Archive for the ‘Beyond The Rope’ Category

Beyond the Rope Watching … Andrew Flintoff

Monday, April 5th, 2010

[show_avatar email=Rohan@hetoreahamstring.me.uk align=left] Throughout the last few years, the name Andrew Flintoff has been enough to send a juxtaposition of joy, fear and amusement amongst England's cricket fans, particularly those of the Barmy Army, who have followed 'Freddie' and his teammates to every corner of the cricketing map. They have had ...

Beyond the Rope Watching … Malcolm Marshall

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

[show_avatar email=rohan@hetoreahamstring.me.uk align=left] Malcolm Denzil Marshall - three words guaranteed to strike unparalleled fear into even the greatest of batsmen through the 1980s. Known throughout the cricket world as 'Macko', I am yet to see as complete a fast bowler as this wonderful West Indian. Of the 24 bowlers who ...

Beyond the Rope Watching … Alvin Kallicharran

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

[show_avatar email=rohan@hetoreahamstring.me.uk align=left] A Chinese Restaurant on a rainy Taunton evening, hardly the prelude to one of the more memorable innings that I have seen. Looking across the table at my dad, it was probably the last thing on his mind as he tucked into his Crispy Duck, never one ...

It’s Just Not Cricket … Actually, It Really Is!

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

[show_avatar email=rohan@hetoreahamstring.me.uk align=left] Many of you will be aware of my love of a good book ... quite frankly, I can happily waste away hours on end turning pages, the only downside of course being when I finally put the book down, look at the clock, and realise that I ...