A sunny Friday with a Bank Holiday coming and my team, Essex, were sitting this round out, having played overf a rainy weekend at Edgbaston. Another week with 4 Division 1 matches and 3 in Division 2. Division 1 Hampshire v Glamorgan – Utilita Bowl, Southampton. Ben Brown won the toss for Hampshire and put … More County Championship Round 5 – 2026
Having spent a chilly 3 days at Edgbaston I couldn’t face a tube strike while trying to get to the Oval on Day 1 of Essex’s match. Typically the weather was glorious and several Essex batters remembered how to use that thing in their hands! There were 4 matches in Division 1 and 3 in … More County Championship Round 4 – 2026
Wow those 6 month have flown by and this week sees the final round of the County Championship! Just before Day 1 started it was confirmed that there will be no change in 2026, putting relegation firmly on the table! Realistically any one of 5 teams could take the drop alongside Worcestershire. Sussex, (150), Essex … More County Championship Round Round 14 – the Finale! 2025
The business end of the season kicked off on September 8th, a week that promised a couple of good days weather wise and a lot of rain! Surrey sat at the top of the table 9 points ahead of Nottinghamshire. Notts were playing at New Road against a Worcestershire team somewhat adrift at the bottom … More County Championship Round 12 (13) – 2025
Another Kookaburra round, the last and only round of the County Championship in the school holidays. The next set of 3 rounds starts on September 8th. There were 3 Centuries in the first innings in Chelmsford, how many more will I find? I’m starting my write up at the end of Day 2. In spite … More County Championship Round 12 (11) – 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
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
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