February 27, 2015
Teaching an American to understand the Laws of Cricket
My American friend Brian Vier has been asking to join my cricket team for ages. As we play on Sunday morning he never seems to make it. But that doesn’t stop him thinking he’ll turn up and be the best. You see, he already plays baseball and thinks that he’ll master cricket pretty quickly. That may well be true but the one problem is the different rules he has to learn, or laws as they are called in cricket. So, ...
December 22, 2014
Coherence is the last refuge of the unimaginative
Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first place in the lottery of lifeCecil Rhodes So the story goes, Cecil Rhodes marched into an area of southern Africa and planted a British flag into the ground: “And I shall call this land Rhodesia!” Although not strictly true it’s makes for a good story. The quote above about being an Englishman seems to be evidence of the man’s attitude in ...
November 12, 2013
Football in China: Chinese Super League 2013 season review
The 10th anniversary of the Chinese Super League ended in triumph for Chinese football as a whole as Guangzhou Evergrande became champions of Asia, but what of the league in general? The league was mired in controversy at the start of the season because of the long running match fixing scandal that has dogged Chinese football. The Chinese Football Association concluded a three-year-long drive to clean up the sport in ...
April 26, 2010
London Fields v Strongroom
Strongroom (285) beat London Fields (214/8) by our special correspondent, Misha Maruma It’s that time of year again when the sun goes down late in the evening and there is plenty of time to while away the hours, drinking tins of larger late into the day. It was on such a day as this that London Fields CC cricket season started. The cancellation of the games the week before meant that an undercooked London Fields ...
June 21, 2009
London Fields v Hackney Village
League Match vs Hackney Village Sat 20th June 2009, Springfield Park by Misha Maruma An unbeaten century by Robin Friend spared London Fields in a slow paced game played at a largely overcast Springfield Park. Robin hit 107 not out, Fields first century of the season. His knock included 12 fours and 1 six. Set 212 to win, Fields passed their total with 8 overs left to play. Having lost the toss again Chris ...
