Sporting pictures of the Week :- 14 June
Pebble Beach preparation. A lot of work goes into these golf majors. The week for the Stanley Cup. First of all it needed to go through airport security. Then it[…]
Tagged: Cricket World Cup
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 8 June
What has the happened to the world when the BCCI tweets global domination from the wrong account? And has anyone told this guy that there is a new King? Long[…]
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Your Men’s’ Cricket World Cup Cliché Guide so far
A week in and it’s been open season on all the normal clichés you’d hope for in a tournament like this. Banana Skin 20 years ago when the World Cup[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 2 June
What’s on your head Safraz Ahmed? The Captains got a trip to Buck Palace for a photo. Ignoring Kohli’s short trousers, aren’t the taller people meant to go in the[…]
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NZ at the CWCs; worst and the biggest disappointments
Worst Performed 1987 It is not hard to pick a winner in this category. New Zealand was in a bit of a transition period at the time. Jeremy Coney had[…]
NZ at the CWCs; best and the over-achievers
Later this week the 12th Cricket World Cup starts. Historically it has been a tournament where New Zealand has performed well, making the semi-finals 7 times out of 11. If[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 24 May
Cricket World Cup corner. Kane Williamson; why are you looking so awkward here? And nobody messes with Virat’s personal space, and his own chair. Flashback to the corresponding photo in[…]
Those New Zealanders debuting at a World Cup
The surprise inclusion in this week’s Cricket World Cup squad announcement was the inclusion of Tom Blundell who has yet to play in an ODI. While that is unusual he[…]
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The numbers crunch
By Scott MacLean Now that the Bangladeshis have been dispensed with, the focus – at least in the coloured clothing forms of the game – turns towards the upcoming World[…]
The Path to the XV
ODIs are a strange version of cricket. Purists prefer tests, and T20s draw the biggest crowds. In between the two there is the 50 over a side format, which varies[…]
