Just Not Cricket

Posted on Wed, November 30, 2011 by

You’ll have excuse a geeky and very uncricketlike indulgence here, but it has to be said. I’m a huge fan of WordPress, but it’s pretty hopeless for photos. For those of you who don’t really care how a website works … Continue reading →

The Laws of Tea

Posted on Tue, November 1, 2011 by

Tea is a very important aspect of cricket. For those of you who don’t know, ‘cricket’ is the name for the time immediately before and immediately after tea. We, the Cavendish Cavaliers, are very proud of our tea and our … Continue reading →

Movember

Posted on Sun, October 23, 2011 by

One thing the Cavaliers occasionally receieve comments about is our hair, and in a sense it does sometimes depend on which team turns up. On the one hand we have the bald-as-coots like me and Karl, and the close crops … Continue reading →

2011: The Skipper’s Review

Posted on Thu, October 20, 2011 by

This season has been a remarkable one for the Cavaliers in many ways. Our steady improvement with both bat and ball has translated into results, and it’s been a record-breaking season for individuals as well. We started off with a … Continue reading →

The Winter of our Discontent

Posted on Tue, October 11, 2011 by

The cricket season went out with a whimper a couple of weeks ago as England lost a twenty20 game against the West Indies in convincing style. It’s been a brilliant summer, for international cricket, for domestic cricket and for the … Continue reading →

Cricketers’ TV Shows

Posted on Mon, September 19, 2011 by

Someone suggested on TMS that a cricketer should have a TV show named after them. Here are some beauties that were suggested… ‘Nappy Rash with Ramprakash’: Mark travels the country chatting to new mothers on the trials and tribulations of … Continue reading →