Hertfordshire in control
On a glorious sunny day at Exning just outside Newmarket, Hertfordshire (132/5) beat Cambridgeshire (105/8) by 27 runs in the first round of this year’s women’s T20 county cup on …
The Pavilion
Six Keys to Ashes success
Who will win the Men’s Ashes is a question I have been posing to guests over the past three months. I may have spoken to one guest in late August …
Breaking Barriers – Barbados to England…and back
Much more than a Cricket book Roland Butcher, the first Black cricketer to play international cricket for England in 1980 is much more than a cricketer and his new autobiography …
Brave breeze through to final
Southern Brave breezed through to the final of the Women’s Hundred next Sunday with a comfortable 8 wicket win against London Spirit at Lord’s on Saturday. Having won all their …
Tilly takes centre stage at Trent Bridge
Southern Brave made it four out of four in The Hundred 2025 at Trent Bridge on Saturday, winning with 2 balls to spare against Trent Rockets. Although they had six …
A tale of two Powerplays
It was a tale of two power plays at Lord’s on Thursday with Trent Rockets clinching a comfortable 33 run win against the reigning champions, London Spirit. A first win …
dottin denies kapp in dramatic 2 run win
Manchester Originals completed a dramatic two run victory on Saturday against the Oval Invincibles as Barbadian Deandra Dottin held her nerve at a sun drenched Kia Oval. Bowling her right …
Kent cruise to quarter finals but no tears at Fenner’s
The Cambridgeshire women’s cricket team were the underdogs on Saturday in their T20 County Cup clash with Kent, just like Crystal Palace in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. Despite …
Steelbacks open up path to last eight in women’s T20 county cup
On my first outing to the press box this summer I ventured across the country to the county ground at Northampton to see the birth of a new competition, the …
The calm before the storm
Cricket comes in many forms and I certainly experienced that on consecutive Sundays in August. On the 11th I attended the inaugural men’s Over 70s World Cup final while on …