Tag Archives: Jacques Kallis

Cricket Comes to Citi Field

Posted on November 10, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

Evander and I (Martin) witnessed history on Saturday when we attended the first Cricket All-Stars T20 smackdown in Citi Field, home of the Mets baseball team, in Flushing, New York. The Cricket All-Stars featured a “who’s who” of the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Stadiums, T20 Cricket | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Cricket World Cup: A Preview, Part 2

Posted on January 29, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

Hot on the heels of the The Cricket World Cup: A Preview, Part 1, here comes the second installment, featuring the four other top teams. South Africa It’s fair to say the biggest hurdle that South Africa has to overcome is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, England, One-Day Cricket, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Farewell King Kallis

Posted on December 30, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

First there was Rahul Dravid (in 2012); then there was Ricky Ponting (2012); and then Sachin Tendulkar (2013). Now Jacques Kallis—the greatest all-rounder of his generation—has retired from Test cricket. Tendulkar (15921), Ponting (13378), Kallis (13289), and Dravid (13288)—giants of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, Miscellaneous, South Africa, Test Cricket | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jonathan Trott

Posted on June 25, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

OK, cricket fans: We need to talk again about Jonathan Trott—and perhaps you baseball fans will have an equivalent player you can talk about who raises the same issues. Jonathan Trott plays cricket for England—both the longest form of the game … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, England, One-Day Cricket, Test Cricket | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Delights of the Draw

Posted on November 28, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

One of the main complaints cricket lovers receive about their game is how it can go on for five days and yet no-one wins. What’s the point? is the cry. Evander and I talk about this in our book, Right … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Cricket, South Africa | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hot Stove Cricket

Posted on November 9, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

The Major League Baseball season has come to an end. For all those fans of the pastime who dread a desolate few months without the sound of bat hitting ball, may we direct your attention to a winter of fascinating … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, India, South Africa | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Genius of Cricket

Posted on September 21, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

The World Twenty20 cricket tournament is taking place at the moment in Sri Lanka, and you’d be hard-pressed to figure out who are likely to be the winners. England are the current world champions, but South Africa, India, Pakistan, Australia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, T20 Cricket | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

South Africa Ascend to Number One

Posted on August 22, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

It was only a matter of time before a team of such quality would take the top position among Test-playing nations, and when South Africa defeated England in a gripping final Test match at Lord’s in London, to take the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 4

Posted on July 22, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

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 →

Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 3

Posted on July 22, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

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 →

Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket | Tagged , , | Leave a comment