Annie Chave

Annie Chave: Thank you Dad, for showing me the way

One of the things I’ve always loved about cricket is the social side. The cricket I know comprises a day in the field, broken by a communal tea of scones and sandwiches, and followed by a trip to the local pub to discuss the game over a pint.

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One of the things I’ve always loved about cricket is the social side. The cricket I know comprises a day in the field, broken by a communal tea of scones and sandwiches, and followed by a trip to the local pub to discuss the game over a pint.
It was always thus, and this convivial afternoon routine, and the fact that it encroaches into evening shadows and traditional pub opening hours, makes it unique among sports.

Last month my father died. It’s a huge loss to me for a multitude of reasons of course, but as he was the man who gave me cricket, his death has taken a part of my joy of the gam...

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