Development Cricket Project
Development Cricket is back on the agenda for me, but this time the theory is about to be tested as through the No Boundaries Cricket Club CIC initiative I set …
Walk A Mile In My Shoes
I have got to know and admire both Azeem Rafiq (@AzeemRafiq30) and George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) in recent years. It always struck me that Azeem had already suffered unimaginable personal loss, …
My Cricket Bats
All feels a little postseason for me at the moment: not playing cricket, days spent rehabbing various parts of my body, and just spent the last two days sanding down …
Happy Birthday Fleur
Pretty little Fleur is a teenager, as she is thirteen (13) today. She remain quite nervy, little and feisty and very much Morenos women! She is very much an upstairs …
Strangely Enjoyable
Feels strange rather than frustrating not to be playing cricket but I have certainly made the right decision and after one week on what is a pretty intensive fitness programme …
Happy Birthday Tito
Tito is seven (7) years old today! No longer a little puppy physically he remains stuck at 6 months old mentally and every day he makes me smile and remember …
Happy Birthday Tobi
Tobi is seven (7) years old today. Fair to say he is the largest of the cats, but is very agile and active and will always be my Baby Boy …
Pre Season and Out
Two pre season games this week and a visit to the physio and whilst I have performed well with both bat (17 not out off 12 and 24 off 18) …
Happy Birthday Dusky
Dusky is twelve (12) today, and remains as vocal, laid back and lovely as ever. I don’t think he has ever sat on my knee, but he sits next to …
Waiting!
Rejoice the cricket season is here, although it hasn’t really started for me. The pre season game on the 12th (today) that I was scheduled to guest in was cancelled, …
Happy Birthday Moreno
Moreno (Mori) is SEVENTEEN (17) today! No getting away from the fact that he is slower, thinner, and a tad wobbly on his back legs BUT he is 100% still …
A Weeks R&R
A much needed week off from anything other than walking the dogs and some stretching gave me the opportunity (well no excuse really) to get some jobs done around the …
Happy Birthday Orla (RIP)
Orla would have been fifteen (15) years old today. She had such a short life and was never wel, but she had a couple of great months with us and …
End Of Indoor Nets
Well my off season is officially over! After 51 indoor nets, 36,600 sit ups, 880.5km on the indoor bike, 312m with the dogs, 26 cricket ‘runs’, 10 outdoor cricket training …
Pre Match Routine
The off season Rehab and Training this winter has been hard, very hard, with more rehab than training unfortunately. I still have a bit of time to work on a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …