A bit of light reading about the 1999-2000 England womens tour

England’s women’s cricket team headed to the Antipodes in January 2000 to play one-day internationals in Australia and New Zealand. By the time they were ready to head east across the Tasman, England had lost the ODI series to Australia 0-4 and Karen Smithies had resigned as captain.

Working for Cricinfo at the time I covered every ODI of the Australian leg of the tour, and I believe I have the only comprehensive documentation of these games. Continue reading “A bit of light reading about the 1999-2000 England womens tour”

Dr King and I

Radio interview for Community Radio Network program “Access Internet” in about December 1996. It’s a ten minute feature on CricInfo, mostly comprising an interview with CricInfo’s founder Dr Simon King. You’ll also hear some comments from one Rick Eyre, the majority of whose interview ended up on the cutting room floor. Continue reading “Dr King and I”

Was this the greatest World Cup final ever?

“Today’s game – won by New Zealand by four runs with five balls remaining – was filled to the brim with drama and tension. For me, it surpasses the encounter at Lord’s in 1975 between the West Indies and Australia as the greatest World Cup Final, men’s or women’s, of all time.”

More of my account of the 2000 Women’s Cricket World Cup Final at Cricinfo.