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The World T20 thingy (chapter 2)
England Since losing to the West Indies the English team has become the hardest working team in world cricket. That isn’t a great thing, but somehow this team of largely average cricketers gets wins....
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the world t20 team report card
Afghanistan – Turned up with a bowling unit that most Minnows would be proud of, but their bowlers also ended up being their batting. They were very loud, but showed real aptitude, but were kicked out...
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You know the cricket world cup is here when you see a viral with Trent...
It’s a little known fact that before Trent Johnston became Ireland’s Chris Cairns he used to hustle indoor cricket facilities with his bowl the ball onto a coin trick.
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King KOB
I was watching Kevin O’Brien in the restaurant that Zully Q-Dawg gave a famous press conference in. All around us were Pakistani fans who were just happy that it wasn’t their side that was looking like...
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minnows good enough to abuse now
When an Australian fielder leans in to talk, there is a good chance a batsman is getting some flak. It could be professional advice, career counseling or questions about his family, but the batsman is...
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Forget the ‘M’ word
Minnow. Noun • a small freshwater Eurasian fish of the carp family, which typically forms large shoals. • a small or insignificant person or organization: the paper is a minnow in the national...
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Article 1
I find goodbyes rather awkward. Rarely have I been good at them. Other people often get them right, I either leave abruptly and do it wrong, or I hang around and make everyone feel like I may never...
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podcasting with cricket ireland’s ceo
This is the podcast you’ve all been waiting for, it’s the one where I talk to Warren Deutrom, the CEO of Ireland Cricket about Irish Cricket, don’t all rush over at once. No, you’ll enjoy it, maybe.
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Ireland Cricket: Part 2 – Building a fortress
Part one is here. At Malahide the crowd was alarmingly not drunk. There was a lack of beer snakes and men running around in costumes behaving like morons. No one seemed to be thrown out. And attractive...
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Ireland Cricket: Part 1 – the origin story
In December 2006, Warren Deutrom entered the office of the Ireland Cricket Union. His role was CEO, replacing Peter Thompson, who had left the job six months earlier. It had taken the ICU months to...
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