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Cricket & Beer Towers
2007-07-07 17:13:00 At the Surrey vs. Kent Twenty20 last night and apart from the disappointing performance from Surrey on the pitch, it certainly didn’t stop the fun off the pitch! We invited three blogging superstar friends, Ashley Norris (ShinyMedia.com - who’s ancestors were responsible for moving Arsenal north of the river!) & Canadian, Jeremy Wright (b5Media.com) & Californian, ... More About: Video , Cricket , Beer
Commentators are the best!
2007-05-29 21:57:00 My favorite is from Beefy slating the filed settings! Have they got the best job in the world or what?! More About: Video , Test Match , Comm , Commentators
Ramps, The Man, The Myth, The Legend!
2007-05-24 12:45:00 As Mark Ramprakash scores another hundred in a great start to his season, KnightsinWhites.com have setup a dedicated countdown that will show Mark Ramprakash as he edges ever closer to the historical 100 hundreds mark! A feat that has only been achieved by few legendry England Batsman, such as Graham Gooch (128), Geoffrey Boycott (151) ... More About: Site News , Legend , Myth , The Man , The Legend
Tip of the Week
2007-05-23 11:53:00 This week’s TOTW comes from batting legend: In one day cricket, the striker should always call the run, as he only he, knows how hard the ball has been struck and at what angle. Even if the ball goes behind square and the striker has to turn to turn to see where it has gone, it ... More About: Week
Who?s Up and Who?s Down in this week?s Country Championship?
2007-05-22 14:30:00 ↑ Matthew Prior has taken his chance at Lords with 126*. He also kept wicket very well on a notoriously hard ground to keep wicket on. ↑ Essex, chasing down 278 with 4 and a half overs to go, and 9 wickets in hand, thanks to a superb opening pairing of Mark Pettini (103* from 103 balls) and ... More About: Championship , Country , Week , Down , Count
Jacques Rudolph can?t play for South Africa for 3 years?
2007-05-22 13:51:00 The Kolpak ruling has been responsible for allowing the South Africa n batsmen (who got 222* on his test match debut) was dropped by South Africa for the World Cup and was then approached by Geoffrey Boycott to play for Yorkshire . However, he has signed for 3 years as a non-overseas player which means that he ... More About: Play
Darren Gough; A.K.A. The Man!
2007-05-21 01:58:00 Darren Gough; A.KA. The absolute man! The now captain of his former county Yorkshire is possibly the best captain in the world. His laid back approach is having a huge impact on his team mates as the results speak for themselves. His international days are well and truly over as his exclusion from the World Cup highlighted, but ... More About: Video , The Man
Matthew Nicholson rips through Sussex.
2007-05-19 15:51:00 Matthew Nicholson Steams forces Sussex to follow on. The 32 year old seam bowler got 5 wickets in Sussex?s first innings and got the 2 openers out in the second innings. This is another ?old timer? doing well in the county game at the moment. Young guns take note! More About: Surrey , Through , Matthew , Olson
Muralitharan takes 6 wickets for Lancashire
2007-05-18 20:23:00 Muralitharan takes 6 wickets for Lancashire against Worcestershire, but the question still remains, IS HE A CHUCKER? I think he is, and this is the sole reason he is able get so much purchase on the ball. I think I could get that much spin on the ball when I was to through, rather keeping the ... More About: Cash , Wicket , Mural , Ural , Muralitharan
Can you be too old to play for your country?
2007-05-18 16:01:00 Will players like Mark Butcher, Mark Ramprakash and Graeme Hick ever play for their country again? With performances like their latest scores against Sussex I don’t see why they shouldn’t. Australia, the World’s best team in all facets of the game, sideline great players up to their late 20 and early 30’s before giving them ... More About: Country , Play , Surrey , Count
Chump of the Day - Carl Hogkinson
2007-05-18 13:11:00 Carl Hogkinson is today’s Chump of the day. Surrey declared on 626 for 4, with getting a massive unbeaten 266, superbly supported by Mark Butcher (179). Then, out stepped Sussex led at the front by their opening batsmen, Carl Hodgkinson, feeling confident on an obviously good batting track. He then managed to get himself out for a ... More About: Carl , Hump , The D
Middlesex boys fail to impress on their home ground
2007-05-17 16:38:00 After getting a great start this morning, Strauss got out early after the interval, followed closely by his Middlesex team mate Oais Shah. The West Indian bowlers didn?t make the most of the conditions this morning, but it looks like they have come out after lunch all fired up and ready top go. Will any other new ... More About: Home , Ground , Round , Boys , Impress
Win The Toss, Bowl and Win!
2007-05-17 11:55:00 The pitch at Lords will be green and conditions overcast. So whoever wins the toss will almost certainly bowl and be successful. Hoggard will swing the ball all over the place and Harmison will be able to get movement off the wicket and seem. If I were Peter Moores I would drop Panesar and bring in ... More About: Toss , Bowl
Dancing Man Strikes Again!
2007-05-17 11:50:00 Mark Ramprakash adds to Sussex woes as he gets his 91st first class century. Will he get to 100 first class centuries the end of this season? It will be a huge task, but only a foolish man will bet against him in the current form he is in. He has been superbly supported by his ... More About: Dancing , Surrey , Again , Strike
Ramps puts Sussex on the Racks!
2007-05-17 00:32:00 Mark Ramprakash adds to Suss ex woes as he gets his 91st first class century. Will he get to 100 first class centuries the end of this season? It will be a huge task, but only a foolish man will bet against him in the current form he is in. He has been superbly supported by his ... More About: Site News , Rack
Knights in Pink?!
2007-05-16 20:19:00 Middlesex will be wearing a pink strip in their twenty 20 campaign this summer, to highlight their link with a Breast Cancer charity named “Breakthrough Breast Cancer”. This is an extension from the limited edition cricket batting grip used by Matthey Hayden, Phil Symonds and England’s Paul Collingwood in the World Cup. More About: Pink , Knights , Nights
Kabir Ali steals the show at Old Trafford
2007-05-16 12:08:00 Worcestershire captain, Kabir Ali leads from the front with a career best: 8 wickets for 50 runs against a depleted Lancashire side, minus their England stars. He then went on to get 54 runs to steer his side into a 3 run overnight lead, with 6 wickets on hand. He failed to impress on the international scene, ... More About: Show , Old Trafford , Teal , Steal , Steals
Who?s Up and Who?s Down in this week?s Country Championship?
2007-05-15 02:31:00 ↑ Another Aussie Michael Di Venuto gets a quick 204 off of 248 balls. ↑ Robert Key, the only man to fill an English Cricket Helmet, gets 169 off 279 balls. ↑ 28 year old seam bowler Thomas Lungley gets 4 wickets and 5 wickets in the first and second innings respectively to help beat Leicestershire in a shortened game. ↑ Ravi ... More About: Championship , Country , Week , Down , Count
Englands Bowler?s On Top
2007-05-15 01:53:00 England?s Bowl ers on top! England?s Liam Plunkett, Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard were all on form in last weeks round of matches in the County Championship. Liam Plunkett: 5 wickets for 105 off of 32 overs. Steve Harmison: 5 wickets for 61 for 19.3 overs. Matthew Hoggard: 5 for 34 off just 14 overs for Yorkshire against Worcestershire. This coupled ... More About: Land
Wicket Keeper Watch!
2007-05-15 01:35:00 1. John Batty (Surrey) 154 runs (1 innings) 2 catches (1 innings) vs Warwickshire 2. Paul Nixon (Leicestershire) 82 runs (2 innings) 2 catches, 1 stumping (2 innings) vs Derbyshire 3. David Nash (Middx) 21 runs (1 innings) 3 catches (1 innings) vs Nottinghamshire 4. Chris Read (Nottinghamshire) 20 runs (1 innings) 2 catches (2 innings) vs Middlesex 5. ... More About: Watch , Keep , Wicket , Keeper
Wicket Keeper Watch!
2007-05-15 00:57:00 How do we sort out who is going to take the gloves for the next ashes? It?s simple really. The next ashes are in 2009 - June-September with five Tests and seven ODIs. Before then we need to get an established wicket keeper behind the stumps and batting well as well as Adam Gilchrist at ... More About: Watch , Keep , Wicket , Keeper
Squash Ball Controversy
2007-05-09 12:38:00 This discussion is outside the realm of Knights in Whites ? but this debate is getting increased coverage across the world ? is the squash ball illegal? No. There is no doubt that Adam Gilchrist is one of the best batsman in the world and in my view even without the squash ball he would still ... More About: Controversy , Squash , Over , Ball , Rove
Flintoff Back in the Runs!
2007-05-06 21:04:00 Flintoff Back in the Runs ! It?s not a ?Hold the Press? situation by any means, but considering that he couldn?t hit a cows behind with a banjo in the World Cup, his 66 form 84 balls for Lancashire against Northants may be just what the doctor ordered. Is this the first step in Flintoff?s road to form?
Chump of the Day!
2007-05-06 16:05:00 Chump of the Day! Gareth Batty playing for Worcestershire against Nottinghamshire on Sunday 6th May (featured on Sky Sports 3) was sat in the commentary box, during the early stages of his sides innings, doing a 30 minutes stint of guest commentary with former Surrey batsmen Ian Ward. Batty was stating his intentions to gain a place ... More About: Hump , The D
Who?s Up and Who?s Down in this week?s Country Championship?
2007-05-05 15:31:00 ↑ Warwickshire?s Tim Ambrose scored an unbeaten 251, supported well by team mate Jim Trougton (162) against Worcestershire this week at New Road (Worcestershire). ↑ Yorkshire and Pakistan?s Younis Khan scores 106 followed by 202* in his 2 innings? against Shane Warne?s Hampshire. ↑ Forgotten Australian Simon Katich scores 221 for Derbyshire, supported well by fellow Aussie, Ian Harvey (153). ... More About: Championship , Country , Week , Down , Count
The Sum Is Greater Than Its Parts?
2007-05-05 00:06:00 Is this a principle often overlooked when thinking about the game of cricket? Cricket is a game of individual performances combined into a ?team? as it is very rare that more than 3 people are included in any one phase of play, out of a team of 11. Take the rare example of a run out: The ... More About: Test Match , Part , Parts , Eater
VAUGHAN SHOWING PROMISE
2007-05-04 01:59:00 VAUGHAN SHOWING PROMISE as he gets some runs for Yorkshire. The usual critics were asking for Vaughan ?s head as England’s one day captain. As the captain he has to shoulder some of the responsibility for the poor performances, but believe it or not he was one of our best performers with the bat! He got 72 ... More About: Test Match , Wing , Promise , Ghan |
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