Martin Williamson

Secret talks predated TV deal

The unease among many surrounding the ECB's deal with BSkyB just won;t go away

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

D-Day looms in the USA

An end in sight for the shambles that has been blighting the USA Cricket Association for more than a year, or another false dawn

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

A kinder, gentler sports craze

This CBS feature on cricket in the USA is well worth a look as it also includes a TV news report on the game being played among the young (admittedly ex-pat) community

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Fiji looks to encourage the young

Good news from Fiji where the authorities are reviving their free school holiday cricket program beginning next Monday (Dec 5) at Albert Park, Suva

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Sky in the spotlight

As the debate of whether the ECB should have sold TV rights to satellite broadcaster BSkyB, David Brook, a former Channel 4 executive who has been leading a campaign to get the coverage back on free-to-air television, is about to address a House of

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Tornado complete Ugandan clean sweep

Tornado made a bold statement, humbling Africa by 104 runs in the final of the Uganda's Castle Champions Trophy at Lugogo Cricket Ground to scoop all the season's silverware

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Kicking up the dirt

It's all fun and games in Bermuda where top groundsman Andy Atkinson last year described the island's new pitch as "more suitable for growing carrots"

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Mani praises 'impressive' Nepal

Ehsan Mani, the ICC president, and Malcolm Speed, the CEO, both praised Nepal's performance in Under-19 cricket and hoped that the country would translate the success in the senior level as well

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Bray signs for Eglinton

Top Irish batsman Jeremy Bray has signed for Eglinton

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Blindly following the ICC?

Grim news at the AGM of the Canadian Cricket Association where only two members of the public turned out to watch.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Let cricket remain quirky, annoying and enthralling

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 .

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Not an ideal world

Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

When Lara led a players' strike

West Indies cricket hit a new low in November 1998 when the captain and his squad refused to travel to South Africa

23-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Players face bans if they take part in Cricket Wars

Players who take part in the unofficial Cricket Wars tournament face a lengthy ban from the game after Cricket Kenya refused to sanction the event

12-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

'I've run you out, you ****'

The nadir of Geoff Boycott's brief time as England captain came when he was deliberately run out by one of his own side

09-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Kenyan Cricket Wars postponed again

The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time

30-Jan-2013•Martin Williamson

Former Canada captain Basil Robinson dies

Basil Robinson, a brisk offspinner who played for Oxford University and went on to captain Canada, has died at his home in Ottawa at the age of 93

29-Jan-2013•Martin Williamson

Kenyan Cricket Wars postponed again

The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time

29-Jan-2013•Martin Williamson

Botham, Hollywood and James Bond

When Beefy was told he had the 'looks, build and accent' to be the next 007

26-Jan-2013•Martin Williamson

USA's planned T20 league postponed

The proposed professional Twenty20 league in the USA scheduled to be held in June and July 2013 has been postponed for a year

25-Jan-2013•Martin Williamson

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