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 …
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. …
RIP Orla
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 …
Season Two: Reflections
Time for some post season reflections again, a season which in many ways mirrored last season, my first playing again after 33 year break between innings. Next Season then, what are …
Season Two: September Round Up
Final month of a very mixed season: dominated again by injury, but when I played I played much better than last season, introduced myself to Staffordshire Seniors, got more clarity …
Season Two: August Round Up
Last month was a very mixed month with the focus being on rehab and getting my mind around my future cricket. To that end August saw me sign up to …
Happy Anniversary Sophie
Really struggle with the fact that it is seven (7) years since we found sweet Sophie on the beach. She was such a pretty girl, into everything and full of …
Happy Anniversary Dinky & The Donuts
Two years since Sands came back with Dinky and The Donuts and what a brilliant two years it has been. Having the opportunity to keep the whole family together with …
The Forty Club
I mentioned in my July Diary that I had played for an invitational team against a Dubai Club and that I was becoming more involved (well aware really) of the …
Happy Birthday Donuts
The Donuts are two (2) years old today. They are all grown up now with their personalities and habits but one think they all have in common is how beautiful …
Season Two: July Round Up
Last month ended on a high, albeit a painful one, so I carried a couple of bruises, sore knees and stiff legs into the first game, my second for the …
Happy Anniversary Tigra
We have had Tigra nine (9) years today. Skinny, nervous and recovering from an awful start to life, within an hour she had found a sofa, Teo and security and …
Happy Anniversary Tito
We have had Tito six (6) years today. Adopted to ensure Tigra didn’t miss Teo too much and to take the pressure off Teo during his last months, and because …
Happy Anniversary Marti
Six (6) years ago today Marti came to live with us, and what an amazing six years they have been. It is hard to know where to start describing him …