Category: Sport
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…