Off Season Plans: Fitness, Rehab & Training
Here we go again another off season that starts with the need to rehab an injury I have been carrying since the second game of the season and which I …
Product Review: DKP Pro Edition Black Batting Gloves
Following my product review of the Gray-Nicolls Hypernova 2000 batting gloves and the comment I made about not being sure I would use them for T20 and that I had …
Happy Anniversary Teo (RIP)
It is ten (10) years ago since Teo, my first dog (Sandra had dogs as a child), the most amazing Galgo and friend you could have ever wanted entered our …
Cricket Diary: No More Stuff!!
If there were any regular readers of these cricket diaries they would know that I have way way too much cricket stuff partly through the generosity of Williamson Boucher, Masuri …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Hypernova 2000 Batting Gloves
I know, yet another pair of cricket batting gloves, the fifth pair of Gray-Nicolls gloves I have reviewed. If I use these at all it will be with my T20 …
Remembering Sophie (RIP)
Seven (7) years since we lost Sophie, the sweetest little Princess you could ever wish to meet. She was so pretty, so happy, so loved by everyone that met her. …
Happy Birthday Dinky
Dinky aka Mummy Cat is four (4) years old today and while she is still aloof and prefers to keep us at paws distance she will accept a stroke every …
Happy Birthday Marti
Marti is seven (7) years old today. A more integrated, friendly cat you will not find. He loves the dogs, the older cats and the donuts and happily sits on …
Cricket Diary: A Month Of Nets!
Quite a lot has changed since ‘my day’ (and a lot hasn’t) but probably the one thing that has changed the most is the Winter Net, primarily and simply because …
Happy Birthday Teo (RIP)
Teo would have been fourteen (14) today and how I so wish he was still with us. Having just been back to our apartment on Spain for the first time …
Happy Anniversary Oscar
Oscar, the original Pud, has been with us fourteen (14) years today. Like all the animals that came back from Spain with us he has thrived here in the UK …
Happy Anniversary Hollie
We have had Hollie five (5) years today and whilst certainly not planned I wouldn’t want a life without her. She is such a lovely, gentle, funny dog who just …
Mid Winter Break
I am off to Almerimar today for a week. The plan was that it would be a mid winter break from the rehab and fitness and an opportunity to enjoy …
Happy Birthday Charmin
Prince Charmin is eleven (11) years old today. He really is a special boy and he has been just puurrfect for my parents, who absolutely adore him. He is so …
Has BazBall Saved The County Game?
I doubt many would disagree that in recent years the ECB’s thinking has been somewhat difficult to understand and the phrase “can’t see the wood from the trees’ has been …
Happy Anniversary & Birthday Saidi (RIP)
Today is the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of when we adopted Saidi and it would have been her eighteenth (18th) birthday. I always say it only seems like yesterday that we …
Dry January #36
Here we go again, another Dry January, my 36th in a row. Over the years it has become a lot easier, and now that we are back in the UK …
Mid Season Report
Whilst the plan was to spend the of season on rehab, training and fitness it is fair to say that the majority of my time has spent on rehab, which …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Closest thing to a Christmas Card this from me! Stopped sending them years ago and donated the money I would have spent to charity, and this year I have also …
Happy Anniversary Charmin
It is six (6) years today that Prince Charmin was adopted by my Parents. So many things were just purrfect regards the adoption and they have remained so every day. …
Remembering Orla (RIP)
It is fourteen (14) years since we said goodbye to Orla and it in genuinely frightening how quickly the time has gone! Over the years it is noticeable how I …
Happy Birthday Oscar
Oscar, our little Pud is fourteen (14) today. He is certainly a lot bigger, but he is also a lot more loving and interactive. He was a little fighter when …
Happy Anniversary Moreno
Sixteen (16) years ago today Moreno entered our apartment in Spain and I am not over exaggerating when I say he changed our lives totally. We had been considering adopting …
Happy Birthday Tigra
Tigra (Tiggy) is Ten (10) years old today, and although she is certainly older she is not much wiser than when we first adopted her! She is still a little …
My Cricket Kit List
When I decided to return to playing cricket in 2021 after a 33 year break between innings I made a list (because I like lists) of the basics I would …
Happy Anniversary Orla (RIP)
Fourteen (14) years ago today Sanda brought Orla into our life. Whilst she was only with us a short time she left a huge hole when she left, one that …
Happy Birthday Hollie
Hollie is officially twelve (12) today. She is the one we know least of regards background and age as she was in the rescue for years before we adopted her …
Remembering Teo (RIP)
It is six (6) years since we lost Teo. Needless to say I think of him every day, and still miss him. From Day One he trusted me totally and …
Playing T20 Cricket
I have a theory that a mid week T20 match would be more beneficial than a club net for me personally, and in all probability the majority of cricketers, certainly …