The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: cricket
This Sporting Life: Turning The Tap
I was ten at the end of 1966 when something in me clicked. That need to find my own distinctive passion. It was conscious but I needed something. And while I can’t be totally sure, I think mum was behind … Continue reading
Posted in cricket, memories, miscellany, thought piece
Tagged cricket, memories, thought piece
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The Five Senses Of Blogging
My cousin in law Craig the Radio DJ is blind. Has been since birth. He also, like me, loves cricket. So every year we go, him soaking up the atmosphere while listening to the commentary. His enjoyment with one less … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, cricket, miscellany, thought, thought piece
Tagged blogging, cricket, senses, thought piece, Voice
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My dream
Back in 1968, my mum fiddled with the dial on her little transistor radio. She always listened to what was then known as the Home Service, now BBC Radio 4, which was a magazine and news programme. However round about … Continue reading
Cricket lovely cricket, or how I found my career path
This post is utterly, completely and thoroughly self-indulgent. By all means skip the RTs, the likes and the comments. I really will understand. Because for so many of you kind followers you will have no enduring fascination with this engrossing … Continue reading
Posted in cricket, exhibitions, law, miscellany
Tagged career path, colin milburn, cricket, Fred Titmus, lawyer, oval
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Richard (Richie) Benaud: 6th October 1930 to 10th April 2015
A hero of mine died today. An Australian cricketer and, most important for me, commentator. When I discovered cricket in 1968 Richie was already one of the voices of cricket on BBC T V. His style of letting the picture … Continue reading
A day at the cricket – a sonnet for the day
A day at the cricket The crowd are people-pixels, sun grilled And shimmering with hope. A boy, half aware of play Picasso-eyes a girl in red; he looks away At the sharp head-toss. She’s noticed; he’s thrilled. He checks … Continue reading
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