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The Champions League: Damp Squib and Indian Triumph
It’s been a few weeks of silence from the cricket half of this blog as I (Martin) assume American citizenship and put my house in order. Nonetheless, cricket has continued, and thus needs to be reported on. The 2013 Indian … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, IPL, One-Day Cricket
Tagged Literature
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Clash of the All Too Human
After some last-day heroics from Matt Prior, about whom we’ve already waxed lyrical on these pages, the England cricket team managed to draw their three-Test series with New Zealand, 0-0. It wasn’t meant to be this way: England are currently ranked … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa
Tagged Alastair Cook, Brendon McCullum, Graeme Swann, Matt Prior, Michael Clarke, Peter Siddle
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Matt Prior—Unsung Hero
Like his teammate Jonathan Trott, England’s Matt Prior is not a sexy cricketer—not least because their stocky, balding frames makes them character-actors rather than leading-man material on the cricketing stage. True, Prior’s not as dour and workmanlike as Trott; but … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, India, Sri Lanka
Tagged Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Matt Prior
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All-Day Games
Time was—say, fifteen or twenty years ago—that you had to wait until Summer to watch a game of cricket. Sure, you might be able to listen on the radio to a crackling broadcast of a game on the other side … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Bangladesh, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe
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Do Your Homework
The longest and most deeply held rivalry in the history of cricket is that between England and Australia—a contest known as “The Ashes.” Since 1877, these teams have been duking it out: barring two world wars, when the countries were … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand
Tagged Alastair Cook, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson, The Ashes, World Cup
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One Ball Remaining . . . .
Consider this scenario. Bottom of the ninth; two batters out; one run down. And you’re the Chicago Cubs playing the Yankees. And it’s Game One of the World Series. That’s the baseball equivalent of what just happened in the Women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, One-Day Cricket, Sri Lanka
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February Frolics
While I (Martin) may have been quiet the last few months on Right Off the Bat, the world of cricket continues to make some noise. Currently going on in India is the Women’s World Cup, which is being televised by … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa
Tagged Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Curt Flood, Dale Steyn, Kerry Packer, Tony Greig
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The Wit & Wisdom of Cricket
Much recommended by the Right Off the Bat Project is The Wit and Wisdom of Cricket, 2012, anonymously compiled, and published by Prion/Carlton: A collection of some of the best quotes from players, pundits and avid followers past and present. … Continue reading
The Winter of Our (English) Content
For the first time in 28 years, England has managed to win a Test cricket series in India, a task that has eluded many great sides over the years, and which nobody gave this one a prayer of doing when … Continue reading
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