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Mike Holmans

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

Things have changed a lot since Brian Brain recorded his month-by-month thoughts on his 1980 season with Gloucestershire and their post-season Caribbean excursion to Barbados for a few friendly one-day matches against club sides in “Another Day,

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
ICC hurting Bangladesh

ICC hurting Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s cricket is being stunted because it would mean a loss of face at the ICC’s top table

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
No respite for Bangladesh

No respite for Bangladesh

Even when they bowled well enough to restrict Australia to a sub-200 total, a feat which would give most teams a pretty fair chance of winning, they lost by a huge margin

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Will Vaughan return?

Will Vaughan return?

Vaughan was a brilliant captain in his dream job

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Bowled over by Durham

Bowled over by Durham

If any single number other than the points total can sum up why a team won the championship, Durham’s collective bowling average for the season was 23 compared to 28 for Notts, their nearest rivals, and about 30 or more for everyone else.

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
By the bye

By the bye

Another Indian season gets underway, so Samir and Fox start to quiver with anticipation while I get wistful as another English season comes to its close

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
That's rich

That's rich

But really, how terrible is it that players should be able to rake in huge jackpots by winning games of cricket as well as by standing around in a studio in borrowed gear and letting the resultant photographs adorn billboards?

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Inside Mr. Inconsistent

Inside Mr. Inconsistent

It was Trent Bridge that convinced me that Anderson had supplanted Hoggard in the pecking order

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Hip, hip Hoggard!

Hip, hip Hoggard!

After that tour, Nasser Hussain said Hoggard was a dream to captain because he was the kind of guy who would run through walls for you – he never gave up

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Solving England’s keeping conundrum

Solving England’s keeping conundrum

The last regular England keeper to be a rabbit was George Duckworth back in 1930 – but with all-rounders like Gubby Allen, Walter Robins, Maurice Tate and Jack White in the team, you can afford a keeper who can’t bat, and England are not in that

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
When Butcher cut loose

When Butcher cut loose

In bright sunshine, I waited for the traffic gridlock to die down, floating around the streets listening to the post-match interviews on the radio, a beatific smile on my face and humming David Bowie: “We can be heroes, just for one day.” Life felt

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
A test for the ICC

A test for the ICC

If the world’s cricket administrators are sincere in wanting to preserve Test cricket as the pinnacle of the game, it’s not a Test championship that we need to rekindle interest but action to restore the balance between bat and ball

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Vaughan again

Vaughan again

Vaughan’s triumphs will shine through history, but history will take its own good time to decide how much weight to place on the subsequent disappointments

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Math report

Math report

I do not think that statistics are out-and-out liars

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Unlikely hero

Unlikely hero

Smith, even though a flawed and less talented player than Kallis, is perhaps more likely to achieve greatness

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Jacques not King

Jacques not King

South Africa are a very strong side because of the amount Kallis contributes

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Shine Udal

Shine Udal

Maybe my naming him my Man of the Tournament will persuade him to at least be around for the Twenty20

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Headingley v Lord’s

Headingley v Lord’s

The difference is evident long before one reaches the ground

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Crowded house

Crowded house

Constant yelling and cheering from the 15000 crowd, a fair amount of it fuelled by copious drinking – and those infernal musical stings every time a boundary was hit or a wicket fell

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
Yesterday is not today

Yesterday is not today

If the Test stars of today do not seem to shine as brightly in county cricket as their predecessors, it may be because the background is so much lighter than it was

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans
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