th
The BBL is in Round 2. Peter Siddle of Adelaide Strikers took a 5-fer last night against Hobart Hurricanes, which is almost more remarkable than his hairstyle. Adelaide won by 5 wickets in Launceston to avenge an 11-run loss earlier … Continue reading All Things Cricket: December 15th
The WBBL final was all Sydney Thunder. Their fast bowling attack was too much for regular season points leader Melbourne Stars and Australia/Stars captain Meg Lanning. Melbourne limped to 86 for 9 and were chased in a mere 13.4 overs. … Continue reading All Things Cricket: December 1st
The WBBL is in the business end of the tournament. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars is the first semifinal tomorrow morning at 2:10 am CT, followed by Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder on Thanksgiving morning at 2:10 am CT. I’ll … Continue reading All Things Cricket: November 24th
Hey, I’m back! Not super busy for a change. The WBBL tops the list of news lately. The league just finished round 11 last night, and Melbourne Stars are firmly in the lead with 17 points, a 5-point cushion over … Continue reading All Things Cricket: November 17th
Not today. Doubtful next week or the week after. Too busy. I’ll leave this placeholder so you can comment. Sorry, but work intervenes sometimes. Continue reading All Things Cricket: October 20th
The IPL is starting to take center stage these days, since the England domestic season has ended and the Australian domestic season is just getting started. Mumbai won a big contest versus Delhi with two balls remaining on a four … Continue reading All Things Cricket: October 13th
