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James Anderson is a fellow Slazenger V100 user, although he has scored more runs with his and will be hoping to score a few more runs Down Under with the 2014 version, pictured, this winter.
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Life as a village cricketer

The village season feels like a distant memory now as the cold, wet and early evenings have well and...

Life as a village cricketer
I spent a week in the sun recharging my batteries ahead of a gruelling run-in to the village season...

Only a couple of recent games to report on. We lost our first game of the season to the elements in what was shaping up to be...

James Anderson is a fellow Slazenger V100 user, although he has scored more runs with his and will be hoping to score a few more runs Down Under with the 2014 version, pictured, this winter.

Life as a village cricketer

November 11, 2013 no comments
The village season feels like a distant memory now as the cold, wet and early evenings have well and truly set in. A long hot summer has passed us by and for thousands the land over, the private hell...
I spent a week in the sun recharging my batteries ahead of a gruelling run-in to the village season...

Life as a village cricketer

July 7, 2013 no comments
Only a couple of recent games to report on. We lost our first game of the season to the elements in what was shaping up to be a close encounter and we played a friendly fixture against the clock in w...
That sinking feeling of watching the ball travel right into the hands of a grateful slip fielder...

Life as a village cricketer

June 4, 2013 no comments
The season is now well under way and Englefield Green 2ndXI has played five games. We’ve lost four of those and won one. The biggest surprise, however, has been the weather.  Mercifully, not one fixt...
Everyone has to put the training hours in

Life as a village cricketer

April 16, 2013 5 comments
Pre season has finished and it’s time for the proper action to commence. Nets will only take you so far in the white hot competitive environment of the village green… Out there you’re on your o...
You can learn to play like your heros through your phone

Cricket coaching made easy

February 25, 2013 3 comments
Not everyone who plays cricket has had access to any form of coaching. Many of us simply pitch up and enjoy the game, going only on a few words heard on TV or from enthusiastic team mates. Those who ...
Practice has commenced

Life as a village cricketer

February 6, 2013 3 comments
The season has started for many of us with the arrival of the winter net. A chance to blow out the excesses of Christmas, test run the new equipment and set unrealistically high targets ahead of the ...