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Afghanistan you absolute beauties!!
Good afternoon you happy happy people! Over night Afghanistan beat Australia………Afghanistan BEAT Australia! In the first time in their history, in any format, the men from the Northwest Frontier have bettered Australia. Let’s face it, no one outside of that most inglorious of islands like the Aussies………what a happy day! Australia won the toss and…
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India bossing Subcontinental Cricket.
Good afternoon friends new and old, the cricket in the Super 8’s has been coming thick and fast The 3 remaining subcontinental teams have been in action and a pattern, perhaps, is starting to emerge. Yesterday’s late game was between cricketing giants India and the intrepid men from the Northwest Frontier, Afghanistan. The Afghans had…
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Do you hear that? It’s the sound of a Lion roaring!
Good afternoon sports fans, I hope all’s well! I was driving all day today so couldn’t stay up to watch the game but I don’t mind telling you, I went to bed last night with a heavy heart and a restless mind. The sun arose this morning and I was greeted to the news from…
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South Africa Stumble, but don’t fall!
Good evening friends, I hope you’ve all had a good day! I spent mine packaging and despatching real ale……..it’s not all bad! The much talked about Super 8’s got underway today, with co-host USA facing off against triers and triers again, South Africa. There’s lots of high-fiving in the picture above and the score line…
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Super 8’s here we come!
All the group games have now been played and the tournament moves through to round 2, the super 8’s. This stage is a another league system with 2 groups of 4. The team’s finishing 1 and 2 in each group will then progress to the semi finals. Before that, let’s have one last look at,…
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It’s all over bar the shouting!
Good evening cricket lovers and none cricket lovers alike, we’re a broad church here! Over night the final qualifying place in group D was decided. South Africa were already through with their 4 wins from 4 games. Bangladesh and Netherlands were still in the race with BNG holding the grip hand due to their points…
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England Qualify!
Good evening fellow travellers, how are your nerves? Are you as relieved as me? Australia, for the first time the their history, did England a solid and beat Scotland. The thistles took them all the way though! Australia won the toss and put Scotland into bat in St Lucia, no doubt expecting to deal with…
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Drama worthy of Lady Whistledown!
What a day of cricket it’s been, low scoring thrillers, mid scoring thrillers, and rain, lots of bloody rain! The day started with South Africa Vs Nepal. South Africa battered first and looked customarily sub-par on a flat Kensington wicket. Struggling to pick line and length the only batter to show his colours was Proteas…
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England are off the mark, finals here we come!
Good evening fellow travellers, unbelievable news, England have won a game of cricket! I know, it doesn’t seem possible but don’t stop reading, this isn’t fake news! All joking aside, in what was an absolute annihilation of dear old Oman, England finally got their campaign moving after a washed out game against Scotland and a…
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West Indies qualify and Australia are at it again!
Good afternoon cricket fans, I hope all’s well! I’ve been delivering beer around Yorkshire ruminating on the England game tonight, we’ll talk more about that later! Today’s early match was between co-host West Indies and New Zealand at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. West Indies have had a couple of wobbles in their…