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LEFTY TACTIC NOT WITHOUT FLAWS

6 June 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleWATCH the greats then copy them has been a mantra for every sporting wannabee down the years and […]

FANS ARE HAVING FAR MORE TO SAY

6 June 2021 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler On the airwaves: Sky Sports commentator David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd has guested for the County Cricket Podcast […]

ACTION IS LEAVING ARCHER EXPOSED

30 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleRisk and reward: Jofra Archer has inherited an action which puts extra strain on his elbow PICTURES: Getty ImagesJofra Archer […]

TIME TO SUPPORT ROB’S ONLINE GEM

30 May 2021 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER Probing the right areas of the county game Stats life: Shane Warne and Steve Waugh have both proved […]

‘ILFORD 2NDS’ GOT SHIRTY WITH GATTS

23 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleWorld class: Richard Hadlee was a brilliant bowler but an ill-advised remark about some of his New Zealand teammates […]

NONSENSE TO REST WOAKES

23 May 2021 0 comments

PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT Specialist: Resting the likes of Chris Woakes, again, gives fringe players such as Gloucestersire’s James Bracey PICTURES: Getty […]

BEWARE! KIWIS HAVE A GIANT GEM IN JAMIESON

23 May 2021 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Warning shot: New Zealand’s giant fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has burst onto […]

NOW ALL EYES ARE BACK ON BANCROFT

23 May 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette What’s occuring? Umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth confront Cameron Bancroft during the Sandpaper-gate scandal, which left Australia captain Steve Smith […]

SUPPORTERS HAVE A VOICE WITH CSA

23 May 2021 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER Probing the right areas of the county game Bridging the gap: Listening to the views of the fans […]

COUNTY TITLE IS UP FOR GRABS!

16 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Just over halfway through the first stage of the County Championship and some curious results have emerged […]

AS BUTCH SAID… ‘ON TO A NEW FRONTIER’

16 May 2021 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER Probing the right areas of the county game THE final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid […]

NO TURTLES OR ELVISES…? NO CONTEST!

4 October 2020 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler I had not seen a more disinterested performance since Kevin Pietersen […]

MARKETEERS HAVE MISSED A FINAL TRICK

27 September 2020 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler One of the major moans of County Championship devotees is that […]

TOM COULD BE LEFT LIKE THE BLACK KNIGHT

20 September 2020 0 comments

The Grumbler A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler The demise of the Black Knight is one of the most […]

TIM SHRUGS OFF SPIN OF MURTAUGH

6 September 2020 0 comments

The Grumbler A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler In an era of outrageous claims, fact-checking and fake news, this […]

BY GEORGE! YOU’LL MAKE MUM PROUD

30 August 2020 0 comments

The Grumbler A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler By his own admission, George McMenemy bowls “rustic right-arm over” and […]

BRING BACK THE FA CUP OF CRICKET!

23 August 2020 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler The governors of county cricket are often accused of inaction but […]

LET’S GO WITH THE FLOW OF THE STREAM

16 August 2020 0 comments

THE TRUMBLER A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler Although most of my week was spent at Chelmsford watching Simon […]

FEAR IS LIVE CRICKET MAY BE OFF MENU

9 August 2020 0 comments

A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARK THE GRUMBLER Have you “eaten out to help out” yet? The scheme led by […]

ONE MAN AND HIS DOG STAY LOYAL

2 August 2020 0 comments

The Grumbler A FAN’S VIEW BY RICHARD CLARKE @The_Grumbler Finally, county cricket is back. Hopefully this version is not the […]

JASON, IT’S TIME TO FOLLOW TIGER’S EXAMPLE

26 April 2019 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle No fear! Jason Roy has always been one to play on the front foot PICTURE: Getty Images […]