The Anniversary
New Zealand has had a year to get its head around what happened a year ago. Admittedly the second half of that year has been a bit distracting, but we[…]
Tagged: Cricket World Cup
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Looking Back: Daring to Dream
By Harbour Heather 2015 Cricket World Cup Semi Final, New Zealand v South Africa Eden Park, 24 March, 2015 There needs to be a caveat from the get-go here. I[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 20 July
Babar Azam saying farewell to Pakistan selector Inzamam ul Haq. Inzi’s still got it…. Tigermania knows no borders. Next to the course in Ulster where The Open is being held. […]
That’s why they Play the Game
By Jamie Bell Being a cricket fan means your relationship with the game is marked by moments. For many of my generation, the earliest moments came in 1992. Crowe’s hundred.[…]
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New Zealand Are World Cricket’s ‘Reverse-Chokers’
By James Rodbourn Sunday’s World Cup final saw easily the most tortured chapter added to New Zealand’s Cricket World Cup history. But it was also yet another textbook example of a[…]
The World Cup Final: An Alternate View
By The Spotter No trans-tasman test match from 1946-1974 The Snedden no-catch The Underarm problem Misled by Matthews Dudded by Greg Dyer Ripped off by Dick French Clobbered by Inzy[…]
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The Aftermath
By Harbour Heather The fireworks go off, the celebratory music begins. The home crowd cheer, confetti rains, and the trophy is held aloft. A moment in time captured forever. But[…]
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Better If Things Don’t All Get Left To Kane and Able
By The Spotter It’s World Cup Cricket final time this evening and finger nails certainly don’t grow back much over three days, so perhaps use the time to hunt out some aloe vera cream or[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 12 July
Cricket World Cup. Photographers at the England v Australia semi-final, and it’s not too hard to work out where they are from. The roller coaster of emotions at the[…]
