Author: Bill Ricquier

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    6 November 2023
    The Men’s Cricket World Cup has been great fun to watch. I say this despite having made some public predictions…
  • Bishan singh bedi 1

    24 October 2023
    Of the Indians who have played county cricket since the easing of the qualification rules in 1968, only Farokh Engineer…
  • Crisis

    23 October 2023
    “ Litotes?”, a friend said in response to my WhatsApp message that my prediction regarding the Men’s Cricket World Cup…
  • Cricket sri wis

    27 September 2023
    [External link] Empires come and go. Sporting ascendancy is equally, and inevitably, ephemeral. Few sporting giants, however, can have been…
  • The ashes

    13 August 2023
    The 2023 Ashes was an outstanding series, providing the sort of ever-changing narrative that limited-overs cricket simply cannot deliver. Four…
  • Spirit of the age

    8 July 2023
    Jonny Bairstow faced up to the final ball of Cameron Green’s eighth over. It was predictably short and Bairstow ducked…
  • Captains fantastic two

    7 July 2023
    The second Ashes Test, at Lord’s, was in many ways as remarkable as the first. England made the running for…
  • Panoramic shot as Root bowls to Carey with Australia at 209-7

    26 June 2023
    The 2023 Ashes got off to a terrific start at Edgbaston. It grabbed attention from the first ball, sent flashing…
  • Ranjan madugalle 2

    11 June 2023
    Ranjan Madugalle has been actively involved in international cricket for over forty years. That is a remarkable achievement. And there…
  • Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views

    4 June 2023
    It is fifty years since Hampshire last won the County Championship. In the period between then and now some of…