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

Articles by Nichael Bluth

England vs. West Indies, First ODI: Review

The crowd came out in numbers to see one of the great limited overs openers bashing the ball to all parts. And that’s exactly what they got.

1 Comment | June 17, 2012 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , , , ,

The County Championship: They Have The Internet On Computers Now!

YouTube: quite popular. The County Championship: not quite as popular. But surely the former could help the latter?

No Comments | June 15, 2012 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , ,

County Championship 2012: The Halfway House (Division One)

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. The rain in England and Wales falls mainly on the County Championship. Here’s the first half of our discussion around said County Championship so far.

4 Comments | June 13, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , , , , ,

FLT20: The Big Preview

Is that actually a crowd at a county game? It can mean only one thing – it’s T20 time! We got the 51allout brains trust together to basically backtrack on all the previews we did at the start of the season.

No Comments | June 12, 2012 | | Opinion, T20 | Tags: , , , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #10: Jamie Dalrymple

Rain leads to boredom. Bordom leads to old scorecards. Old scorecards lead to anger. Welcome to the dark side, featuring Jamie Dalrymple.

2 Comments | June 8, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Pietersen Pieters Out

Kevin Pietersen can be described as many things. Impulsive. Exciting. The man who pinched our future wife. And now a former limited overs international player.

5 Comments | June 5, 2012 | | Opinion, Scorer's Notes | Tags: , , , ,

IPL 2012: The Final Word. Honestly.

Remember IPL 2012? The tournament that couldn’t slow down? Well it’s finally, mercifully, over. Rather than just letting it go quietly we got the 51allout crew together to give it a worthy send off.

1 Comment | June 3, 2012 | | Opinion, T20 | Tags: , , ,

Pro40 2012: The Runt Of The Litter

The Clydesdale Bank Pro40: one of the great tournaments.

No Comments | May 30, 2012 | | 40/50-over, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

51allout: One Year On

We’re one year old! To celebrate this momentous occasion we got together to talk about the past and the future. Oh, and to plug a bunch of old articles that have been gathering dust for some time…

3 Comments | May 25, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags:

England vs. West Indies, Second Test: Preview

The second Test in the series might actually see some sunshine. Will that help the West Indies to a famous victory? No: they’re going to get mullered.

No Comments | May 24, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,