Cricket

I have attended the last two days of Sussex v Pakistan. Sussex Sharks lost their T20 game at Glamorgan last Thursday night and the team did not return till the early hours of Friday. So we fielded a scratch side against the tourists. I had not heard of any of the three bowlers  and one Jefra [...]

The Sussex Sharks assault on the T20 was beginning to look tepid with 2 points in the last 4 games prior to last night’s match against Middlesex. We won comfortably to overtake Middlesex into third place but it’s tight in the southern section. Our two spinners Danny Briggs and Paul Beer [...]

Yesterday was the beginning of Arundel Festival week one of the most enjoyable events in the Sussex CCC calendar. Sadly the rain that has spoiled this summer and the cricket championship did not abate and play could only start at 2-30pm. Arundel is considered the most beautiful ground in the [...]

Through the good offices of Bob Tickler I was able to purchase a seat – my own seat – in the Upper Mound Stand. This affords you the right to watch the big events of Lords cricket from your seat in the Upper Mound for 3 years. I was initially unsure because of the cost, amount of use [...]

A few years back when the new T20 began to flourish in terms of spectator appeal it was thought the one day game would be the sufferer. Now the red ball in all its forms looks more at risk. Sussex were the pioneers of the old Gillette Cup – winning the first two in 1963 and 1964 under the [...]

You can feel summer is a-coming when TMS returns to the airwaves. Having  boring stuff to do at home, I switched on for the morning spell. The Sri Lankan commentator was warmly welcomed and then had to take criticism of this country’s bowling attack from Geoff  Boycott. There was much [...]

One of the aspects of Rust writing that I appreciate is that when it comes to obituaries we do not fall victim to hyperbole and hype. Thus in the case of Tony Cozier I agreed with much that was written but not all. He was the voice of West Indian cricket, he was extremely well informed but to call [...]