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SEPTEMBER 04, 2012

An idea 100 years in the making

Kenny Shovel: Question: Why exactly did it take English cricket 110 years from the formation of the official County Championship before they realised organising it into two divisions was a good idea
Warwickshire would need a Devon Loch-esque collapse to fail to take this year's County Championship © PA Photos
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AUGUST 31, 2012

Make the most of what's left

Kenny Shovel: It’s been a miserable, wet summer for spectators
AUGUST 24, 2012

England demands wreck climax to county season

Kenny Shovel: And so another summer of Test cricket has reached its conclusion
AUGUST 16, 2012

This was surely the longest cricketing day

Kenny Shovel: Goodbye to the emotional ups and downs
AUGUST 09, 2012

Keep it simple, stupid

Kenny Shovel: I love county cricket as much as the next man - unless the next man happens to be George Dobell
AUGUST 02, 2012

In praise of the long tail

Kenny Shovel: Does anyone remember that sports other than those represented in the Olympics exist
JULY 26, 2012

The glorious uncertainty of the County Championship

Kenny Shovel: Cricket doesn’t exactly dominate newspaper back pages at the best of times, but this summer it’s almost been invisible, hidden away among so many other high-profile sporting events and headline-grabbing stories
JULY 18, 2012

Mother nature v county cricket

Kenny Shovel: They say that Mother Nature can be a fickle mistress and the way she’s treating the current domestic season is certainly reminding me of Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction
JUNE 07, 2012

Flying cats and weather for ducks

Kenny Shovel: Ever seen a flying cat
MAY 30, 2012

A season for the underdog, I hope

Kenny Shovel: There is a malevolent presence at the heart of English cricket
MAY 23, 2012

Old-school scorecards and second-string seamers

Kenny Shovel: What is cricket’s greatest rivalry
MAY 17, 2012

I long for white flannel-wearing Velociraptors

Kenny Shovel: According to the recent BBC series The 70’s, my formative years were played out in a country enjoying an enormous Space Hopper bounce forward in socio-economic progress
MAY 10, 2012

Help! We are not quite as smart as we think

Kenny Shovel: We’re the smart ones aren’t we
MAY 04, 2012

England Lions: the team you often pick but never watch

Kenny Shovel: Hell yeah
APRIL 25, 2012

Put Your House In Order, Team England

Kenny Shovel: I am becoming increasingly concerned that Team England is failing in its duty to develop batsmen who can succeed in county cricket.
APRIL 18, 2012

I can no longer suppress my secret desires

Kenny Shovel: Kenny Shovel's view from the county circuit
APRIL 12, 2012

English oasis of calm remains

Kenny Shovel: I have survived the opening game of the season
APRIL 04, 2012

'Goodbye to the park bench'

Kenny Shovel: My name is Kenny Shovel and I'm determined to have my say ...
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