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My golfing weekend

I know there are those on the Rust sport desk who argue the best sport on tv is the Rugby Premiership. So I would state my case that the golf is most enjoyable too. Duggie Heath shouted the odds for Middlesex’s 370 fourth innings to achieve an unlikely victory over Sussex, but can we include [...]

May 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 4 Manchester United 0

One hopes that the media story will be how good Brighton were in this comprehensive defeat, not how bad United were. It was arguably Brighton’s best performance and result in the Premier. From the start they took the game to a ragged United, whose left flank was exposed where Bruno Fernandes [...]

May 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sussex v Middlesex (second day)

Ivan Conway kindly invited me to the second day at Hove because of my Middlesex allegiances. Stumps were drawn with Middlesex trailing by 108 runs with 6 wickets down. As Shaheen Afredi was so effective from the Cromwell Road End down the slope, so was Ollie Robinson, taking 3 wickets. Anderson and [...]

May 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

A pleasant day at Hove County Ground

The sun shone for most of the first day which ended with Sussex in pole position over Middlesex on 354-6. It might have been more but doughty Ali Orr, who looks more of a Ken Barrington than a David Gower, was tragically out for 99 in the last ball before tea. Chet Pujara, who had banked 531 runs [...]

May 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

Recommending & reviewing books

Yesterday I had a conversation with a fellow Ruster who touched upon a theme which I will explore here and now. He was given a book by a friend who enthused over it. The Ruster, who readily admits to being no bibliophile, wondered whether I knew the book in question which I did not. The point [...]

May 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

Back on the road again (not)

As regular Rusters will know, on the face of it my driving record – now encompassing two separate six month disqualifications for amassing 12 speeding points in a single clutch (by which statement I mean to refer to the fact that after three years duration each “offence” is treated by the [...]

May 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

Fulham crowned champions

Last night – after a 7-0 thrashing of Luton – Fulham were finally crowned Championship champions. I have to confess that I watched the game and the revelry afterwards from the comfort of my sofa. Originally the game was scheduled for 3.00pm then televised by Sky and moved to 5.15pm. [...]

May 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton win and Sussex CCC draw

Brighton HAFC are heading for their best ever finish in the top flight. After away wins over Arsenal, Spurs and – on Saturday – Wolves, the Seagulls are ninth and their last two remaining games are at home against Manchester United and West Ham. We have seven wins away from home and [...]

May 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sporting issues this weekend

The narrow victory of Northampton Saints (32/31) over Harlequins was enthralling, confirming my view that the most enjoyable sport currently on offer is to be found in the Rugby Premiership. This is subject to one caveat: the uncontested scrum. I checked the rationale for this with Derek Williams. [...]

May 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

Taking account and travelling back

There is a French word bilan which literally means “balance sheet” but is used in the English sense of ‘taking an account’. A few years ago I attended a conference on buying and selling property in France. A French notary caused much laughter in his presentation as he [...]

April 30, 2022 // 0 Comments

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