Just finished and enjoyed biography of 1930s England and Northants opener Fred Bakewell Among the Bright Colours by Mick Pope. Interesting character - no bitterness about his truncated career. Well worth a read
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Surely this is a crop circle?
Makes you wonder about the quality of the soil…
Good shot of some of the older stands at Lord's.
I remember it well. Smart thinking by Wes as he triumphantly clasped ball to uprooted stump.
Thank you for posting the image - Lucy Risdale was clearly an influential figure.
Stanley Baldwin's love of cricket is covered in
@stephenbrenkley.bsky.social A Striking Summer How Cricket United a Divided Nation which I am currently enjoying
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It's mainly about Hobbs, the yardstick by which to measure Root's achievements. @thecricketer.bsky.social
Just down the road from me. Obligatory tractor in the background.
Joe Root :England's best since Hobbs. Nice article by Tim Wigmore in the latest edition of The Cricketer.
The answer was Richard Hadlee.
Graham Gooch was at his best yesterday in Bath at the West of England Cricket Society."Name me one player who batted better wearing a helmet? There is only one!"
