The Corridor (a cricket blog) (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Simon Hughes’s excellent book, And God Created Cricket, recently alerted me to a custom that existed in the game before being banished by the first incarnation of the laws in 1744. Namely, that the striker would be penalised if “he runs out of his Ground to hinder a Catch”. Apparently, before this was officially clarified, it [...]
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
So, another cricket season has ended and I’ve a fractured thumb to show for it, thanks to the moonscape pitch at North Middlesex CC. However, for cricket lovers in search of a good few reads to pass the time until leather next hits willow in April 2010, the below list should provide some respite. I’m deeply sceptical of the sporting autobiography – especially by players in their mid-20s...
