After my family, Cricket and Essex Cricket in particular are my biggest passions. With one match to go my team are still at risk of relgation, with a match in Cardiff against Glamorgan to come. I spent 22 days over the season and got to most of the T20 Blast matches too. Hee are some … More Essex Cricket – My 2026 in Photos
Round 7 saw Game 6 for every county, a May weekend which promised mixed weather. That mixed weather saved a couple of teams. At the end of this 6 block of games Nottinghamshire sit at the top of Division 1 and Durham Division 2. Division 1 Essex v Leicestershire – Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford. … More County Championship Round 7 (6) – 2026
This roiund brought every county up to 5 games played. Every single captain who won the toss, bar one, put their opposition in to bat. That was Derbyshire who were playing Northamptonshire and it proved to be the right choice! Th egame at Trent Bridge turned into batting practice, I really think the points system … More County Championship Round 6 – 2026
A sunny Friday with a Bank Holiday coming and my team, Essex, were sitting this round out, having played overf a rainy weekend at Edgbaston. Another week with 4 Division 1 matches and 3 in Division 2. Division 1 Hampshire v Glamorgan – Utilita Bowl, Southampton. Ben Brown won the toss for Hampshire and put … More County Championship Round 5 – 2026
Having spent a chilly 3 days at Edgbaston I couldn’t face a tube strike while trying to get to the Oval on Day 1 of Essex’s match. Typically the weather was glorious and several Essex batters remembered how to use that thing in their hands! There were 4 matches in Division 1 and 3 in … More County Championship Round 4 – 2026
The header should be – Round 3, Sort of! There are only 4 matches in this round, 2 in each division. I’m still struggling to understand why that happens, the weather has affected play in at least 2 of those games on Day 1, it would surely be fairer if everyone played at the same … More County Championship – Round 3 – 2026
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
