Cricket Diary: Reflections (New Stuff)
As the season enters it’s final stages a look back at the ‘new stuff’ I encountered, but first – who would be a Cricket Club Official, hats caps off to …
Cricket Diary: Spirit of the Game
A three day Bank Holiday weekend with no cricket. Two great days at the Test Match. A new hobby/business/addiction and “Suits you sir”. Bothered by no cricket? Being honest not …
Cricket Diary: Old Haunts
Another cancelled match. Another failure with the bat. Another blow on the finger. Another familiar old ground and a few beers with an old foe! The Week That Was No …
Cricket Diary: Mid Season Already
Picked up another two bruises this weekend: one on my inner left thigh, one on my right forearm. Any guesses which one resulted in my dismissal? Monday evening I netted …
Cricket Diary: The Art of Drinking
One of the unexpected pleasures of my return to cricket has been a number of trips down memory lane although not always directly cricket related to be fair. Monday saw …
Cricket Diary: Reflections
Last week I consumed more beer, bread and pastry in three days than I normally do in a year so I sit here typing this weeks diary fighting an urge …
Cricket Diary: An Allrounder!!??
I cleaned the patio on Sunday. Not the most exciting start to a diary post I agree, but a month ago I would have given you long odds on me …
Cricket Diary: Drinking In The Rain
I have news, we have a new boiler. This is news, but is not the news though. The new boiler is way more powerful than the vintage one we inherited …
Cricket Diary: A Weekend Without Cricket Is a Weekend Without Radox
Amazon sell a pack of 10 (5 pairs) of Hot Hands Hand Warmers for £3.99 (£3.79 if you set up a monthly subscription), which are air activated and provide up …
Cricket Diary: H Is Revealed
Amazon sell a pack of three Red Smoke flares for £23.95. This is not a random fact I just happen to know, but the result of a morning researching distress …
Cricket Diary: On Golden Spond
Starting at the end. A great win for the Penkridge 4s, which for some of a certain age may sound a little like the Guildford 6, for which I apologise. …
Cricket Diary: Down To Earth With A Bump
Not quite as promising a week as last week to be fair, but more of that later. Week started off trying to train the dogs that if they needed to …
Cricket Diary: Come Hail Or Shine
Growing up I don’t ever recall thinking “oh good it’s April, the cricket season is starting” and as I donned bobble cap, base layers, snood and winter coat and headed …
Cricket Diary: Getting Real
All started to get real this week: real hot, real cold, real stiff, real sore, real painful, real aches, real pains, but also real smiles, real humour, real good spirit, …
Lockdown 3.0: Preparing For Re-Entry
Last Lockdown 3.0 post, and hopefully last Lockdown post ever – you and me both – as this week welcomed the first milestone on our release back into the wild …
Cricket Diary: Aspirations & Targets
Anticipation and apprehension mount in equal measures as the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions means that at Penkridge Cricket Club we have our first training session of the season scheduled for …
Supporting The NHS This Cricket Season
I am returning to the cricket field this year for the first time in 33 years, aged 57, I am going to donate money to the NHS for every run …
Cricket Diary: ECB Coaching Foundation Course
Back in November 2020, on the 1st to be exact, I attended Day One of the ECB Coaching Foundation Course. Pretty much the first thing they told us was that …
Cricket Diary: Questions
One week into pre season training and apart from very sore legs and hands, all is going well. The majority of my exercise is walking the dogs on Cannock Chase …
Cricket Diary: Preparation & Pre Season Training
Preparation and Pre Season, possibly two concepts not too high up the priority list of your typical club cricketers, but it is fair to say at the grand old age …
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 …
Playing Cricket Again: Part Four (Nets & Coaching)
I managed four (4) one on one net sessions at Penkridge Cricket Club before the season ended. I also joined the club (4796818) and joined Play Cricket, and icoachcricket. It …
Playing Cricket Again: Part Three (Fitness)
Got a Plan, got the Equipment, found a Club, now need to get Fit, specifically cricket fit. To be fair I am reasonably fit in so much as I walk …
Playing Cricket Again: Part Two (Equipment)
Anyone that has met me, or read the blog, or engaged with me on Facebook or Twitter will know that I am a cricket fan. I have written recently about …
Playing Cricket Again: Part One (The Plan)
I wrote recently about my new cricket bat and commented that I was thinking of playing cricket again. I couldn’t have picked a worse time really as Club Cricket has …