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Moved at Last!
Well, at last we have moved into our new home in St Ives, just outside Ringwood. Many outsiders might think that leaving Basingstoke would be an easy thing to do but actually, I have really enjoyed the 15 years I spent living there. I will keep my links to Basingstoke as the boys are still there and I remain the chairman at the cricket club in Oakley, at least for another year or two. It is only 35 minutes away and we plan to see the ...
The Failings in English Cricket
For some time I have been suspicious of how English sportsman cope when they are faced with confrontation and bullying by their opponents. I always get a feeling that, because of our imperialistic past and the old Etonian influence in cricket and rugby in particular, that we suffer from a superiority complex that acts as a driving force to our opponents. I have seen it first hand in cricket trials in Hampshire that, unless you have ...
Estate Agents, a Joy to do Business With!
I would like to apologise to my adoring fan base for the distinct lack of blogs in the last week. Whilst it is impossible to feel your pain, I do sympathise your state of emptiness. The lack of blog posts has not been courtesy of being bereft of material, it is actually more to do with the misery that is being inflicted on me by estate agents. If I was paying these people thousands of pounds to tell lies and send chauvinistic emails to my ...
The Private Hell of Jonathan Trott
Much has been said about stress related illness in sport lately, in particular cricket and without sounding self-righteous, when I saw the state of Jonathan Trott batting in the second innings against Australia, I kind of guessed that another victim was about to be announced. Let me tell you, as someone who has tried, with mixed results, just about every sport going, none is more stressful and deflating than cricket can be. It is a great game ...