No sh*t, Athers. But the prudent observation is that grassroots initiatives are paying off - not least by getting youngsters involved in cricket.
Grassroots initiatives are thriving. The Chance to Shine campaign has now garnered £9 million in private funding and a commitment from the government that the National Sports Foundation will commit £2.5m per annum […]
Whilst some people like to mislead gullible trusting blog readers about so-called newsworthy events, I fair readers will never do such a despicable thing. I will, however, totally abuse my position as editor of Six and Out to not only blow my own trumpet but also to assure you that I at least know a […]
He must do - it was but a week or so ago that I was airing my confusion over who was playing where and what, and lo and behold, former, well, ex-former-now-present Sri Lankan stalwart Jayasuriya is back in the Sri Lankan test squad. Fortunately, it’s not just me whose confused - it seems most […]
I for one am getting thoroughly confused. I’ve been that busy recently that I’ve been a little slack on keeping up with what’s going on in the cricket world. So you can imagine my bewilderment. Brian Lara was captain of the West Indies, was crap, so wasn’t anymore. The he was again, was again crap, […]
It seems everyone nowadays wants to be an all-rounder. Either that or specialist batsmen are gradually getting edged out of the game. No sooner had Jason Gillespie scored an incredible test double hundred against Bangladesh, and New Zealand’s James Franklin has done a similar thing. It’s not a double ton, but when you consider […]
The next Ashes series is still 6 months away, yet Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and even ex-Aussie captain Steve Waugh have already started making the excuses about why they might lose. Steve Waugh thinks the Aussies have become too familiar with the England side, and they might have lost their edge. Gilchrist thinks their busy […]
It’s looking less and less likely. The BBC today announced plans to phase out 48-year old Grandstand the staple of any sporting enthusiasts television diet. Having covered epic sporting encounters such as the 1966 World Cup final, the BBC is where I first started watching cricket - when there was actually test coverage on the […]
News that Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens will receive an Ashes test match in 2009 has sparked something of a backlash from other competing grounds. Durham’s Riverside Stadium and even former test ground Old Trafford in Manchester have vowed to bounce back. Most embittered by the announcement will be Hampshire’s Rose Bowl in Southampton, which would have […]
West Indies are no longer the force they used to be. They haven’t been in years. Since the days of Courtney and Curtly, Patrick and Malcolm, Vic and Carl, things haven’t really gone right for the West Indians. Brian Lara excepted, the side is a shadow of its former glory, and even Lara has struggled […]
If you’ve been watching International cricket, you’ll no doubt be aware of the popular figures amongst the commentary teams. In recent years, certain voices have become synonymous with watching cricket, Richie Benaud, Tony Grieg and Bill Laurie to name but a few.
So if you haven’t heard of Billy Birmingham, aka “The 12th Man“, you really […]
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