A Day at the Test Match
2020 what a year! Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic we have all missed out on many of life’s great pleasures this year - holidays, day trips, meals out, catching up with friends/family and of [...]
The Covid Season in Review
For most, the 2020 UK club cricket season has now come to an abrupt and premature conclusion less than 2 months after it started due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fact us club cricketers got [...]
Who’ve we got Saturday Skip? Who’s their pro?
These are 2 questions every 1st XI captain gets asked at least a thousand times a season. There are certain club pro’s guaranteed to cause sleepless nights to us club cricketers because they’re just a [...]
All Rounders – They’re a rare breed indeed!
As a club cricketer the standard question you always get asked at a social occasion where non-cricketers are present - ‘So what do you do bat or bowl’ and it’s fair to say the stock [...]
The Dark Months
The Dark Months The UK club cricket season is long, typically running from mid-April to mid-September, so pretty much half the calendar year. Although we all love the game, it can often be a hard [...]
Overseas Pro v’s Overseas Amateur?
Overseas Pro v’s Overseas Amateur? Having played the first half of my career in The North Staffs and South Cheshire league when it was mandatory for your paid player to be a fully-fledged professional cricketer [...]
The Best Club Pro’s I’ve played with – Top 3
Continuing the theme of my previous blog and looking at what makes a great club pro I have trawled through my archives to name the top 3 pro’s I have played with. Now some of [...]
What makes the ultimate club pro?
It’s a question often debated in the clubhouse and pub by cricketers across the land. Those that have played a good standard of club cricket will have played with and against hundreds of overseas pro’s [...]
