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Let’s get back to … er … basics

Sometimes I find myself agreeing with the Rust editorial line of seeking to present alternative viewpoints or angles to those provided the mainstream media, simply because (1) well, that’s what we like to do; and (2) why bother to rehash or ‘report’ matters which professional [...]

August 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Insider information

To London yesterday for a much anticipated luncheon with my father and brother with one of the former’s oldest surviving friends. Our guest of honour was on remarkable form, given that he’s nearly three years older than my parent and has recently had some health issues. He held court as in his [...]

August 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sussex Sharks don’t make it

Notwithstanding a comprehensive victory over Essex Eagles, we failed to qualify in the southern section of the T20 as Somerset, equal on points after a bigger win over Hampshire, had the better run rate by 0.063 of a run. Inevitably “if only” comes into play. We only needed 5 runs with [...]

August 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

The business end of the t20

The Southern section of the t20 is so complicated and so compact as to which of the sides will qualify for the four positions going into the final round of matches tonight that you need to be a mathematician to work out the various permutations. Clearly the person in the Sussex marketing [...]

August 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the Premier: Brighton 0 Manchester City 2

All week the city of Brighton has been agog with the opening game of our Premier campaign against Manchester City. It’s the hottest ticket in town and not even T20 skipper and Kiwi international Ross Taylor could get one. In the end Brighton were well but not decisively beaten. We held City [...]

August 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Middlesex beat Sussex Sharks (t20)

Yesterday I went to the T20 game at Lords between Middlesex and Sussex Sharks with Ivan Conway. Neither of us are devotees of this format and nothing we experienced yesterday altered our view. Why so? First there is the noise. Ivan said it was as if we went to a classical music concert of say [...]

August 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

It may not be cricket – or rugby – as we know it …

Drawing parallels between sports can be something of a fantasy pastime, especially in the 21st Century when the commercial demands of globalisation, social media and ‘instant gratification’ can seemingly send previous time-honoured cultures, folklore and traditions askew. In the UK the 1963 [...]

August 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Another Wash Out at Hove

It’s now the fourth rain-affected T20 game endured by Sussex Sharks, meaning that we have only 5 points from them, one being a tie. Clubs invest heavily in that select group of players that tour the World playing T20. Ross Taylor In our case we have the Kiwi Ross Taylor. I was some 20 minutes [...]

July 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Rain spoils play

The Sussex Sharks have now had three t20 games spoiled by rain. Yesterday there was play but we were reduced to 8 overs. I do feel that the ECB have not paid sufficient consideration to the vagaries of British weather in the new metro franchise. Yesterday I went to Hove to see the Sussex Sharks [...]

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

Never heard of him – but worth a peak …

Yesterday, confined to quarters miles from anywhere in the countryside, I received a cryptic text from an old school pal: “You must immediately read this article!” it read, followed by (an unusual achievement in his case) a properly-captured and applied ‘link’ to a piece by [...]

July 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

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