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Douglas Heath began his lifelong love affair with cricket as an 8 year-old schoolboy playing OWZAT? Whilst listening to a 160s Ashes series on the radio. He later became half-decent at doing John Arlott impressions and is a member of Middlesex County Cricket Club. He holds no truck at all with the T20 version on the game. More Posts

Getting to the nub of it

We love a good debate or discussion here at the Rust and therefore I make no apology for returning to the subject of women and sport, as most recently observed in cricket. Last week I blogged about the solitary Test match which, together with a mix of One Day Internationals and T20 games, comprise [...]

August 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Yesterday – and indeed the day before – effectively confined to barracks because of stormy inclement weather, I spent most of my time with the Sky Sports coverage of the Women’s Ashes Series test match playing on the television in the corner of the room. [For those of a nervous disposition, [...]

August 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Aussies fall on their Broadsword

Walking to the first day of a Test is to share the excitement of the crowd and it was palpable. Crossing the railway bridge I saw English fans lagering up at 9-30 at Hooters pub. The crowd was now more numerous as we passed the first of Nottingham’s stadia: Meadow Lane, the home of Notts [...]

August 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Summer’s Crown: the Story of Cricket’s County Championship

A good friend of mine who moves in cricket circles – he chaired the Lords Taverners – recommended  Summer’s Crown to me knowing of my love for County cricket. It’s written by Stephen Chalke and would adorn any cricket library. It celebrates 125 years of county cricket with [...]

August 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Cricket, not lovely cricket.

The project to have a competition of city-based T20 sides playing in a month’s window backed by SKY is of great concern to those like Ivan that follow the county game. It worries me as it is another example of cricket aping the worst of football. We have already seen a cricketing media like [...]

July 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

At Lords for the T20 blast

Readers know I am no fan of 20/20 but to be invited to Lords on a warm summer’s evening is most pleasant. My host is an old friend and an Arsenal fanatic who has a debenture seat in the Mound Stand. These are much prized as many including me prefer the airy space of the Upper Mound Stand to [...]

July 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

Emerging from the shadows

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, this fascinating tale of a forgotten England captain by John Ashdown is worthy of reaching as wide a readership as possible, which is why today we recommend it to our readers – [...]

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Lords (again)

I returned to Lords and for a variety of reasons found it a more enjoyable experience than the Friday. The Saturday test of the Ashes is one of the great sporting experiences and as I sat in the sun in the front row of the Mound Stand I could not think of anywhere else I would prefer to be. I was [...]

July 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

The great Rust debate

Yesterday I went to Lords so let me put in my ha’porth on our debate on watching at home v being there. I’m approaching this from the perspective of the crowd. If you watch at home you’re being selective in terms of watching on your own or with mates and you might miss out on [...]

July 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Assessing the Ashes

When the sports editor asked me for a piece to preview the Ashes my heart dropped. There has been so much hot air in the media, so much raking up of old incidents and generating new confrontation that I suspect most cricket followers like me would really like battle to commence, as it will this [...]

July 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

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