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VERY early start today [on the road by 7] as we set off for the 240 mile round trip to play Bedfordshire at Blunham CC. We won the toss and batted - good opening stand helped us to 209/7 from 45 We were bolstered by the return of our star opening bat from an ACL rupture in January - he made a...

GAME OFF ! Groundsman declared Monday afternoon that the ground will be unfit and with rain forecast all day Tuesday, no chance of a 40-40 on Wednesday either. Ho-hum - on to Sunday and a 240 mile round trip to play "Cricket East" aka Bedfordshire in the Royal London u14 county cup.

Sunday, Shrops u14 lost to Leicestershire CCC Acadamy u14. Rain delayed start by 1 hour, we lost the toss and were inserted. Limped to 107/9 from 36 before we were off for thunder and more rain, early lunch taken. Delayed restart bought Duckworth-Lewis into the game. Our innings was closed and...

Not something to be coached nowadays. ECB removed long barrier from level 1 some years back. Get your body behind it and wear it if you need to, seems to be the modern equivalent. I learnt LB as a kid mainly because our school cricket pitch outfield had 2 football pitches either side of the...

Good cricket is played best when you understand it's all about alignment - by that, I mean head [i.e. your eyes] are behind the line of the ball as it moves towards you. Foot movement is key to achieving this. So, catching, fielding & batting are all about getting your head / eyes in line with...

Trek to the MCG (Mold Cricket Ground) for my Shropshire u14 boys for a warm-up game against North Wales. Hosts provided 3 umpires and 3 scorers #spledid. They won the toss and elected to bat on a very dry and decent looking track. We bowled them out for 182 without using our best seamer and...

Up here, Shrops Prem and Brum league play in coloured kit but with a white ball and black sight-screens. My county u14s play in coloured kit with a white ball but the u13s also play in coloured kit but with a pink ball. Personally, I find the pink ball the best for visibility but I'm not that...

Retired from playing a few years back [chronic ankle injury] but have continued coaching on the County Age Group pathway here in Shropshire. My under 14s have a warm-up game on Sunday against North Wales u14 Performance away at Mold CC before we start on the ECB u14 County Championship against...