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So a busy week is nearly at an end. Sunday the boy played a development friendly, 35 overs, pre-agreed that any batsman scoring 50 would retire and we'd declare at 200 to leave a chaseable total. We batted first, the came in at number and scored 8 runs before giving his wicket away with an ill...

At Hampton School for an MCC Foundation tournament. 2 wins out of 2 so far, I’ll post a full update later. Picture below doesn’t do this place justice, it’s huge. There are 3 cricket pitches and all are immaculate.

Busy week coming up for my lad. No game for the thirds on Saturday as they've not got enough players, he's on standby for the seconds but I doubt he'll be needed. He's going to watch the first XI if he isn't play. Colts training as part of his Young Leaders course Sunday morning followed by a...

Real baptism of fire for my son making his men's cricket debut a couple of months short of his 14th birthday, but plenty of positives to take. He was batting 7th and we were in to bat first. The openers started well putting on a quick 32 before the first wicket fell. 32-1 became 32-3 as their...

My boy has been called up to the second XI for Saturday for his debut in men’s cricket. He was due to be playing for the thirds but they can’t get enough players and after a drop out in the seconds he’s been asked to play. Delighted for him at juat 13 that he’s been given this chance. He’s very...

My son will be training the youngsters at his club too, luckily doing so covers both the Young Leaders and his volunteering element of the Duke of Edinburgh, two birds one stone.

I can't regale you with tales of my cricket exploits as I don't play but I'll live vicariously through my sons's exploits and chronicle what is hopefully another successful season for the Ryan Sidebottom lookalike (he's got to prefer that to me likening him to Marc Cucurella or Matteo Guendouz)...