Different Strokes

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

‘The bowler’s Henderson, the batsman’s Kemp’

‘The bowler’s Henderson, the batsman’s Kemp’

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

Great expectations

Great expectations

Perhaps anyone with an understanding of the South African cricket mentality can help us make sense of this

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Headingley v Lord’s

Headingley v Lord’s

The difference is evident long before one reaches the ground

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Umpire burlesque

Umpire burlesque

One thing that most cricketers will readily admit to is the fact that in some cases, you genuinely do not know if you’ve nicked it or caught a low catch cleanly

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Five stars

Five stars

Ashwell Prince is now the ideal number five, the mould for the position having shifted 180 degrees from Dexter to Steve Waugh (or maybe Allan Border?) Five is now the ‘glue’ of the batting order, the one around whom the rest bat.

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

To walk or not to walk?

To walk or not to walk?

Is 'walking' one of those special things that defy explanation, an exotic beast that should be allowed to retain an air of mystique

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

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

Wisdom of the crowds

Wisdom of the crowds

Watching a Test match is still a great way to spend a day, and for your kids to learn the game

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

Just not cricket

Just not cricket

Perhaps it’s just a cynical way to attract more than just 'cricket fans'

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Eng v NZ: Two's company

Eng v NZ: Two's company

Two special cricketers, Broad and Taylor

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Give the umpires a break

Give the umpires a break

Optimally there should be four umpires per match but even with three rotating, umpires would spend only two sessions per day on the field.

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

'Yeah, but it was only the West Indies'

'Yeah, but it was only the West Indies'

West Indies can have a weaker-than-normal team and they can play badly, but they are still not “only the Windies”

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Minority rules

Minority rules

Their interest in the cricket, marginal to begin with, has now clearly been washed away with the last 12 beers in the hot sun.

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Not out

Not out

I don’t expect that Mugabe will relinquish his hold on power anytime soon ..

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

An apologist for the MCC

An apologist for the MCC

For those ignorant critics of the MCC who don’t really understand what it stands for, take a leaf from KP and reverse your stance!

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

2010 – A county odyssey

2010 – A county odyssey

A successful England Test team is a huge revenue-earner

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

To BEE or not to BEE?

To BEE or not to BEE?

The real problem is deficient corporate governance, affirmative action is simply the context for the fight

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

Zimbabwe's apartheid

Zimbabwe's apartheid

Unlike white South Africa, neither Mugabe nor his supporters seem to care much about cricket, sport generally, or their image in the West

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

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