Sporting pictures of the Week :- 20 June
After a long search it looks like we’ve found New Zealand’s cricket biggest fan. Kane Williamson in flight. Afternoon delight. There is a bit of a Biden / Carter, Key[…]
Category: cricket
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This Could Be it
By Harbour Heather Do you remember it? That feeling of hope, that soaring faith? Like watching a wave develop a few hundred feet offshore, gradually gathering size and momentum, then[…]
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Those Series Winners in England
While the focus was always going to be on the World Test Championship final the series win in England over the last fortnight was yet another feather in the cap[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 13 June
The Euros have started strongly. The French Open, and Maria Sakkari serving. Yes that’s Rafa, and once again cast a shadow over the French Open. Max Verstappen doing an outstanding[…]
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Turn it around
By Aiden McLaughlin At 9pm UK time on Sunday evening, just hours after the first Test at Lords had ended in a draw, the ECB released the following statement: ‘England[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 6 June
Like Michael Holding at Carisbrook in 1980, there is something about an act of petulance delivered with grace. Third seed Aryna Sabalenka getting knocked out of the French Open. In[…]
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Those NZ men Test Centurions on Debut
And so now there are twelve. And it’s an eclectic list with a range of careers, and life after cricket. Eight players have scored a test century on debut batting[…]
Not a Build-up
Forget the romance of how New Zealand should be playing England in a three test series or more (Google 1958 if you’re brave) The last time New Zealand played a[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 30 May
Sport in Phase 2 of a COVID world. The Black Caps are finally training as a unit again, albeit indoors. But at least crowds at the darts are back. Tom[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 16 May
The Wallabies have signed a new jersey sponsorship deal and are we scared yet? A 10km swim race in Hungary. It’s a bit more complicated to refuel the athletes than[…]
