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Moving it forward without leaving it behind

The Rust is proud of its reputation as one of the world’s leading observers and commentators upon the key issues facing elite global sports – performance-enhancing drugs; corruption; rampant commercialism; the pros and cons of armchair TV sports-watching versus actually ‘being [...]

March 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Denis Compton, Bill Edrich and the glorious summer of 1947

Last week I successfully bid at the auction of Henry Blofeld’s collection for a signed photo of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich as the two tossed up prior to Compton’s testimonial match at Highbury Stadium in August 1949. I felt an affinity with Denis Compton for various reasons and over [...]

March 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Keep up, those at the back!

It’s ironic how swiftly long-held views and perceptions – either positive or negative – can be altered if not reversed. From a personal view, if I’m being honest, my lifelong interest in cricket began in the late 1950s, reached its full bloom between about 1963 and 1993 and [...]

February 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Meet the new CEO of Sussex CCC

Last night I was invited to a reception to meet the new CEO of Sussex CCC Rob Andrew. Although he has a first class century to his name, he is better known for the oval rather than the white or red round ball. After a distinguished career as fly half for Wasps, Newcastle Falcons and England he [...]

February 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Sussex role in T20 win

Like many a contributor on the Rust, I am a traditionalist and when it comes to cricket I much prefer the red ball game. However it is not every day – indeed not any day- that two Sussex bowlers have opened for their country so I watched Tyman Mills and Chris Jordan yesterday do so. There is [...]

January 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

The final day and last supper

The smart money was on us being back in the hotel for lunch but after losing by an innings and 36 runs in 38 minutes we could have made it a late breakfast! Excuses have been made that we do not face spin of this quality back home, that India are a tremendous Test team but this does not explain how [...]

December 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

Fourth day

Bob Tickler called it right that India would bat until around lunchtime. After a superb knock of 235 by Vitaj Kohli they had an unassailable lead of 231 runs. They also had 4 sessions to bowl England out and Allan  Lamb thought they only needed one. The game could be defined in one word – [...]

December 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Day three

Whilst I do not possesses the cricket expertise of Duggie Heath and Tom Hollingworth, it is obvious even to me that today England will today have a mountain to climb. India can bat till lunchtime, have a lead of 250 runs and 4 sessions to bowl out England. If Root can extract turn on this wicket, [...]

December 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Day Two

England’s lack of a test class spinner was never more apparent than yesterday. Whereas Ashwin teased and tormented with flight, bounce, trajectory, pace and placement, Mooen Ali, Joe Root and Rashid served up predictable fare which set no challenge. Thus after making a more than respectable [...]

December 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

The first day

The Wankhede stair which the President of the Bombay Cricket Board modestly named after himself is set just off Marine Drive not far From our hotel. With stands erected close to the oval it had the cockpit feel of Trent Bridge. Built in 1975, it has – like many buildings of that era chiefly [...]

December 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

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