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Spirit of the Age

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier08/07/23

Jonny Bairstow faced up to the final ball of Cameron Green’s eighth over. It was predictably short and Bairstow ducked under it. He then made … Read More

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Champions for all Time

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier04/06/23

It is fifty years since Hampshire last won the County Championship. In the period between then and now some of the world’s greatest players have … Read More

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See How They Run

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier06/04/23

“The more you do something the better you get at it”. There is little point in arguing against this. It can apply to sport as … Read More

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A Review of Men’s International Cricket In 2022

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier27/01/23

There could be no doubt as to which was the outstanding men’s international cricket team in the calendar year 2022. England won nine Tests out … Read More

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Lord’s or The Oval: Must One Choose ?

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier24/09/22

One is north of the river, the other south. For some, that is all that needs to be said. London, The Great Wen, is a … Read More

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Men’s International Cricket in the 1990s: A Golden Age?

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier03/06/22

Like everything else, cricket has changed immeasurably in the last forty years. The international game has probably changed more than most sports. The development of … Read More

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The Year of Living Dangerously: International Cricket in 2021

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier22/01/22

For a second year in succession, international cricket had a challenging time. It didn’t win any matches or series. It didn’t come anywhere in the … Read More

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The Honourable Member: Tim Paine, and a Story for Our Times

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier05/12/21

With English cricket still reeling from the shame and embarrassment of the Azeem Rafiq saga, and with actual cricket not being a possibility because of … Read More

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Today Yorkshire: Tomorrow…?

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier18/11/21

In all of English cricket’s long history, there have been few more chilling, more harrowing, days than  16 November 2021. At the same time it … Read More

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Pragmatism or Betrayal? The West and Pakistan

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier01/10/21

It is impossible for a genuine cricket follower to feel anything other than sadness and dismay at the sudden cancellation of first New Zealand’s and … Read More

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A Turning Point

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier28/07/21

It looks as though The Hundred might actually work. I haven’t actually watched any of it myself, for the various reasons associated with being in … Read More

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Watching Paint Dry

In About the Game by Bill Ricquier11/07/21

Is cricket too boring? It may seem a strange question to ask but it isn’t really. Writing this on the afternoon of Sunday 11 July … Read More

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