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Cricket short story competition

Young people aged 25 and under and being invited to enter a cricket short story competition....

Posted by Susan Humphreys on November 4, 2008 12:21 PM

Cricket fashion show bowls us over

NOTES on the Cricket fashion show, at Grey Space last night: Coleen McLoughlin, Alex Curran and former Kittens Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon on the front row....

Posted by Laura Davis on October 24, 2008 10:26 AM

It just IS cricket for Warwickshire

They say that football is a funny old game but judging by Warwickshire's title-winning season, that tag should be attached to the sport of cricket. Today the Bears were crowned LV County Championship Division Two champions after picking up the...

Posted by Andy Walker on September 25, 2008 4:46 PM

Harmison up for top prize

Ashington's Steve Harmison is among four nominees for the NatWest PCA Player of the Year award. Paceman Harmison has been a key performer for Durham after starting the season out of the England picture. On the basis of his form,...

Posted by Simon Honeysett on September 24, 2008 5:08 PM

Club v country

It was a huge disappointment for thousands of cricket fans when this summer's stinking weather finally put paid to the one-day international between England and South Africa at Cardiff's Swalec stadium....

Posted by Tom Bodden on September 10, 2008 10:38 AM

A pint of pride please!

NEARLY 15 years ago I cradled my newborn son in my arms, the proudest bloke on this earth. On Friday I watched a snapshot of the Edgbaston lunch session between England and S Africa from the pub near the office...a...

Posted by Bad Dad on August 4, 2008 1:14 PM

Video blog: Cricket to banish an England fan's blues and more

Watch my latest video blog where I talk about the Glamorgan games to come at Colwyn Bay and other local cricket matters. I also look at the pre-season football scene and offer my three sports predictions for the week...

Posted by Tim Channon on August 1, 2008 5:25 PM

Video blog: Cricket to banish an England fan's blues and more

Watch my latest video blog where I talk about the Glamorgan games to come at Colwyn Bay and other local cricket matters. I also look at the pre-season football scene and offer my three sports predictions for the week...

Posted by Tim Channon on August 1, 2008 5:25 PM

Bag yourself some Cricket kit

I WAS in Cricket the other day, borrowing clothes for a fashion shoot, when I spotted just how many self-branded items they now have on sale. As well the tote bags that came out at the beginning of the year,...

Posted by Laura Davis on July 31, 2008 8:00 AM

Cricket confusion, the Royal Family and my run-up.

Twenty Twenty Finals day came around on Saturday, and with teams looking to not only win the tournament at the Rose Bowl, but to qualify for the plethora of Champions League, Stanford Cup, and other prestigious tournament places that were...

Posted by Luke Wilkins on July 29, 2008 5:10 PM

New WAG on the block

WHENEVER a football club signs a new player they inevitably bring along their Wag for the ride. And with Liverpool FC signing striker Robbie Keane, comes his new bride Claudine Palmer....

Posted by Alpa on July 29, 2008 4:11 PM

Northumberland leagues- cricket preview

ASHINGTON currently lie in mid-table in the Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League, and while they have little chance of catching runaway leaders Swalwell they still retain their pre-season ambitions of finishing in the top four. Bearing in mind the...

Posted by Simon Honeysett on July 26, 2008 10:49 AM

How I almost scored with Michelle Pfeiffer

Hang on Peter, I'll get my kit! I'm sorry the blog is a little bit late this week, but that was because I, along with every other club cricketer in the country, have been awaiting a certain phone call from...

Posted by Luke Wilkins on July 23, 2008 12:38 PM

England lose the NAC, and end up being NAF

Well, I waited a day to write this as I was anticipating an incredibly exciting end to the 1st Test between England and South Africa at Lords. How wrong was I? I'm gutted. I missed out on spending an afternoon...

Posted by Luke Wilkins on July 15, 2008 12:08 PM

Is British sportsmanship dead?

ENGLAND'S disgraceful decision to run out a Kiwi batsmen afer he was knocked to the ground cast cricket in an uncomfortable light. Of course, it is not the first time players of that supposedly gentlemanly game have plumbed the...

Posted by Jon Tunney on June 27, 2008 8:49 AM

Cricket leaves me stumped

I DROVE hell for leather deep into rural Warwickshire to watch Nick skipper his school cricket team on Wednesday night...and I might as well not have bothered....

Posted by Bad Dad on June 13, 2008 7:57 PM

Inspirational cricketer pays visit to Stoke Poges

YOUNGSTERS at The Stoke Poges school were thrilled as famous cricketer Henry Olonga paid them a visit and shared some of the secrets of his success. Olonga made his debut for Zimbabwe at the age of 18, making him the...

Posted by Greg Burns on May 28, 2008 1:15 PM

England paper over the cracks with comeback win

ENGLAND top brass were today hailing their victory against New Zealand as one of the all-time great wins. They need to get real and stop patting themselves on the back. Yes, it was a remarkable comeback from a situation...

Posted by Jon Tunney on May 27, 2008 10:11 AM

What's Happened to New Style?

It was a very warm afternoon way back in August 2002 and yours truly had just finished interviewing cricket legend Sir Viv Richards for BBC Midlands Today. As I prepared to do my piece-to-camera, I reckoned that Birmingham was...

Posted by Veron Graham on May 26, 2008 8:49 AM

How bad is bad press for sports men and women?

I mentioned here in my first contribution that I was curious to find out just who reads The Birmingham Post's sports pages. It's a topic I expect to develop much further in the coming weeks but after the first few...

Posted by Martin Warrillow on May 21, 2008 5:45 PM