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The third T 20 game : South Africa v England

My declaration in favour of T20 generated a fair amount of flak from the traditionalists. One emailed me that there is no stroke play just a baseball-style swat, or a reverse paddle. Maybe. However there was always a contest as England chased down 222 and won by five wickets. England bat down to 10 [...]

February 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Barnsley 3

Fulhamish was the old telegram address of Fulham FC but has passed into lore to mean typical, inconsistent and capricious. The word was used before the Millwall game when a friend emailed a group of us fans saying it would be so Fulhamish to lose this one. In fact we drew despite a linesman who, [...]

February 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

T20 – all for it

Whisper it softly but I am coming round to T20. The two contests between England and South Africa have been enthralling, both going to the final ball. Last night we saw mesmerizing batting from Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Quentin de Kock and Van Dussen before England won by two runs. I have [...]

February 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Directors/Joseph Mankiewicz

Although I was not that impressed by the first choices of directors in this new SKY ARTS series – Sydney Pollack and Otto Preminger – I certainly was by the third Joseph Mankiewicz. From this distance of time I do not recall when why or where I  saw his masterpiece All About Eve [...]

February 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

Postcard from plague city

You might have thought that Brighton and Hove, with five recorded cases of coronavirus, is a city in panic. Far from it. I now travel on the buses as I have a senior free pass. I have noted that illness is frequent topic of conversation on buses, especially as the number 7, which goes through the [...]

February 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Art of Presenting

As in sport the way the subject in art is presented is all.  Too highbrow and technical, you lose your  audience – too low-brow and you have not added value. I believe that enthusiasm is key and being over opinionated off-limits. I have already commented that I believe Mary Beard to be a [...]

February 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

A Day at the Races

Yesterday our Players Club of Sussex CCC organised a day out at Plumpton races.  Always curious to enjoy a new sporting experience I went along. Plumpton is near Lewes in the fold of the South Downs. Sussex is blessed with racecourses. Aside from Plumpton, there are Brighton, Fontwell and the [...]

February 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

Pargie’s Sporting weekend

Like most flutterers you only hear from me when I’m winning so I’m back after a successful weekend  of punting. Golf is my bag and I had Kevin Streelman (2nd) and Phil Mickelson (3rd) in the ATT at Pebble Beach. The winner was Canadian Nick Taylor. Don’t worry if you have not heard of [...]

February 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Blackburn 0 Fulham 1

To achieve automatic promotion you have to grind out results which Fulham have been doing and Leeds and WBA have not. We have won by the odd goal at Birmingham, Hull and Swansea in recent months and repeated this yesterday at Ewood Park. These type of clubs are not easy to beat. Blackburn last [...]

February 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

Kirk Douglas, Otto Preminger and Paul Gambaccini

My favourite Kirk Douglas movie was neither Spartacus nor Paths of Glory but Cast a Giant Shadow (1966). This was the true story of David Daniel “Mickey” Marcus and it’s an inspiring one unlike the loosely strung “based on a true story” of many a contemporary film. Mickey [...]

February 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

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