Late Cuts
Late Cuts: Musings on Cricket by Vic Mark was highly recommended by a friend who is a Somerset fan through and through and eagerly anticipated by myself, a big fan …
Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket
Racism throughout cricket, incompetent and rudderless leadership from those responsible for English Cricket, and concerns over the increased focus on the short format of the game. Welcome to the 1960s …
Product Review: Masuri E Line Batting Pads
For reasons I can not even start to justify I now own five (5) pairs of perfectly adequate and useable batting pads!! The Gray-Nicolls Select 600 are in my ‘museum’ …
Spond
Spond is one of the (many) things that have changed – well technically been introduced as nothing like this existed – since I last played Cricket 33 years ago! Smooth …
Product Review: Williamson Boucher Classic Batting Pads
Having written before about the Williamson Boucher Classic Bundle, how much I liked the look of the brand, and what I great idea I thought the bundle concept was, I …
Product Review: Williamson Boucher Classic Batting Gloves
Having written before about the Williamson Boucher Classic Bundle, how much I liked the look of the brand, and what I great idea I thought the bundle concept was, I …
Product Review: Masuri C Line Plus Steel Helmet
A number of contributing factors to the purchase of my third helmet! Barlaston Cricket Club have a club store with Masuri, so that determined the brand. Their club colour is …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Select 600 Batting Pads 2020
Selling these with all proceeds going to charity so please make an offer but note only used a couple of times in nets and list price £64.99 These are a …
Product Review: Shrey Armor Adult Cricket Helmet Powder Grill
Picking a cricket helmet can be a bit of a minefield given how many versions are available, but for many I suspect preferred brand and price will be the main …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Classic Prestige Batting Pads 2018 v Masuri T Line Batting Pads
The T in Masuri T Line stands for Test, whereas Gray-Nicolls pitch the Prestige pads at the County/Premier Level which from the start would intimate that the Masuri Pads should …
Product Review: Masuri E-Line Batting Gloves 2019
E Line is the Elite level of product from Masuri, so these are gloves that the Pros wear (they do a Pro version with more traditional sausage fingers if you …
Product Review: Masuri T Line Batting Pads
When looking to purchase Masuri Batting Pads you need to bear in mind that the clue is in the way they name the various models: ELine (Elite), TLine (Test), CLine …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Prestige Batting Gloves 2018
These are a lovely pair of bating gloves: extremely comfortable, good all round protection, high quality and as I am a big fan of the branding, look great. If you …
Cricket Debate: Time to Review The Use Of Technology
I am all for the use of technology in sport (in general) and cricket (in particular) but I have a number of caveats that I think should be in place: …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls All In One 360 Batting Thigh Guard
Am selling this will all proceeds going to charity so please make an offer. This is a really good thigh guard. It is a little small for me and sits …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls GN800 Duffel Bag v Gray-Nicolls Legend Duffle Bag
I know, two bags (well three if I am in full disclosure) which is pretty much the norm as far as I am concerned and if ever I was going …
Product Review: Shrey Neck Guard 2.0
When I first purchased my Shrey helmet I took the view that I wouldn’t really need a Neck Guard and that if I did then I would buy one. One …
Product Review: Masuri StemGuard
I know!! When I reviewed the Masuri E LINE Steel Helmet I explained my reasoning behind not adding the StemGuard, but subsequently I asked around and the consensus was to …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Supernova Cricket Bat
My task today is two fold: 1) to explain justify why I have three Gray-Nicolls Supernova Cricket Bats and 2) a fourth bat, Gray-Nicolls NHS Charities Together Cricket Bat. My …
Product Review: 2020 Kookaburra KC 3.0 White Grey Rubber Sole Cricket Shoes & 2020 Kookaburra KC 3.0 White Grey Cricket Spike Shoes
I know two pairs of cricket shoes but this time it is OK. Everyone has a pair of spikes and rubbers ….. don’t they? I wanted to try the Kookaburra …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Prestige Batting Gloves 2018 v Masuri E-Line Batting Gloves 2019
Noah built an ark, whereas I seem intent on doubling up kit in my cricket bag (if only you knew what else was coming later in this series of reviews!). …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls All In One 360 Batting Thigh Guard v Gray-Nicolls Legend 360 Cricket Thigh Pads
Guess what? I have two Grey-Nicolls Thigh Pads, although at least this time I have a ‘proper’ reason: the All In One 360 Batting Thigh Guard is too small for …
Product Review: Shrey Armor Adult Cricket Helmet Mild Steel Powder Grill v Masuri E LINE Steel Helmet
Yes I know, I have two helmets, but just the one head, but as ever there was a “cunning” plan behind by madness. First though let me digress a little …
Product Review: Masuri E LINE Steel Helmet
Something I enjoy about reviewing a product is how much I usually learn myself. So at the risk of telling you things that you already know Masuri offer their products …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Select 600 Batting Pads 2020 v Gray-Nicolls Classic Prestige Batting Pads 2018
Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way first: how come a 57 year old man, who has not played cricket for 33 years, who has only …
Choices, What Choices?
Politicians, Marketing Specialists, Broadcasters, Retailers, Hospitality and Leisure Companies will, I have no doubt, a) tell you that we the paying public have never had so many choices, and b) …
IPTV UK
I have resisted the whole Internet TV thing for years, primarily because I was happy with Sky and the solution we had in Spain, but mainly because it all seemed …
Wisden on Yorkshire
Wisden on Yorkshire an Anthology by Duncan Hamilton is not for the faint hearted! [amazon_link asins=’B00NYI76WK’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’chrism-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’673702a9-85ea-11e8-8d89-17ec9aa61170′] It is however a book that any self respecting, cricket …
Garmin: Please Take Note!
Update: Since the original post (19th April) I received an email on the 20th April apologising for the delay in replying, saying the delay in shipment was because of excessive …
Vinyl sales continue to surge in the UK
I bought a GOP Memphis Turntable at Christmas to listen to my old LP’s. The plan was to record them to SD Card and then import them into iTunes and …
Instagram’s big bet on video doesn’t stop at 60 seconds
Detailed article over on Engadget regarding the challenges that Instagram faced extending the 15 second video (which they only recently introduced) to the 60 second clip option. Solution lay in …
Google’s calendar reminders are coming to the web
Good news for those of us that use Google Reminders (main thing I like is they just automatically role forward if you don’t get them done so no time spent …
Fitbit Charge HR
My quest for the right wearable for me continues, this time with the perfectly adequate Fitbit Charge HR which I tried because it was an unobtrusive wristband with a minimal …
EyeForcer wants to force your kids to sit up straight
Another glasses related post from CES via Engadget which makes a lot of sense! Being 6ft 4ins and short sighted I have spent the majority of my life stooping: driving, …
Carl Zeiss thinks it can make smart glasses you’ll want to wear
Two inherent problems with ‘wearable technology’ as far as I am concerned: 1) it basically only does what something else is already doing for you (so has limited if any …
Edit your GoPro videos on your TV with Sugarlock
Video has always been an attractive proposition, until it came to the editing (not too bad these days) and the uploading (still a slow and torturous process) which is why …