Limiting the bouncer
By The Spotter “Pull up to the bumper” is the title of a 1981 hit song by Grace Jones and though the lithe songstress obviously wasn’t belting out this line[…]
Monthly Archive: November 2014
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#putoutyourbats
This is where it all stated. Paul Taylor, a Sydney man, took his weathered bat outside, draped a club cap over it, and took a photo. He uploaded it onto[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the week :- 28 November
The only time this site has run a words / phrases of the year competition was in 2011. The winner was “Hughes c Guptill b Martin” That was then, and[…]
The Artificial Revolution
Earlier this year my 14 year old son completed his second successive season of college football with no matches cancelled. His older brother, five years his senior, would frequently have[…]
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Not so Fast
The Phillip Hughes situation has understandably sickened the sporting world. Cricket players from around the world have united in expressing sympathy and support in a good example of adversity bringing[…]
The Blast from the Past
Well nobody saw that coming. It appears as if Daniel Vettori is set to be called into the New Zealand cricket team to play Pakistan in the final test starting[…]
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There is nothing quite like an ex cricketer : Part II
Yesterday’s blog on the jaw-dropping statements coming out of the mouths of a couple of former New Zealand cricket coaches seemed to touch a nerve. However, a quick flick through[…]
There is nothing quite like an ex cricketer
There is nothing quite like an ex cricketer. Especially when they have also dabbled in a bit of coaching. And even more so when they are no longer involved in[…]
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Second Pak v NZ test. #Statchat
Four New Zealanders have now scored multiple test centuries in 2014; Williamson (3) and McCullum, Neesham and Latham with 2 each. This eclipses the previous record of three; 2004 (Fleming,[…]
Sporting Pictures of the week :- 21 November
Mitchell Johnson. Bless. He won the ICC cricketer of the year award during the week and got a proper formal photo to celebrate. MS Dhoni is another glamorous cricketer on[…]
