The Summer's Cricket.
Jun 17th 2011 | 11:42 am
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As someone with a Canadian OH, I should point out that you should not give up hope, they can be educated. I found that showing her pictures of Stuart Broad was very helpful - she once had him as her desktop which gave me a strange sense of pride. I also took her to Lords for a decent one day match, worked wonders. Don't give up!
Actually if Canada stopped spending all its money on hockey and invested in cricket it could probably be quite good. It would have a sport that connected to the diverse nature of multicultural Canada (rather than just white yobs), it would be involved in a proper international sport, and it would save money on not having riots. Can't the Queen make this happen?
Actually if Canada stopped spending all its money on hockey and invested in cricket it could probably be quite good. It would have a sport that connected to the diverse nature of multicultural Canada (rather than just white yobs), it would be involved in a proper international sport, and it would save money on not having riots. Can't the Queen make this happen?
In one of the school districts here they've been putting on Kwik cricket clinics for 4th and 5th graders so you never know.
Jun 17th 2011 | 1:16 pm
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Jun 18th 2011 | 3:06 am
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No chance. I have been trying to get her to like football, she thinks David Beckham's hot but still has not watched a game. Although she gave me a Spurs mug for Christmas I'm not holding out much hope. She doesn't watch iced hockey either. That said, she likes to go to see English bands when they come to town, so not all is lost.
In one of the school districts here they've been putting on Kwik cricket clinics for 4th and 5th graders so you never know.
In one of the school districts here they've been putting on Kwik cricket clinics for 4th and 5th graders so you never know.
Anyway, onto more serious matters. Did the BP strip take turn in the end?
Jun 18th 2011 | 3:48 am
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Re: The Summer's Cricket.
Yes, it is Brockton Point, taken from near the pavilion looking towards the North Shore.
Jun 18th 2011 | 3:53 am
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Jun 18th 2011 | 4:01 am
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Jun 18th 2011 | 11:06 am
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Apparently Geoff Boycott said the Brockton Oval was the prettiest ground he played, which was a bit weird given he was not prone sentimental hyperbole.
Jun 18th 2011 | 11:35 am
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You can't trust Boycott. "If tha don't hit the ball in the air tha can't get caught, can tha lad?" he is supposed to have said. Well, he did hit the ball in the air and I did catch him. It was at Middlesbrough and I was about 10 rows back over long on.
Jun 19th 2011 | 1:53 pm
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Jun 19th 2011 | 2:00 pm
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Jun 21st 2011 | 6:12 am
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If you're at work and want to listen to the Glamorgan v Essex Twenty20 match on the radio.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9517557.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9517557.stm
Jun 28th 2011 | 10:47 am
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Just wanted to share this. It was taken at a "friend's" school and I take personal credit for having the RBS Kwik cricket programme introduced at this school. This was a demonstration for the tv but they had three or four lessons plus the kids went to a festival to play against other schools in the district. They all had loads of fun and they're going to extend the programme for grades 6 and 7s next year.
Cricket starts at 4:41.
Primary Cricket Programme
Cricket starts at 4:41.
Primary Cricket Programme
