Archive for January, 2015
Bricks in the back
I was fourteen when cricket wrecked my back. I played for Pascoe Vale Central in Melbourne. One afternoon at training I was striving for extra pace and bowling off-side wides.
The assistant coach (I can’t remember his name) was a heavy left handed all-rounder who trained with the Victorian squad in the seventies. He said I was moving my head in delivery stride and it was affecting my accuracy. Read more
It used to move
Because of the pitches prepared for the 2014/15 Test series against India and the growing popularity of the 20/20 game, cricket has a brand new name. From now on it shall be known as batting.
– Anon
Remember the grassy pitches...
