Holding back the years

I’ve been in the company of cricketing royalty this week. Two men from different parts of the world, but who Continue reading →

Weather blows in volunteer spirit

Much was made of the “gamesmakers” at the Olympics, the volunteers who did anything and everything to ensure the event Continue reading →

Fixtures provoke internet overload

Could you access the internet this morning ? Was it slow, or just completely locked up ? If you’re a Continue reading →

Injuries can steer a career

Being injured is part and parcel of professional sport. Some pain is a minor affair and little more than an Continue reading →

Root and Warner a sporting certainty

“Warnergate” has certainly stoked interest in the Ashes well ahead of the opening Test at Trent Bridge on July 10. Continue reading →

Billy 36 has general quality

Billy Twelvetrees has a name which headline writers dream about. His father (seriously) is a tree surgeon – but Kevin’s Continue reading →

Brothers in oars

“Formidable” was the word Olympic bronze medallist Alan Campbell used to describe the prospect of Coleraine’s most famous brothers rowing Continue reading →

Radio team make a Test match special

Radio Five Live’s “Voices of Summer” programme reminded me of one of the reasons why I love cricket. A sad Continue reading →