In the few days before Round 2 started we saw some record high temperatures, of course those had long disappeared by game day. This was a day when winning the toss would make a huge difference that worked for some, not for others. Esssex were the 1st team to win in Round 1, they were … More County Championship 2026 – Round 2
The Easter Weekend brought the opening of the County Championship 2026, sadly sun didn’t arrive with it! My cricket watching season started a week earlier with a warm up match between Essex and Yorkshire. That was a decent run out for both teams, if a bit crazy, it would surely have made sense to play … More County Championship 2026 – Round 1
Round 2 of the PWR saw a host of World Cup stars at the Stonex Stadium as Harlequins travelled across London for the London Derby. A crowd of 4000 mostly filled the 1 open stand. Somewhat short of the 80000 that saw the Final. But a decent crowd all the same. Quins kicked off and … More Saracens Women v Harlequins
The ‘local derby weekend’ saw Saracens heading to The Stoop in West London to play Harlequins. Quins has the bragging rights after 2 victories last season. Saracens had 2 wins to start the season, Quins were yet to win their 1st game in the new Prem season. Both teams had their teams boosted by returning … More Harlequins v Saracens – Prem Rugby
Having watched England win the World Cup at the Allianz Stadium in front of nearly 82k, it was back to the Stonex Stadium for thir semifinal. Taking place in front of a disappointingly small crowd. Saracens opened the scoring through Deborah Wills out on the left wing, she had an easy run through after we’d … More Saracens Women v Exeter Chiefs – the PWR Cup Semi-Final
Wow those 6 month have flown by and this week sees the final round of the County Championship! Just before Day 1 started it was confirmed that there will be no change in 2026, putting relegation firmly on the table! Realistically any one of 5 teams could take the drop alongside Worcestershire. Sussex, (150), Essex … More County Championship Round Round 14 – the Finale! 2025
At the start of the 2024 season I looked into start times for the competition, it seems a good time to check finish times over the same period of time, with the majority of games this week ruined by the weather. These are the dates for Day 4 each year. September matches have been in … More County Championship Round 13 (14) – 2025
The business end of the season kicked off on September 8th, a week that promised a couple of good days weather wise and a lot of rain! Surrey sat at the top of the table 9 points ahead of Nottinghamshire. Notts were playing at New Road against a Worcestershire team somewhat adrift at the bottom … More County Championship Round 12 (13) – 2025
Another Kookaburra round, the last and only round of the County Championship in the school holidays. The next set of 3 rounds starts on September 8th. There were 3 Centuries in the first innings in Chelmsford, how many more will I find? I’m starting my write up at the end of Day 2. In spite … More County Championship Round 12 (11) – 2025
With the T20 Blast done and dusted it was time to fit in a couple of County Championship games. The weather at the start of the week suggested there would be some rain about across the country. I was watching Day 3 of the match between England and India U19’s on Day 1 and at … More County Championship Round 11 (10) – 2025
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