http://nestaquin.wordpress.com Considered Cricket Analysis From Beyond the Boundary Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://nestaquin.wordpress.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/lTczg8MKpIw/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-19-may-2013/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 08:53:30 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5675 Ball One &#8211; Tim Murtagh keeps it simple to send Middlesex top of the table Contrasting fortunes this week for the London clubs with Middlesex sitting on top of Division One after sweeping aside Somerset, a county whose season just can&#8217;t get going. As I identified in the first of these weekly overs, Middlesex have [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5675&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/lTczg8MKpIw" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-19-may-2013/feed/ 2 tootingtrumpet Half as good as Adil Rashid http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-19-may-2013/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/hVip_kjZ348/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/on-arriving-early-at-lords/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 09:04:55 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5667 The buzz of lawn mowers floats over the ground. Men, almost exclusively men, in hi-viz jackets walk purposefully around Lord&#8217;s environs. More men, blazers this time, eye me suspiciously as I approach the entrance to the Warner Stand (Members and Guests you see). A clutch of hi-viz jackets gather in the stand that Getty built [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5667&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/hVip_kjZ348" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/on-arriving-early-at-lords/feed/ 0 tootingtrumpet Lord'searly2 http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/on-arriving-early-at-lords/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/SLiSzGtTP5o/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-12-may/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 09:43:00 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5657 Ball One &#8211; Is the return of the heavy roller to blame for Division One&#8217;s heavy scoring? There were more big totals racked up in Division One of the LV County Championship this week &#8211; Middlesex cruising to 514-8 at Lord&#8217;s, Yorkshire biffing 505-9 at Headingley and Middlesex (again) making 428-5 declared at Edgbaston. Those [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5657&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/SLiSzGtTP5o" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-12-may/feed/ 0 tootingtrumpet Best place for it http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-12-may/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/byC45MWKj3c/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-5-may/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 13:32:45 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5643 Ball One – Dare to win All around the country, computer screens were F5ed and fingernails were gnawed as disbelief gave way to inevitability. Durham, with their &#8220;declared and lost&#8221; captain of last week at the crease for the winning runs,  chased down a victory target of 183 in 23 overs with something in hand. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5643&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/byC45MWKj3c" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-5-may/feed/ 0 tootingtrumpet White plastic chair heaven for Lanky fans http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-5-may/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/3lFg0o1j0Yg/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/on-watching-my-son-play-cricket/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 20:43:36 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5646 The cold is proper cold, obeying the law that states that anywhere on a cricket field is 10 degrees colder than anywhere near a cricket field. The wind bites the ears and rips at numb fingers and the sun, as reluctant as I was to face the day, half-heartedly ducks in and out of clouds [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5646&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/3lFg0o1j0Yg" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/on-watching-my-son-play-cricket/feed/ 4 tootingtrumpet It's a "Let's hope it lasts two seasons" kit http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/on-watching-my-son-play-cricket/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/Ua6y60gJg-s/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-28-april/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:51:35 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5636 Ball One – Catches win matches, but so do batsmen Cliches are cliches because they represent the truth &#8211; but in cricket, cliches do not represent the whole truth. If catches do win matches and if bowlers (usually) need to take twenty wickets, then (occasionally) batsmen don&#8217;t just set up victories, they secure them.  When [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5636&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/Ua6y60gJg-s" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-28-april/feed/ 1 tootingtrumpet A man whose career is going in one direction http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-28-april/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/uXLaiWwV9N0/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-21-april/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:24:39 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5630 Ball One &#8211; Catches win matches, but so do bowlers Middlesex sit atop the County Championship with two wins from two after grinding through Derbyshire&#8217;s batting first time round, then swatting it aside in the second dig. Angus Fraser&#8217;s three frontline seamers returned match figures of 102.5 &#8211; 35 &#8211; 216 &#8211; 17, rounded off [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5630&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/uXLaiWwV9N0" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-21-april/feed/ 7 tootingtrumpet An Australian playing like a typical Englishman in Wales http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-21-april/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/kpu20uZMoeA/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-14-april/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:03:38 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5622 Throughout the season, I shall be writing a Final Over of the Week in County Cricket. I shall not be providing a summary of the last seven day&#8217;s action &#8211; there are plenty such round-ups elsewhere &#8211; but I shall pick six &#8220;deliveries&#8221; that have caught my eye. There&#8217;ll be a jaffa or two amongst [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5622&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/kpu20uZMoeA" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-14-april/feed/ 5 tootingtrumpet Give me a chance Gus! http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/the-final-over-of-the-week-in-county-cricket-14-april/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/DFJ_ZJ2rRik/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/how-to-write-your-countys-clubs-season-preview/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:23:53 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5612 You&#8217;ve shaken the snow from your boots, hung up the overcoat and warmed yourself with a cup of cocoa leavened by just a nip of scotch for medicinal purposes. It&#8217;s that time of year again &#8211; time to write your county&#8217;s / club&#8217;s season preview. Here&#8217;s 99.94&#8242;s cut and paste guide to help you do [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5612&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/DFJ_ZJ2rRik" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/how-to-write-your-countys-clubs-season-preview/feed/ 0 tootingtrumpet The one and only Eddie McVarish http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/how-to-write-your-countys-clubs-season-preview/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9994/~3/QQYjV5HqJJg/ http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/not-the-opening-ceremony-of-ipl6-the-opening-ceremonies-of-cc114/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:11:42 +0000 tootingtrumpet http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/?p=5607 “Before the start of the two-month long exhilarating cricket, the opening ceremony of  IPL 6 described as the greatest show ever in India by the organisers, would stay true to its theme of &#8216;cricketainment&#8217;.” (The Times of India 2 April). Plans for the arrangements to open County Championship 114 have been leaked to 99.94 and they are every [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nestaquin.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3169372&#038;post=5607&#038;subd=nestaquin&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9994/~4/QQYjV5HqJJg" height="1" width="1"/> http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/not-the-opening-ceremony-of-ipl6-the-opening-ceremonies-of-cc114/feed/ 1 tootingtrumpet Ian Austin at Old Trafford http://nestaquin.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/not-the-opening-ceremony-of-ipl6-the-opening-ceremonies-of-cc114/