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Cricket in the 80s and 90s

  • Ceefax and checking county scores is now but a Fantasy

    by Daniel Wood 6 April 2021

    My fascination with Ceefax started in 1986 when as a wide eyed 9-year-old slip of a lad I was at my Nan’s house and my …

    by Daniel Wood 6 April 2021
  • Graham Thorpe – A man for all seasons

    by Daniel Wood 3 March 2021

    I make every attempt to shoehorn as many Graham Thorpe pictures on to my Twitter page as I can, usually with words to the effect, …

    by Daniel Wood 3 March 2021
  • England in India 1993

    by Daniel Wood 1 February 2021

    “I’ve done the elephants and I’ve done the poverty, it’s time to go home.” Phil Tufnell’s appraisal of India towards the end of his country’s …

    by Daniel Wood 1 February 2021
  • Keeping up with the batsmen

    by Daniel Wood 29 November 2020

    When Bruce French recently stepped down as England’s wicket-keeping coach it took me down a YouTube wormhole of watching England’s custodians of the stumps in …

    by Daniel Wood 29 November 2020
  • My ‘initial’ foray into cricket

    by Daniel Wood 31 October 2020

    My first Ashes, the summer of 1985 gave me unrealistic expectations of following England in Test Cricket. I thought my country were world beaters, set …

    by Daniel Wood 31 October 2020
  • What does bilateral even mean? The Texaco Trophy – an appreciation

    by Daniel Wood 29 September 2020

    The very words ‘TEXACO TROPHY’ evoke images of carefree summer days of my youth. An exciting day in front of the telly, or if you …

    by Daniel Wood 29 September 2020
  • “Inside your box! There’s summat shining inside your box! Shining in your box!”

    by Daniel Wood 26 August 2020

    With rain and bad light robbing us of precious Test Match cricket too many times this summer it got me thinking back to weather delays …

    by Daniel Wood 26 August 2020
  • England v Pakistan in the 80s & 90s: Erratic selection policy and an unsung hero

    by Daniel Wood 21 July 2020

    Mike Gatting arguing with Shakoor Rana? Reverse swing and allegations of ball-tampering made against Waqar & Wasim? Maybe it’s the 1992 World Cup Final? Or …

    by Daniel Wood 21 July 2020

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Recent Interviews

  • John Emburey, former England & Middlesex spinner

    9 April 2021
  • David Nash, former Middlesex Wicket-keeper

    6 March 2021
  • Rikki Clarke, Surrey, England and former Warwickshire & Derbyshire all-rounder

    5 February 2021
  • Mark Ramprakash, former England, Middlesex & Surrey batsman

    7 January 2021

Recent Blogs

  • Where Does England Cricket Go Now?

    7 April 2021
  • County cricket is back!

    6 April 2021
  • England’s World Cup Jigsaw Puzzle: A Missed Opportunity

    26 March 2021
  • If not them, who?

    15 March 2021

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