Part of the appeal of cricket, and of any sport in my opinion, is the stadium architecture. It’s something I find hard to explain, but I can imagine the theatre of competition just by walking pa...
I used to go to college with a guy from Manchester and he would get really cross if anyone mentioned the weather. Apparently, they had less rainfall than most areas in the UK. I go to Manchester aroun...
I had to double check the date here. I remembered that Alex Hales scored a century, and that made it easy to find this match report. The day before, I’d seen him make a duck in Derby. Notts are ...
A few shots from a murky May day in 1921. The Racecourse Ground has been in use since the 1800s, and Durham County Cricket Club had this as a home ground before their Chester-le-Street facility was re...
The West Indies side that I knew while growing up had Gordon Greenidge and Roy Fredericks at the top of the order. Probably like most people of my age, the thing I most remember about Fredericks was h...
Another plain, unused postcard here. I hope that the cap badges might offer some clues. Also the pavilion seems distinctive, although I doubt it looks like this anymore. Any ideas? Get in touch via th...
I thought there might be some hope with this one. Looking at the crest on the badge, and the pavilion might be distinctive. This image was on a plain postcard – no message shown and no publisher...
Not an actual scorecard this time, but a newspaper scorecard. No date shown, but the cards I have from Radnorshire are from the 1800s. Another good day out for Cobden – see my other cards. The q...
I originally wrote this article in 2021 for another site. The Hundred had just started and the One Day Cup had been marginalised. I’ll be honest with you – this is the second day of Docume...
(Written many years later from my perspective as a Notts supporter) Cricket Commentators like to talk extensively about atmosphere, but it was hard to beat a 1980s domestic cup final at Lord’s. It may...