Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ask Your Cricket Questions Here

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll notice that on the whole we don’t spend a lot of time explaining the rules and nuances of cricket on this site. That’s because (a) we think that you can easily get bogged down … Continue reading →

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The Suzuki Steal

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Wait . . . hold on . . . what the hell just happened? How on earth did Mr. Seattle say sayonara to the Mariners and arrive at the New York Yankees on Monday and play a game (and win) … Continue reading →

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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 5

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Final result. England 385 & 240. South Africa 637-2 declared. South Africa win by an innings and 12 runs. As expected, England succumbed to defeat in the first Test match today. Only Ian Bell and Matt Prior put up any real resistance to the … Continue reading →

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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 4

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

End of day score. England 385 and 102-4. South Africa 637-2 declared. As I (Martin) suspected yesterday, South Africa put their large, hobnailed boot on England’s neck and only lifted it in order to kick the supine body in the … Continue reading →

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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 3

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

End of day score. England 385. South Africa 403/2. Every now and again in Test cricket a team experiences not merely a bad day but total demoralization. Because the Test match may go on for five days, a side can not … Continue reading →

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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 2

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

End of day score. England: 385 all out. South Africa 86-1. The great glory of Test cricket is that a side can be dominant at the end of one day’s play and by the end of the next day’s play … Continue reading →

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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 1

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

End of day score: England 275-3. The hero for England was Alastair Cook, who scored his twentieth century at the age of only twenty-seven. Cook is not an exciting batsman; I (Martin) think even he would admit that. But he’s … Continue reading →

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Finally, the Big One

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

Tomorrow (Thursday), it begins: the Test series that all cricket fans have been waiting for—England vs. South Africa in three mouthwatering matches to determine which is the best side in the world. Although the series should have been five games, … Continue reading →

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Once round the Sun for Right Off the Bat

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

Our blue sphere has made one revolution round the sun, and in the words of James Joyce, “by a commodious vicus of recirculation back to” today, July 12, 2012, Martin and I have thus officially completed one year in print—between … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong Ding Dong Ding

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

Frank Loesser said it best. “Ask me how do I feel,” chimes the ostentatiously virtuous Sarah Brown (rhetorically) to the covertly virtuous Sky Masterson in Loesser’s musical-without-equal Guys and Dolls, “Well sir, all I can say, is if I were … Continue reading →

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