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

Sorry for missing last week. I was deep inside a building at a chemical plant fixing a problem and had no time or internet signal. Where do we start? The Bob Willis Trophy and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy were awarded, … Continue reading All Things Cricket: October 6th

What a crazy finish to the Vitality T20 Blast regular season on Sunday! Birmingham shot out to a 191 for 5 at home at Edgbaston, led by Adam Hose’s 119, and had Northants on the ropes at 71 for 6 … Continue reading All Things Cricket: September 22nd

It’s a comments-only week this week, I’m too busy. Please comment below. Thanks! Continue reading All Things Cricket: September 15th

We’ll start internationally again. England purloined the first of three T20Is from Australia in Southampton by two measly runs. Australia won the toss and elected to bowl, restricting England to a total of 162/7 with Kane Richardson and Glenn Maxwell … Continue reading All Things Cricket: September 8th

This is the time of TOO. MUCH. CRICKET. Which is a good problem. Let’s start internationally, at Emirates Old Trafford, where England won the only T20I game against Pakistan so far that had a result and is playing the third … Continue reading All Things Cricket: September 1st