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Supporters of the England cricket team

by Addis Army Cricket 2 April 2020
Welcome to the official website of The Addis Army, a bunch of cricket fans that follow the England cricket team all round the world on every England tour. Our group was formed back on the 2004/05 tour to South Africa when for reasons best known to ourselves, we went to South Africa via Addis Ababa on the glorious Ethiopian Airlines.
 
We are a non-profit making group and we have found that if you keep things informal and just join with others that love the beautiful game, that works best.
 
If you want to join in the fun, you don’t have to go to Ethiopia (even though we love that country) and you don’t have to pay a membership fee! Just get in touch.
 
This is our official website, read on and enjoy and if you see us at games at home and abroad please come over and join us for a beer or two…but don’t do that after tea as you may not get too much sense out of us!

Video Messages

Message from Ben Stokes

by Addis Army Cricket 24 May 2020

Message from Jimmy Anderson

by Addis Army Cricket 24 May 2020

Message from Ollie Pope

by Addis Army Cricket 23 May 2020

Supporter Blogs

  • The 1990’s – the best decade ever (NY Times)

    by Justin Rourke 29 April 2022
    by Justin Rourke 29 April 2022
  • XI for 2022

    by Justin Rourke 29 April 2022
    by Justin Rourke 29 April 2022
  • In a spin!

    by Justin Rourke 29 March 2022
    by Justin Rourke 29 March 2022
  • Red ball rest, review, rewind?

    by Justin Rourke 29 March 2022
    by Justin Rourke 29 March 2022
  • Root Out…

    by Tractor 29 March 2022
    by Tractor 29 March 2022
  • Shane Warne, Forever Young

    by Neil Burns 25 March 2022
    by Neil Burns 25 March 2022

Interviews

Richard Ellison, former England and Kent seam bowler

Freddie 15 February 2022
by Freddie 15 February 2022

Roland Butcher, former England and Middlesex batsman

Freddie 29 November 2021
by Freddie 29 November 2021

Georgia Adams, Oval Invincibles and Southern Vipers batter

Freddie 20 October 2021
by Freddie 20 October 2021

Dale Steyn, former South Africa fast bowler

Freddie 11 September 2021
by Freddie 11 September 2021

Cricket in the 80s and 90s

  • The English Enigmas

    by Daniel Wood 29 March 2022
    by Daniel Wood 29 March 2022
  • England Down Under in 1986/87

    by Daniel Wood 6 December 2021
    by Daniel Wood 6 December 2021
  • Ashes 1985 – My favourite vintage

    by Daniel Wood 24 October 2021
    by Daniel Wood 24 October 2021
  • Games, games, games. Owzthat and it’s allies

    by Daniel Wood 7 September 2021
    by Daniel Wood 7 September 2021
  • My England XI from 1985-1999

    by Daniel Wood 5 August 2021
    by Daniel Wood 5 August 2021
  • England v India – Again? Familiarity breeds forgetfulness

    by Daniel Wood 10 July 2021
    by Daniel Wood 10 July 2021

Midnight's Tour diaries

Granada Test versus West Indies

Five0 30 March 2022
by Five0 30 March 2022

Barbados Test versus West Indies

Five0 29 March 2022
by Five0 29 March 2022

The Pink Ball Test

Junior Blade 25 December 2021
by Junior Blade 25 December 2021

A Positive test, followed by a Negative Test!

Midnight 12 September 2021
by Midnight 12 September 2021

The Oval Test versus India

Five0 7 September 2021
by Five0 7 September 2021

The North-South divide in action!

Midnight 30 August 2021
by Midnight 30 August 2021

My Favourite England XI

My Favourite England XI – Adam Carroll

23 October 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 23 October 2021

My Favourite England XI – Garry Lace

5 August 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 5 August 2021

My Favourite England XI – Huw Lloyd

21 May 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 21 May 2021

My Favourite England XI – Nick McNally

21 March 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 21 March 2021

My Favourite England XI – Oliver Prendergast

26 February 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 26 February 2021

My Favourite England XI – Shaun Fisher

15 January 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 15 January 2021

Supporter in the spotlight

Supporter Q&A – Matthew Jones

20 October 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 20 October 2021

Supporter Q&A – Bowden Williams

7 September 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 7 September 2021

Supporter Q&A – Cliff Lambdon

4 July 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 4 July 2021

Supporter Q&A – Simon Higgins

28 April 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 28 April 2021

Supporter Q&A – Jez

18 March 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 18 March 2021

Supporter Q&A – Luke & Jac Goldsmith

13 February 2021
by Addis Army Cricket 13 February 2021

Cricket during the War Years

  • 1945 – The ‘Victory’ Season

    by John Broom 4 May 2022
    by John Broom 4 May 2022
  • Worcestershire CCC during the Second World War

    by John Broom 29 March 2022
    by John Broom 29 March 2022
  • Warwickshire CCC during the Second World War

    by John Broom 15 February 2022
    by John Broom 15 February 2022
  • Sussex CCC during the Second World War

    by John Broom 6 December 2021
    by John Broom 6 December 2021
  • Somerset CCC during the Second World War

    by John Broom 24 October 2021
    by John Broom 24 October 2021
  • Northamptonshire CCC during the Second World War

    by John Broom 8 September 2021
    by John Broom 8 September 2021

Q&A Panel Evenings

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Recent Interviews

  • Richard Ellison, former England and Kent seam bowler

    15 February 2022
  • Roland Butcher, former England and Middlesex batsman

    29 November 2021
  • Georgia Adams, Oval Invincibles and Southern Vipers batter

    20 October 2021
  • Dale Steyn, former South Africa fast bowler

    11 September 2021

Recent Blogs

  • The 1990’s – the best decade ever (NY Times)

    29 April 2022
  • XI for 2022

    29 April 2022
  • In a spin!

    29 March 2022
  • Red ball rest, review, rewind?

    29 March 2022

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