Tour Diary

Ropes, regulations...and rain

Ropes, regulations...and rain

Ireland v West Indies, Quad series, Clontarf, July 14, 2007

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

An encounter with Joe Hussain

An encounter with Joe Hussain

Joe came to England first in 1963 and admits the first 15 years were spent in dilemma, with regard to which team to support.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The locals of Clontarf

The locals of Clontarf

Irish cricket really is a family affair

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Random spottings at Chelmsford

Random spottings at Chelmsford

Ronnie Irani, the recently retired Essex captain, talking loudly on his mobile and after a point is not able to decide whether to get into his car or just stay out

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Scoreboardless at Stormont

Scoreboardless at Stormont

Much of the first 94 overs we witnessed on Wednesday were humdrum

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

'Mind the gap'

'Mind the gap'

Another of Mikes’s sayings comes to mind: "Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game." The Indians, though, it’s often said, think cricket is the only game

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

'The Windies are coming'

'The Windies are coming'

All that is good in a city (and much of it that is bad) can be discovered in the first hour after landing, via that mine of knowledge, the taxi driver

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Gally and Channerpor

Gally and Channerpor

If I had any doubts lingering that I was in Ireland (or that I have Irish blood by my maternal Grandmother), then they have all disappeared now

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

The Irish connection

The Irish connection

The links between Ireland and South Africa go back a long way

25-Feb-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Notes from the Emerald Isle

Notes from the Emerald Isle

25-Feb-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Family ties

Family ties

Even as Bangladesh were surrendering at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Akram Khan, at 38 years and 206 days, was playing his last organised cricket match

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Field of dreams

Field of dreams

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

All siesta and no play

All siesta and no play

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Chittagong - charmingly capricious

Chittagong - charmingly capricious

Sidharth Monga provides a peek into the myriad aspects of the city

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

The Pirates' haven

The Pirates' haven

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Remembering Raman Lamba

Remembering Raman Lamba

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Wall of fame

Wall of fame

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

The sounds of Scottish burbling

The sounds of Scottish burbling

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Miller

Small but perfectly formed

Small but perfectly formed

On many levels, the story of St Kitts is the most uplifting of a myriad of tales to have emerged from the chaotic preparations for this World Cup

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Miller

The King misses the party

The King misses the party

25-Feb-2013•Dileep_Premachandran

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