Tag Archives: Matt Prior

Clash of the All Too Human

Posted on March 29, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

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 →

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Matt Prior—Unsung Hero

Posted on March 15, 2013 by rightoffthebatbook

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 →

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England Trounce India in Mumbai

Posted on November 28, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

Having been pummeled in the first Test match in Ahmedabad, England’s cricketers can’t have been too hopeful coming into the second Test match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Not only was Kevin Pietersen, England’s most destructive batsman, utterly at sea against … Continue reading →

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Recipe for Success: Add More Cooks

Posted on November 21, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

There was precious little cheer for fans of the England cricket team following their nine-wicket loss to India in the first Test match last week. England didn’t bat as well, bowled less penetratively, and fielded slightly worse than the opposition. … Continue reading →

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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 5

Posted on July 23, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

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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The Mighty South Africans

Posted on January 22, 2012 by rightoffthebatbook

For the last couple of years, a joke has been muttered by those begrudging the England team’s success that the only reason it wins is because of all the South Africans in the side. Captain Andrew Strauss, batsmen Kevin Pietersen … Continue reading →

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