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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Cricket Diary: Balance
Can’t remember the last time I wore sunglasses! This was the outcome of a discussion with Sand about the weather this summer. WellI say summer! We only have two summers …
Development Cricket: My Thoughts
My hope this year is that I can get involved in ‘Development Cricket’ at both Penkridge Cricket Club and Barlaston Cricket Club. I played for Barlaston Cricket Club as a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: 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 …
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 …
Season Two: April Round Up
A mixed start to the season! It was a nailed on certainty that after all the winter nets, the analysis of my game, the talking rather than doing that in …
Holidays In Spain
For a number of years around 2018 – 2012 I contributed paid for columns to a number of the English Speaking Newspapers here in Spain: The Reader, The Sol Times, …