In spite of some of the things life has thrown at me it's hard to find me without a smile on my face.I have 2 beautiful children and now 3 lovely grandsons, I love sport and writing about it; which I do at debsknigsport.com Here I want to share with you my thoughts on life, some sadness but hopefully a lot of happiness too. To show people that life can be wonderful even after tough times.
In the midst of the T20 Blast we have 2 rounds of the County Championship to be played with the Kookaburra ball. My team, Essex have had a woeful T20 time, being without a win so far, it felt like a relief to get back to the 4 day stuff. Only one captain winning the … More County Championship Round 9 – 2025
Division 1 I spent Day 1 of this round at the Oval and saw a good day of cricket, I’m starting to write on the morning of Day 2. Every team in Division 1 that batted first was bowled out on Day 1. 2 Division 1 matches were finished on Day 3 as were 2 … More County Championship Round 8 – 2025
A full round in both Divisions this week, happily weather didn’t have an effect on the rounds where teams sat out. 3 Counties started the round without a win to show for their efforts, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Lancashire. That would change, but only for 2 of the teams! I was at New Road for the … More County Championship Round 7 – 2025
Day 1 of this round saw a positively hot day at Chelmsford which is where I was, for the match between Essex and Yorkshire. I had been hoping to see Joe Root, but neither he or Harry Brook were present. A look around the country on Day 1 saw a mixed bag runs wise. There … More County Championship Round 6 – 2025
May Day saw glorious weather across the country, I’m starting this write up on the morning of Day 2. We had just 3 Divison 1 matches and the full 4 in Division 2. Things weren’t over quite as quickly in this round, with two matches finishing on Day 3. After a lazy morning on Day … More County Championship Round 5 – 2025
I’m staring out on the morning of Day 2, having had a rugby match to watch and write up last night. I can’t understand the logic of not having every team playing when both leagues have an even number of teams, especially when the weather can be such a factor. But, here we are and … More County Championship Round 4 – 2025
At this stage of the season every game feels like a cup game for the teams behind Batrh clear at the top of the table. Having lost to Harelquins at the Spurs Stadium, Saracens followed up with a win at Welford Rpad against Leicester Tigers, then at home a win against Gloucester. Sale beat Saints … More Sale Sharks v Saracens
The Easter weekend came along and we had a full round of games, we didn’t have the wonderful weather of the first 2 weeks however. Most matches were rain affected on Day 1, which is where I’m starting. Only 2 matches ended in something other than a Draw, with both grounds being in the Soouth … More County Championship Round 3 – 2025
Round 2 saw positively hot days for the first 2 of this round, most definitely at Trent Bridge where I found myself. I’m staring to write ups Division 1 at the end of Day 3, listening to The Masters on Radio 5 Live! There was 1 positive result in each Division on Day 1. Division … More County Championship Round 2 – 2025
April really came good this year and in Chelmsford at least the weather was simply glorious. Every game had a full day with varying results across the country. I’m starting this on Day 1. As I sit down on the evening of Day 2, All I can say, is WOW – TOM BANTON!! Day 3 … More County Championship Round 1 – 2025
365 Sporting Days - New! 