Monday, March 15, 2010
Angry man suffers injury setback
Darren Maddy has suffered a setback on his return to the team following a knee injury last year that saw him miss most of the season. He suffered a facial injury in a nets session during the Warwickshire pre-season trip to South Africa. He will now require an operation. Its not known when he will be able to return to the team. Get well soon Darren!
IPL-a-go-go
Three cheers for ITV4 as finally i have been able to see some IPL on TV and what i have seen so far has been pretty good. The excitement, the colour, the big 6s, the hot chicks in the crowd which the cameraMEN always dwell on. What is not to like?
Well the infamy of that last over bowled by Tyagi (who didn't even get to finish it as he bowled 2 over the waist height balls so he ended up with the superb figures of 1.5-0-39-0). What was Dhoni doing bowling him in the last over after his previous over had been so badly mauled? So my adopted team of the Chennai Super Kings didn't get off to a very good start (my great-great-great-aunt was born in Chennai in case you were wondering how i picked them).
Seeing the old stars like Shane Warne and some exciting new Indian players makes the IPL some excellent cricket in my opinion.
Well the infamy of that last over bowled by Tyagi (who didn't even get to finish it as he bowled 2 over the waist height balls so he ended up with the superb figures of 1.5-0-39-0). What was Dhoni doing bowling him in the last over after his previous over had been so badly mauled? So my adopted team of the Chennai Super Kings didn't get off to a very good start (my great-great-great-aunt was born in Chennai in case you were wondering how i picked them).
Seeing the old stars like Shane Warne and some exciting new Indian players makes the IPL some excellent cricket in my opinion.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Pre-season friendlies
Just a few weeks away now.
Oxford UCCE, The Parks (March 30th-31st)
Leicestershire, Grace Road (April 1st-2nd)
Oxford UCCE, The Parks (March 30th-31st)
Leicestershire, Grace Road (April 1st-2nd)
Meet Craig Kieswetter – England’s latest South African
"It's something that I'm going to have to put up with for my whole career."
That's Craig Kieswetter view on criticism of his South African heritage, both from the Bangladeshi bowlers and, rather bizarrely, Michael Vaughan - who also works for his management team.
But the 22-year old Somerset batsmen, the son of an Afrikaner father and Scottish mother, doesn't appear affected by such jibes, answering his critics both verbally and with his sturdy cricket bat.
"I was born with a British passport, I've done my four years, I am British, and I don't see it as an issue. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but for me it's about putting performances in on the park and helping England win," he said.
He certainly did the latter in Chittagong, blasting a magnificent 107 to form the backbone of England's 284 for 5, which proved good enough to secure a series whitewash. At 22 years and 97 days it also saw him become the second-youngest England batsman - after David Gower - to score an ODI hundred.
The score was, ironically, achieved in a patient, steady style, rather than with the gung ho spirit that earned him his international call-up in the first place. His aggressive style, born from the hard pitches of South Africa, raised hopes that England had finally found that quick scoring powerplay batsmen at the top of the order their limited overs side needs.
After two steady seasons of progress with his county in 2007 and 2008, 2009 saw Kieswetter begin to fulfil his potential. He averaged 65.83 opening the batting in the Friends Provident Trophy and he scored an unbeaten 138 off just 131 balls in the opening group match against Warwickshire. He notched 248 runs in the Twenty20 Cup and 1,242 runs at an average of almost 60 in the County Championship.
It is little wonder he was awarded his first cap the moment he qualified for England.
After two nervy innings in his opening matches it is encouraging to see him learn so quickly at this level, adapting his game to react to the match situation, showing a maturity and adaptability beyond his years.
With Andrew Strauss to return to the side and Alastair Cook doing a solid job as stand in, Kieswetter may just have given the selectors an unexpected, if welcome, headache.
Anyone considering a cricket bet on England to win the forthcoming Test series with Bangladesh can get odds of 2/7 on this happening.
Meanwhile, in football news, the World Cup betting still makes Spain favourites to win this year's tournament which will be held in South Africa.
That's Craig Kieswetter view on criticism of his South African heritage, both from the Bangladeshi bowlers and, rather bizarrely, Michael Vaughan - who also works for his management team.
But the 22-year old Somerset batsmen, the son of an Afrikaner father and Scottish mother, doesn't appear affected by such jibes, answering his critics both verbally and with his sturdy cricket bat.
"I was born with a British passport, I've done my four years, I am British, and I don't see it as an issue. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but for me it's about putting performances in on the park and helping England win," he said.
He certainly did the latter in Chittagong, blasting a magnificent 107 to form the backbone of England's 284 for 5, which proved good enough to secure a series whitewash. At 22 years and 97 days it also saw him become the second-youngest England batsman - after David Gower - to score an ODI hundred.
The score was, ironically, achieved in a patient, steady style, rather than with the gung ho spirit that earned him his international call-up in the first place. His aggressive style, born from the hard pitches of South Africa, raised hopes that England had finally found that quick scoring powerplay batsmen at the top of the order their limited overs side needs.
After two steady seasons of progress with his county in 2007 and 2008, 2009 saw Kieswetter begin to fulfil his potential. He averaged 65.83 opening the batting in the Friends Provident Trophy and he scored an unbeaten 138 off just 131 balls in the opening group match against Warwickshire. He notched 248 runs in the Twenty20 Cup and 1,242 runs at an average of almost 60 in the County Championship.
It is little wonder he was awarded his first cap the moment he qualified for England.
After two nervy innings in his opening matches it is encouraging to see him learn so quickly at this level, adapting his game to react to the match situation, showing a maturity and adaptability beyond his years.
With Andrew Strauss to return to the side and Alastair Cook doing a solid job as stand in, Kieswetter may just have given the selectors an unexpected, if welcome, headache.
Anyone considering a cricket bet on England to win the forthcoming Test series with Bangladesh can get odds of 2/7 on this happening.
Meanwhile, in football news, the World Cup betting still makes Spain favourites to win this year's tournament which will be held in South Africa.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Calum MacLeod to be in documentary
Warwickshire's young Scottish bowler will be featured in a BBC Alba documentary about young Scottish sports stars next week. Cothrom Spòrs: A Sporting Chance’ will be broadcast on Monday 8 March at 9pm.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
IPL on ITV
ITV has bought the rights to show this year's IPL and will air 59 live matches. Well i'm definately looking forward to this. Go Chennai Super Kings!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Behind the scenes
Just back from Members' Nets and very enjoyable morning it was too. The temporary facilities for next 1 and a half seasons were interesting. You can see some pics i took here or see below for a few.
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