Tag Archives: Shane Warne

Ripeness Is All

Posted on August 8, 2018 by rightoffthebatbook

Relentlessly, the English medium-fast bowler James Anderson is climbing the list of all-time wicket takers (in Test cricket). At the time of this writing, he’s placed fifth (with 544), a mere 19 wickets below the great Australian quick Glenn McGrath, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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A Great Supporting Player: Misbah-ul-haq

Posted on February 9, 2015 by rightoffthebatbook

Sport, unlike anything else we know, provides us with so many heroes and antiheroes. But there are also character actors—actors that never become the A-list, yet have served their roles with the same or generally a better level of equanimity … Continue reading →

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How Stimulating!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Are you an aging bat-and-ball player, who wants to prolong his career but doesn’t want to get caught up in potential problems with performance-enhancing drugs (see below)? Then, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is for you. It only occurs once … Continue reading →

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