A MESSY AFFAIR BUT WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE DISSENT 15 December 2017 0 comments MORE than enough has been said and written recently about DRS, its abuse, misuse and untrustworthiness (especially by me) but, […]
Westwood staying with Bears as development coach 10 November 2017 0 comments By Charlie Talbot-Smith Staying put: Ian Westwood WHEN he retired in June, Ian Westwood was convinced that his 25-year association […]
Come on, do you know the rules? 22 September 2017 0 comments WHEN I was vaguely young enough to play cricket for my village side, I liked to be square-leg umpire when […]
Oval alert 1 September 2017 0 comments PLAY was suspended at the Oval yesterday after a crossbow bolt was fired onto the pitch, causing a major security […]
Stunning comeback from champs as records fall 4 August 2017 0 comments By Jack Miller Turn it around: Bracebridge Heath produced a great comeback last weekend WINNING is a habit, or so […]
Dickie’s always put on a show for the game! 25 April 2017 0 comments Guy Williams speaks to the great Harold Bird about his career as the game’s finest umpire… Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird, 84 […]
Martin Johnson column – I’ll use my factor 60, so please don’t zap me, Bruce! 4 July 2016 0 comments It’s easily done. You’re just settling down for a cosy afternoon in front of the cricket when you accidentally sit […]
Paul Nixon column – I’d have hated to umpire if Dev was bowling 7 June 2016 0 comments Of all the performances to come out of the recent second Test in Durham, from Moeen Ali’s attacking century to […]
Peter Hayter column – Robo-ump will need his smart phone and new app! 4 May 2016 0 comments Assuming the reports in The Times weren’t part of a late April fool’s gag, if the inventor of Hawk-Eye technology […]
Umpire Mark Benson ends career 21 January 2016 0 comments LONG-SERVING umpire Mark Benson is stepping down from his role due to an operation needed on his injured back. Benson, […]
Cricket Paper Crossword August 15 15 August 2014 0 comments DUE to an unfortunate printing error, some of the clues for the crossword in today’s The Cricket Paper were the same as last week’s.