A gradual but inevitable descent into cricket-based loathing and bile.

Articles by Nichael Bluth

England vs. South Africa, First Test: Day Three Review

South Africa bat, bat and bat, grinding England into the dirt, led by Hashim Amla’s utterly relentless occupation of the crease.

No Comments | July 22, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

County Championship 2012: The Week That Might Be

The County Championship is back! If it was 1989, this would presumably have been one of the lead stories for this week’s edition of the Junior Gazette.

No Comments | July 16, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #14: Jon Lewis

Archetypal English seamers don’t get many people excited, except for George Dobell, who bloody loves them. But one summer’s day back in 2005 archetypal English seamer Jon Lewis shook the cricket world to its very core.

No Comments | July 12, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #1: Test Match Cricket (ZX Spectrum)

Cricket and computer games have gone together many times, with largely unsatisfactory results. In the first of a new series, we (not literally, although there is a Back To The Future reference in there) travel all the way back to 1983 to look at the ZX Spectrum’s very first cricket game.

England vs. Australia, Second ODI: Review

England again put Australia to the sword in the second ODI. We assess the game from both sides of the fence (i.e. the good one and the one that couldn’t stop bowling no-balls and lost heavily).

1 Comment | July 2, 2012 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #13: Dermot Reeve

After a brief sojourn around the world, the Unlikely Lads series gets back to its roots with someone who had no shortage of talent but never really performed for England at international level. Plus he got kicked off Channel 4’s commentary team for being addicted to cocaine, losing the opportunity to spend days at a time sat really close to Mark Nicholas.

No Comments | June 26, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

England vs. West Indies, Only T20I: Review

Alex Hales has the sort of name that headline writers love. Luckily for them, he made some runs as well, as England made their highest ever successful T20I chase to wrap up a comprehensive beating of the West Indies.

2 Comments | June 25, 2012 | | T20 | Tags: , , , ,

England vs. West Indies, Only T20I: Preview

With the country in the grip of T20 fever, England take on the West Indies in a one-off game that is definitely the most important sporting event of the day.

1 Comment | June 24, 2012 | | T20 | Tags: , , , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads (International Edition)? #12: Vinod Kambli

The Unlikely Lads world tour reaches India, as guest writer Arjun Miglani takes us back to the 1996 World Cup and a man who used to outshine Sachin Tendulkar.

No Comments | June 21, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

RIP Tom Maynard

A few words on a tragic passing.

No Comments | June 18, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: