Lording It With The Bears

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

I have been fortunate, in my lifetime, to watch Warwickshire in 13 domestic finals, 12 at the Home of Cricket, and another at Trent Bridge. Happily, they have, after today, won 7 of those big games, although I will confess to doubting that they would ever win at Lord’s, after my first ...

Not Your Everyday Dad …

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

As I mentioned back in March, mums are so often the focal point of any family, the glue that binds it together. However, not that I suspect that he was a huge fan of Marvin Gaye, my biology teacher once told me that “It Takes Two”. I also suspect that ...

When We Were Kings

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

“When We Were Kings”, a fascinating insight into the iconic Rumble in the Jungle, between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. If Ali was ‘The Greatest’, both self-proclaimed and in the eyes of many experts, I wanted to take the phrase and relate it to another sport. Whilst the Australians may argue ...

Taking the Tebbitt Test … and Failing

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

It seems quite apt in the week of a General Election that my mind should be taken aback to a certain Lord Tebbitt, and his infamous Cricket Test. Whilst for the more politicised it serves as a reminder that the issues over immigration are hardly novel, for me it simply ...

Beyond the Rope Watching … Alvin Kallicharran

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

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 for superstition ahead ...

Deeds, Porcelains, Poles & Strikes …

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

First and foremost ... yes, I have been somewhat quiet this week! I think it's fair to say that I've seen more porcelain than the average Royal Doulton expert during boom-time in Stoke-on-Trent!! We'll check on weight loss next week!! Anyway, that's quite enough smutty 'toilet humour' for one blog ...

Guyana – South America meets Caribbean

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

There are some wonderfully random, yet woefully pointless profiles on Facebook. I am sure that I came across a group with 2 members quite recently ... I could not help thinking that it would be easier to email each other! One of the most fascinating profiles that I discovered recently was ...