Test Match Therapy: Those That Stopped a Nation 6
By Euan McCabe India at Southampton, June 18-23, 2021 India 217 & 170 NZ 249 & 140/2 New Zealand won by 8 Wickets Not so much a Test that[…]
Monthly Archive: October 2021
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Rugby Union in the pre Internet years
Sometimes an innocuous tweet can reveal something. When Beauden Barrett takes the field against Wales B on Sunday it will be his 100th "test"50 as a starter, 50 off the[…]
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The World Series 2021
By Scott MacLean Crack out the bunting, hot dogs, apple pie, and renditions of God Bless America, as the Fall Classic – baseball’s World Series – gets underway tomorrow in[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 25 October
It is Sharjah, it is cricket, but long live the meme. Newcastle United corner. They have just been bought by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the questionable back story. […]
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Test Match Therapy: Those That Stopped a Nation 5
By Euan McCabe Australia at Hobart, December 9-12, 2011 NZ 150 & 226 Australia 136 & 233 New Zealand won by 7 Runs New Zealand had been thumped in[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 17 October
The Pakistani cricket team is off to the World T20 Champs. While the sock wearing memo seems to have confused, they sure got the one about how to cross legs.[…]
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Test Match Therapy: Those That Stopped a Nation 4
By Euan McCabe Pakistan at Dunedin, February 9-14, 1985 Pakistan 274 & 223 NZ 220 & 278/8 New Zealand won by 2 Wickets On a recent trip to Dunedin I[…]
MISSING International Rugby League
By Stephen Gallagher Does anyone remember the glory days of international rugby league? It doesn’t feel like that long ago there was some sort of resurgence. 2019 was the first[…]
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Test Match Therapy: Those That Stopped a Nation 3
By Euan McCabe: Part 3 of a 6 part series West Indies at Dunedin, February 8-13, 1980 West Indies 140 & 212 NZ 249 & 104/9 New Zealand won by[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 8 October
NRL Final corner. Aw shucks; thank you Benji. Wayne Bennet showing emotion. Play test cricket on the Gold Coast. Never rains there. Once again, Gritty gets it. Well, they say[…]
