By The Spotter The single biggest happening that irreversibly altered the international modern cricket landscape was (of course) the introduction of the T20 Indian Premier League (The IPL) in April, 2008. Although the bang with which[…]
By The Spotter Bose relates that ‘In Indian eyes, for all the talk of the spirit of the game, there was the hard-edged realization that the game could be a great[…]
By The Spotter In 2019 the most influential country in world cricket by the length of a boundary hit on the MCG, India who will have their men’s and women’s teams, touch down literally now to begin[…]
The annual Chicago Blackhawks winter series. It was a painful time for Connor Murphy though. Not sure what Josh Hart is up to here. Instagram Influencer Genie Bouchard turned up[…]
Another day (and night) at the Bay Oval, another World Cup Trial. And a finale that looked unthinkable with an hour to play. A couple of days ago it was[…]
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[…]
By Ryan Nixon It really is the most wonderful time of the year. Every 12 months, that special day we’ve all been waiting for arrives. It starts at the crack[…]
Glenn Turner 1969 Turner was playing in his fourth test when he achieved this. A test mainly remembered for its rubbish pitch and one of the great photos of all[…]
The talk before play started today was about when the match would finish today, and what do you do with a day off in Wellington if it’s wet. After all,[…]
The two themes of the day were trying to work out how long to bat for set to the backdrop of a changing forecast for Wednesday, and marvelling at one[…]
