- It's twenty-five years today since a major shift in cricket's world order, the West Indies surrendering the Frank W… https://t.co/IMPGl9E5y9 06:54:48, 2020-05-03
- @LovellLowdown @EuropeanCricket @CricketRussia do you have a source for the Ministry of Sports announcement? in reply to LovellLowdown 07:23:42, 2020-05-03
- RT @ACScricket: From today, @ACScricket is reliving the #1920cricket season with day-by-day bulletins. The 2020 @CountyChamp should have be… 08:31:12, 2020-05-03
- RT @anti_doping: A statement by David Sharpe following his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Sport Integrity Australia, which o… 10:48:49, 2020-05-03
- RT @anti_doping: As a single point of responsibility for a range of integrity functions, Sport Integrity Australia will become a one-stop-s… 10:49:10, 2020-05-03
- RT @CricketNSWBlues: Wishing a very happy birthday to @philjaques!
Have a great day, Pro! ? https://t.co/Gj7pATOcAN 11:04:08, 2020-05-03
- Peter FitzSimons is one of Australia's most over-rated talking heads https://t.co/sVCd9oEjCU 11:05:47, 2020-05-03
- @Bucksbunnys People love him because he's the anti-Alan Jones, but unfortunately he displays the same bombast and u… https://t.co/CrWxlc9nwP in reply to Bucksbunnys 11:19:46, 2020-05-03
- RT @RicFinlay: Vale Brian Richardson, who died in Hobart last week. Played 5 games for Tas 1955-69, with 112 v touring MCC (L'ton) in '66.… 12:07:54, 2020-05-03
- RT @EmergingCricket: ?? | Follow up story from @VSAvolunteer about Timor-Leste's cricketing progress. Are we seeing @ICC's next member here… 13:40:42, 2020-05-03
- RT @InsidersABC: We're going to leave you with the final in our series of politicians washing hands.
Here’s @JoshFrydenberg with a little… 13:43:42, 2020-05-03
- Today's ten-over cricket from Taipei is on the live stream. Taiwan, incidentally, is not a member of the ICC.
https://t.co/oT4qQSaHrz 13:53:04, 2020-05-03 - RT @cricketcomau: 10 minutes from the start of the broadcast!
Details: https://t.co/GxYXcqMhki https://t.co/knr9wAMsWn 13:53:31, 2020-05-03
- RT @AusWomenCricket: For your viewing pleasure, we present the the outtakes from summer 19-20 ? https://t.co/JvjyuH09Xl 19:44:15, 2020-05-03
- RT @TheRealPCBMedia: Wasim Akram, Babar Azam to inspire women’s team.
https://t.co/zs2sreIEqv https://t.co/2Bl0ye3pJX 19:47:47, 2020-05-03
- RT @timwig: 10 years ago today, England began their T20 World Cup campaign: they would become world champions for the first time ever.
- Happy 75th birthday Sadiq Mohammad https://t.co/almpT2Debv 19:56:11, 2020-05-03
- RT @7NewsSydney: With his first national contract this week, @marnus3cricket should be Australian cricket's newest million dollar man. But… 20:35:54, 2020-05-03
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 02 May 20
- The ECB "looks forward to celebrating the significant achievements of Colin Graves’s term in the coming months."
https://t.co/ZO1taq5KxH 06:20:53, 2020-05-02 - RT @CricketNSW: Former NSW Blues opening batsman and Premier Cricket record holder Greg Mail has been appointed to the newly created Head o… 08:29:47, 2020-05-02
- More ten-over cricket from Taiwan today. Currently on an innings break and lots of ads clearly aimed at an Indian a… https://t.co/lvdAjXZcit 14:29:52, 2020-05-02
- @unrolledmonk it would be nice if they put as much effort into providing a decent pitch as they have for the broadcast facilities in reply to unrolledmonk 14:41:21, 2020-05-02
- RT @MlcHurst: Join me on Tuesday May 5th for our Facebook Live with legendary vegan cricketer @dizzy259!
Not only is he one of Australia’s… 14:54:39, 2020-05-02 - RT @RicFinlay: Aus Test XI from those born on the 2nd of the month:
LO'Brien
VTrumper
SSmith
MWaugh
MClarke
SWaugh
TMoody
MJohnson
LNash
IC… 15:59:06, 2020-05-02 - awful news if true and dare I say that keeping competitions alive at this level should be the highest priority https://t.co/FY95kdbWA1 16:37:09, 2020-05-02
- RT @BCCIdomestic: Bowling his first over in his first first-class match, Ravi Yadav picked up a hat-trick. ??
Let’s relive his memorable f… 16:38:52, 2020-05-02
- caught up with this chat this morning, very entertaining and it was good to hear from Dilip Doshi and some of his v… https://t.co/4TGuvYWnyv 16:43:35, 2020-05-02
- my review of Anindya Dutta's Book "Wizards" https://t.co/BZtWNnECTC in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:45:16, 2020-05-02
- @Mykuhl @Goto919 I don't think so, and I reckon NT will close off travel from the rest of Australia until the other… https://t.co/7JsyWAgaVR in reply to Mykuhl 18:01:53, 2020-05-02
- imagine if those games had bren owned by a more recent ICC and packaged as a "Super Series" https://t.co/Jx39cGaaoc 18:19:52, 2020-05-02
- RT @crickettas: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tasmanian cricket legend, Brian Richardson. ?
Brian was a first c… 18:20:33, 2020-05-02
- 'Business 101': Khawaja launches broadside at Cricket Australia https://t.co/UBpxNDO0n6 via @smh 18:37:16, 2020-05-02
- Nida Dar shares her post-lockdown plans and more https://t.co/cR3jHjnwOW 19:27:21, 2020-05-02
- RT @WisdenCricket: Australian great Clarrie Grimmett, the first bowler to take 200 Test wickets, passed away on this day in 1980.
Bill O'R… 19:36:56, 2020-05-02
- RT @9NewsQueensland: Josie Dooley's 'world isolation games' have become an internet sensation, and even have the backing of an Olympic lege… 20:33:39, 2020-05-02
- RT @sportstarweb: Indian women's cricket icon and ODI team skipper Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) will join us for an #InstagramLIVE interaction on… 22:07:55, 2020-05-02
- RT @CWBglobal: NEW TRUSTEES! CWB are delighted to announce two new Trustees:
Dr @matthew_quaife – Assistant Professor in Health Economics… 22:44:07, 2020-05-02
Book Review: Wizards: The story of Indian spin bowling
The sub-title of “Wizards”, the fourth book of cricket history from Anindya Dutta, is “The story of Indian spin bowling”, but it could so easily be described as “the history of Indian cricket through spin”.
Dutta presents a fascinating and thoroughly researched journey through more than one hundred years of Indian cricket teams whose journey from failure to success has been underscored by the efforts those slow bowlers, many of those still living having been interviewed by the author, who exercised their wizardry on the pitch.
Dutta’s mostly chronological study begins with the remarkable story of Palwankar Baloo, the left arm bowler who broke through the caste barriers to play in England with the All India team of 1911. Rustomji Jamshedji was, at the age of forty, the first spin bowlers to play Test cricket, and Dutta gives space to Baloo, Jamshedji, and some seventy spinners, most of whom wore the Indian cap at Test, one-day or more recently Twenty20 level.
Vinoo Mankad’s unfortunate entry into cricket’s lexicon is but a passing item in the chapter on his remarkable career. There is the account of Subash “Fergie” Gupte, capable of bowling two types of googlies and described by Sir Garfield Sobers as a better leg-spinner than Shane Warne. Gupte’s playing career came undone after a hotel incident involving room-mate Kripal Singh in which he was not involved.
The greatest slow bowlers of the past two decades, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are featured in the second half of “Wizards” but much of the middle section is taken by the four spin bowlers who dominated for much of the 1960s and 70s: the “Spin Quartet” of Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishen Singh Bedi.
Test matches in which some or all of the quartet played are described more than once in the book, but through the perspective of each bowler’s performance. Dutta invokes the theory more recently known as Blue Ocean Strategy to describe how the great captain “Tiger” Pataudi brought out the best in his Spin Quartet.
Fine spin bowlers whose time in the Indian team never came because of the shadow of the great Quartet – Rajinder Goel, Paddy Shivalkar, Rajinder Singh Hans – and Dilip Doshi, whose opportunity was delayed by their presence – all take their place in Wizards. So too Maninder Singh and Laxman Sivaramakrishan, both unable to deliver all their talents had to offer. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag find their way into the pages as “Breakthrough Bowlers”.
Among the many examples of maladministration detailed in the book, players dropped, careers delayed, captains chopped and changed for reasons of politics or personal jealousies. There is perhaps scope for a history of Indian cricket as defined by how bad decisions by selectors and administrators have held the team back.
As Kapil Dev says in his foreword, “Today is a different world”, and the role of the match-winning fast bowlers such as Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma is a world whose beginnings trace back to him. But as Dutta concludes this comprehensive and enjoyable history with the wrist-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, he ponders whether they are the Wizards to take Indian cricket into the future.
“Wizards: The Story of Indian Spin Bowling” is published by Westland Sport and available worldwide through Amazon. This review is based upon the Kindle edition. ISBN 9789388754514
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 01 May 20
- @ShiamakUnwalla well he hasn't played for Australia at all since the Ashes last year. I didn't think he was far eno… https://t.co/W8OpRcKx66 in reply to ShiamakUnwalla 07:15:53, 2020-05-01
- Subimal Goswami has died at the age of 82. He played football for India in 50 games before becoming an all-rounder… https://t.co/uGpf1zbvef 07:23:35, 2020-05-01
- Goswami went to the 1960 Rome Olympics as a member of India's soccer team. His Olympics stats from the (supposed to… https://t.co/nNsa49lVoB in reply to rickeyrecricket 07:25:26, 2020-05-01
- RT @ovshake42: On #HairstyleAppreciationDay, ladies and gentlemen, I give you Lloyd Pope.
Who is your nomination? https://t.co/aLH8VMzbOX 07:34:19, 2020-05-01
- RT @Mykuhl: @ovshake42 @rickeyrecricket Hamish Marshall deserves a mention. https://t.co/1Er2nCRX5U 07:43:31, 2020-05-01
- RT @gulu1959: @rickeyrecricket Chuni as he was universally known played in two Ranji Trophy finals both for Bengal, both lost v Bombay in 6… 07:44:39, 2020-05-01
- RT @cricktracker: @ovshake42 https://t.co/7M0F0SNYh2 07:47:03, 2020-05-01
- "As we emerge from the fallout of COVID-19, there will be an even greater need for The Hundred." If you say so, Tom. https://t.co/l2kGV3gz1X 07:57:46, 2020-05-01
- RT @Katie_Lev: Just had to get a quick note on The Hundred off my chest??
Hopefully here’s to 2021. https://t.co/gDZkYcgHK8 07:58:20, 2020-05-01
- @hammersaint @Mykuhl @ovshake42 No ball! in reply to hammersaint 07:59:04, 2020-05-01
- RT @TelegraphSport: The Hundred postponed: What it means for players, counties, broadcasters and sponsors | @NHoultCricket https://t.co/I8G… 08:15:42, 2020-05-01
- RT @LiebCricket: Everything still going to plan. Greatest competition ever. https://t.co/eM1SpwStLY 08:29:57, 2020-05-01
- RT @KKRiders: India captain, Asian Games gold-medallist in Football.
Bengal skipper, and two-time Ranji Trophy finalist in Cricket.
Rest… 08:47:33, 2020-05-01
- RT @JamieHarrison__: https://t.co/Cwitzc9Wc3 11:18:29, 2020-05-01
- RT @WACA_Cricket: Welcome Becky! The former England cricketer will lead our Women’s State team for the next 2 seasons ? Exciting times ahea… 12:12:17, 2020-05-01
- RT @WACA_Cricket: Our new WA Women’s head coach Becky is excited to build on our #WNCL success next season ? #WESTISBEST https://t.co/5rhIO… 12:14:00, 2020-05-01
- "we had almost half a million viewers of our stream, which is double the population of our country…" https://t.co/YrtTQZO6MX 12:46:34, 2020-05-01
- RT @nathanluies: Agree, public health and safety is integral. Return of sport has the potential to significantly impact society especially… 12:50:19, 2020-05-01
- Snehal Pradhan played cricket against Sana Mir in 2005. This is a fine reflection on the fifteen years since in the… https://t.co/xjlwUMk9OG 14:05:39, 2020-05-01
- Sarah Aley has announced her retirement after a playing career spanning sixteen seasons with the Breakers, two WBBL… https://t.co/0sBplCbVup 14:23:16, 2020-05-01
- RT @CricketNSW: Sarah Aley has announced her retirement from the @NSWBreakers ?
Captain @ahealy77 pays tribute to her friend. https://t.c… 14:25:34, 2020-05-01
- RT @BrettLee_58: COVID is affecting all of us all over the world. Communities in Rural parts of the world are most at risk. Here is a great… 14:52:46, 2020-05-01
- Easing of restrictions by the Northern Territory government means that NT Cricket is planning to commence its new s… https://t.co/QfIxWpiuoO 15:18:21, 2020-05-01
- Never forget BBL02. Put Gayle last. https://t.co/p3Fwq9gHhm 17:04:16, 2020-05-01
- RT @icelandcricket: It’s officially the summer cricket season in Iceland. Four happy months of sun, snow and social distancing. Here are ou… 17:07:57, 2020-05-01
- RT @crickettas: A big congratulations to Maisy Gibson, who is the 2019/20 Female Tigers Player of the Year. ?
- @grvbjh In 2012-13 he was anything but, and I think there's enough inconsistency in his career to look elsewhere. N… https://t.co/M1cXgRd2CC in reply to grvbjh 17:13:28, 2020-05-01
- RT @crickettas: See more here: https://t.co/EYUUGCKbxZ
- RT @crickettas: A special congratulations to Nathan Ellis, who is the recipient of the Scott Mason Memorial Captain's Award. ?
- RT @robelinda2: Awesome rare Shane Warne gold!!!! @ShaneWarne
The 8 wicket haul at the Gabba, 1993, vs New Zealand.
Check out the incre… 17:16:08, 2020-05-01
- Australia's number 1 ranking in Mens T20I is something of a surprise but they've lost only one game since November… https://t.co/ZhPeAouzoZ 17:29:43, 2020-05-01
- RT @BoriaMajumdar: My tribute. Goodbye, Chuni Goswami: India’s greatest all-round sportsman https://t.co/oY6bIPZaVb 17:42:35, 2020-05-01
- RT @DanielCherny: Cricket Victoria confirms the cuts. Notably references the BBL teams being without sponsors. Mars’ departure from the Ren… 17:51:12, 2020-05-01
- RT @cricket_illaw: Now Sarah is eligible for Illawarra Flames in the NSW Women’s Regional Bash
#cricketillawarra https://t.co/IFw8tkixZU 17:52:24, 2020-05-01 - RT @surreycricket: Following the postponement of the @VitalityBlast, it has been mutually agreed the contracts of our overseas players @76S… 19:02:48, 2020-05-01
- RT @firstpost: 'It had been the greatest last-wicket stand in history. Never before nor since have both No 10 and No 11 both scored a centu… 21:35:20, 2020-05-01
- An update about my Patreon which I sent to members earlier today https://t.co/QBCeYEk9or 21:38:38, 2020-05-01
- RT @lancscricket: ✍ @DaneVilas has written an open letter to Lancashire Cricket's Members and supporters
- RT @Vitu_E: Coronavirus has scuppered The Hundred's debut season – and it might have changed the world the competition was designed for.… 22:29:45, 2020-05-01
- RT @huwzat: Lovely Lee Nurse tribute by my friend Alex Narey – a sad loss | The Cricketer https://t.co/CRor5u66ve 22:39:57, 2020-05-01
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 30 Apr 20
- Deepak Agarwal, who a former co-owner of a T10 franchise, has been banned by the ICC for two years under the anti-c… https://t.co/Z6eOykxmzf 06:13:40, 2020-04-30
- Organisers of the T10 League in the UAE have distanced themselves from Agarwal, who was "removed" as a co-owner bef… https://t.co/Yi9Zx2gZcN in reply to rickeyrecricket 06:17:09, 2020-04-30
- Good to see the ongoing recognition of the importance of radio broadcasting by Cricket West Indies https://t.co/GcDe4wpq7f 06:40:17, 2020-04-30
- @grvbjh more broadcast sales means they can buy a keyboard with a functioning caps lock in reply to grvbjh 07:21:43, 2020-04-30
- RT @WHITE_FERNS: Join @lauramcgoldrick and today's @ANZ_NZ New Zealand Cricket Award winners LIVE now via the NZC @YouTube Channel – https:… 08:33:17, 2020-04-30
- RT @BLACKCAPS: Congratulations to all of today's winners ? #ANZNZCAwards
https://t.co/Ps3OhSjoXs 09:13:09, 2020-04-30 - Today is the 88th anniversary of the wedding of Don and Jessie Bradman. It's raining today otherwise I'd go on my P… https://t.co/v8zEbgA6Xm 09:55:24, 2020-04-30
- RT @YahoooverCC: New blogging: ✍️
There's been much chat about the English cricket season and what comps should be played. Here's some tho… 09:59:06, 2020-04-30
- They Had To See Don Bradman Married.
Burwood Took Charge.
Police Grinned.The Sun of 1 May 1932 reports the previo… https://t.co/RkugQATCC5 in reply to rickeyrecricket 10:09:24, 2020-04-30
- There were already 300 people waiting outside St Paul's Church four hours before the wedding of Don and Jessie Brad… https://t.co/Wc8afUZh7G in reply to rickeyrecricket 10:19:14, 2020-04-30
- I can only speculate what other telegrams and cables were read out at the Bradman reception. Don't @ me please. (Tr… https://t.co/OoKLTGk3u8 in reply to rickeyrecricket 10:26:51, 2020-04-30
- and from the Sydney Morning Herald's womens page of its 2.5.32 edition ( https://t.co/b8Zk2Dz843 ), a more formal rep… https://t.co/EX6VcrVGPn in reply to rickeyrecricket 10:30:15, 2020-04-30
- Khawaja and Stoinis are amazing omissions, likewise Strano. https://t.co/euakFNKmkm 12:12:24, 2020-04-30
- @Stephanie85WAGY @_hypocaust Same as always I suppose, being left out of a contract doesn't preclude selection, but… https://t.co/DoNS3XIpzI in reply to Stephanie85WAGY 12:49:39, 2020-04-30
- Congratulations to Jackson Bird for completing the Jack Simmons Medal/David Boon Medal double for 2019-20.
https://t.co/tCJSVmuROc 17:11:10, 2020-04-30 - RT @GeoffreyBoycott: A very happy 100th birthday to Captain Tom Moore, centuries are not easy to get!!! What an inspiration to all of us. 17:56:17, 2020-04-30
- @gulu1959 which symbol is that? in reply to gulu1959 18:00:19, 2020-04-30
- @gulu1959 I think it's meant to display the text commentary on the dismissal when you click on it. In 1977 there wo… https://t.co/8kp5PzrcRK in reply to gulu1959 18:07:56, 2020-04-30
- RT @CricketACT: Coronavirus update on our website: https://t.co/xdU68rIEk1 https://t.co/6T90ad3RmE 18:09:50, 2020-04-30
- @gulu1959 another Cricinfo oddity is that it has started giving me the publication time of all articles in IST… i… https://t.co/lYD1pUy6wY in reply to rickeyrecricket 18:36:18, 2020-04-30
- RT @danbrettig: For the first time in history of CA contracts, there is now a formal process by which omitted players receive feedback as t… 18:36:30, 2020-04-30
- Misleading headline. https://t.co/9HIoaRCmFq 18:53:36, 2020-04-30
- @drhussaini3 86000 of them didn't a few weeks ago in reply to drhussaini3 19:27:01, 2020-04-30
- @drhussaini3 there will be more in reply to drhussaini3 19:44:16, 2020-04-30
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 29 Apr 20
- @jp_klipspringer and he was a Queenslander before that! in reply to jp_klipspringer 06:29:14, 2020-04-29
- Scotland willing to host New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors https://t.co/D5hQoIn6WY 06:41:26, 2020-04-29
- RT @GuardianAus: Compton's summer of '47 is the kind of succour the nation needs now | Andy Bull https://t.co/2Of6hnksDA 07:21:35, 2020-04-29
- RT @rickeyre: On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's landing at Kurnell, the perfect reminder of how he discovered Australia on a pushb… 07:50:28, 2020-04-29
- RT @scgmacgill: One of my favourite team mates and more importantly a fantastic human well after our days of cricket had ended. https://t.c… 07:51:41, 2020-04-29
- RT @Athersmike: Great photo this. Think Graham Morris took it. @CuddyWalsh in full flow, Sabina Park 1994 https://t.co/gkWB7YDUa1 08:20:08, 2020-04-29
- India will hold every world title (world cups, mens and womens, 20 and 50 overs, senior and u19) except for the WTC https://t.co/3n3NfVmofO 11:00:31, 2020-04-29
- @sumit_int India has the biggest population in the cricket world and are finally starting getting its act together… https://t.co/39FOPEC62q in reply to sumit_int 11:52:22, 2020-04-29
- Study: Only 39% Of Aussies Are In Favour Of Major Live Sport Returning In 2020 https://t.co/tJ7o8sbEyn via @bandt 13:35:06, 2020-04-29
- RT @sirswampthing: There are 1,039,067 possible different chains to compile the list from ENG's 1st Test to most recent in 11 names
Players… 13:50:42, 2020-04-29 - @bhogleharsha from front to back: WACA, Gloucester Park, Optus Stadium. All hosted international cricket of one description or another. in reply to bhogleharsha 16:44:25, 2020-04-29
- RT @Cric_Writer: Wherever you are in the world, tune in at 6.30pm India on May 1st to join us for a fascinating online chat on #WizardsOfSp… 18:05:07, 2020-04-29
- @Woop_x3 @bhogleharsha that's the sports field of a private school, Trinity College in reply to Woop_x3 18:06:16, 2020-04-29
- @Woop_x3 @bhogleharsha yes in reply to Woop_x3 18:06:29, 2020-04-29
- RT @BBCEngland: Chance To Shine: Cricket charity keeps coaching sessions running for home-school pupils https://t.co/5DX4dvGLAJ 18:51:49, 2020-04-29
- RT @CricketNSW: Wishing former Australia and NSW wicket-keeper, and NSW Chairman of Selectors, Brian Taber a very happy 80th birthday! http… 19:13:11, 2020-04-29
- RT @edwardscricket: Anti-establishment fighter whose statistics defy belief https://t.co/yApMtK8KFn
A second mention for the world-class bo… 19:33:33, 2020-04-29 - RT @surreycricket: ✌ wickets to get ? #2018Replayed
Let's end this @lancscricket innings as quickly as possible.
WATCH ➡️ https://t.co/Be… 20:00:50, 2020-04-29
- She was never leaving the Sixers https://t.co/efwo4c0hgJ 20:29:12, 2020-04-29
- RT @dannyreuben: Another productive media opp with the #sportsmedia corps. Moeen Ali today. We have been providing at least two interviews… 20:31:30, 2020-04-29
- RT @legsidelizzy: ECB board meeting later today. Expecting official postponement of the hundred tomorrow. As for everything else … behin… 21:10:51, 2020-04-29
- Alistair Dobson, Head of Big Bash Leagues at Cricket Australia, interviewed by Gerard Whateley on SEN this morning: https://t.co/NPkfBZsgK4 21:16:53, 2020-04-29
- RT @EmergingCricket: The ICC’s eligibility criteria are among the more contentious regulations governing the game, and especially in Associ… 21:18:57, 2020-04-29
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 28 Apr 20
- RT @stock_delivery: #RareCricketPhotos
Opening match of Australia's 1953 tour.
A one day 13-a-side match against East Molesey.
Lindsay Hass… 05:30:13, 2020-04-28 - add TuneIn to the podcast locations
https://t.co/2FAck8vvFf
or search "The Net Sessions" in reply to rickeyrecricket 05:35:31, 2020-04-28 - @TheCricketGeek Umpires carrying flasks in their jackets? They'll need to make sure they have the right bottle! in reply to TheCricketGeek 05:41:48, 2020-04-28
- Umar Akmal given harsh penalty because of lack of remorse https://t.co/16jIvIOd5B 05:52:05, 2020-04-28
- @fredfertang I saw a Shield game at the SCG in 2003 where they called drinks to listen to the race (significantly,… https://t.co/W7UILMAOU9 in reply to fredfertang 06:09:28, 2020-04-28
- Do Not Want proposal number 3 https://t.co/N4zyAApWCX 07:59:30, 2020-04-28
- I'm sorry but breaking a T20 game into four innings of ten overs each is not the solution to any problem in reply to rickeyrecricket 08:04:38, 2020-04-28
- @InnoBystander I do not know. in reply to InnoBystander 08:12:11, 2020-04-28
- Sport: Vanuatu cricket hoping to build on historic broadcast https://t.co/pWeCFd7Onc 09:28:54, 2020-04-28
- RT @NZCPA: Congrats to CPA Member Ian Smith was was today honoured with Bert Sutcliffe Medal. https://t.co/6Tj0IJWOXs 09:45:10, 2020-04-28
- RT @PontingFdn: The Ponting Foundation has awarded a grant of $30,000 to the @FightCancerFdn in continuation of its support of critical acc… 10:46:54, 2020-04-28
- RT @stevesmithffx: https://t.co/CMHrGa7dC0 https://t.co/Np0nFZwFHk 10:47:31, 2020-04-28
- RT @vanuatu_cricket: Vote ??? if you're a fan our Jersey. We know you like it so go on now. Cast your vote ? https://t.co/5IrZQE4BQG 10:48:27, 2020-04-28
- RT @FoxCricket: The International cricketers' union (@FICA_Players) is just one of several player bodies working collaboratively to restart… 11:00:51, 2020-04-28
- we were so so lucky to get the Womens T20 World Cup finished when we did https://t.co/4lJoSUHJRo https://t.co/DUssfd1cSp 11:17:16, 2020-04-28
- RT @usacricket: STRAIGHT BAT BLOG?: All the latest from USA Cricket including more details on the scale of the ongoing COVID-19 challenges,… 11:26:07, 2020-04-28
- RT @MWDCC: What about this innings from @edwards_jackk from the T20 competition this year. All class. Check out the effortless six over cov… 11:49:13, 2020-04-28
- RT @sirswampthing: There are only 90 possible combinations of chains to compile the list from AUS's 1st Test to most recent in just 10 name… 12:56:54, 2020-04-28
- @SupreethSM2 @ICC fair comment, but totally inappropriate to post that pic. I'd strongly recommend you delete and re-post without the photo in reply to SupreethSM2 13:53:03, 2020-04-28
- RT @BCCIdomestic: BCCI to conduct quiz on Laws of Cricket & Playing Conditions for match officials
DETAILS ? https://t.co/BucUmkqeSv https… 15:45:04, 2020-04-28
- @Peteshep38 @BCCIdomestic That depends on the questions in reply to Peteshep38 15:52:31, 2020-04-28
- With the easing of restrictions in Australia this week I feel slightly more optimistic about the Indian tour going… https://t.co/sbapSRkkdL 16:37:47, 2020-04-28
- RT @sthalekar93: Excited to be going Live on my Instagram account (lsthalekar) tonight with this star Meg Lanning. Make sure to tune in at… 16:39:38, 2020-04-28
- @gauravkalra75 I failed that target on about, oh, day one in reply to gauravkalra75 16:42:59, 2020-04-28
- I so want this to be done as a televised game show https://t.co/f2hKzn2m7T 16:45:03, 2020-04-28
- "Are You Smarter Than A Match Referee" in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:48:50, 2020-04-28
- @JustJimWillDo "The 75 Per Cent Of Your Match Fee Question" in reply to JustJimWillDo 16:54:06, 2020-04-28
- @JustJimWillDo On the subject of quiz shows for umpires and match referees we could always bring back Pick-A-Box https://t.co/CfXLsPfEIf in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:57:17, 2020-04-28
- I don't see how this will prevent a match being abandoned, but at least people are thinking https://t.co/ETthpg3WO1 17:04:21, 2020-04-28
- RT @cricketcomau: David Warner's been active on TikTok – and these antics might make their way into his on-field celebrations! ? https://t.… 17:07:17, 2020-04-28
- @gulu1959 surely in reply to gulu1959 17:14:47, 2020-04-28
- @gulu1959 there's going to be a whole lot of uncertainty for a while yet in reply to gulu1959 17:35:07, 2020-04-28
- The NRL is planning for its grand final on October 25. Original plan this year was to hold it at the SCG… but Aus… https://t.co/VnGFA0lEY4 17:51:23, 2020-04-28
- The Net Sessions – now on Apple Podcasts!
https://t.co/SqobX9k48n in reply to rickeyrecricket 18:26:22, 2020-04-28 - RT @cricketbetting: Eight years ago following the investigation for BookieGamblerFixerSpy I sent a list of persons of interest to the ICC.… 18:30:04, 2020-04-28
- Some #newsfrom1920 from Melbourne to finish off the 1919-20 cricket season. Melbourne finally defeated Fitzroy to w… https://t.co/KrTnj71iqX 21:52:30, 2020-04-28
- Play began early on the Monday at 11am because the Fitzroy ground was booked for a football match at 3pm. The crick… https://t.co/L343ouywBL in reply to rickeyrecricket 22:09:49, 2020-04-28
- The story of Fitzroy's dramatic collapse on the final morning is told in The Australian of 1.5.1920:… https://t.co/ifWOqOiDxh in reply to rickeyrecricket 22:15:02, 2020-04-28
- "Onlooker", writing for the 5.5.1920 edition of the Referee, was full of praise for Melbourne captain Warwick Armst… https://t.co/AmcUHjOeTi in reply to rickeyrecricket 22:18:14, 2020-04-28
- I will tweet further sports #newsfrom1920 from this weekend on @the_scoreline, including the rugby league season in… https://t.co/yP5YxPSm22 22:32:53, 2020-04-28
- *Australasian, not The Australian, which didn't exist until 1964 https://t.co/nNFbFppqpK 22:34:10, 2020-04-28
- England cricket captain Knight concerned for women’s sport post-virus https://t.co/WmQMbhzfBG 22:41:52, 2020-04-28
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 27 Apr 20
- @akshaykamat20 I hope so 🙂 in reply to akshaykamat20 05:58:57, 2020-04-27
- RT @LasLoicasChile: Follow the new Cricket Chile Association Twitter account ?? @Cricket_Chi ??? #Chile #Cricket 06:10:58, 2020-04-27
- It wouldn't be April 27 if I didn't wish everyone a Happy @WorldTapirDay https://t.co/89LJlyXk0F 07:05:16, 2020-04-27
- RT @MattersCounty: So who do we listen to? Someone who has put all his eggs in one basket & dropped a few at each hurdle or a well loved,… 07:22:59, 2020-04-27
- Another plug for the podcast. Depending on the feedback I might even do another one next month.
Soundcloud:… https://t.co/Xc2Yk4VZIL 07:37:46, 2020-04-27 - RT @WisdenCricket: "John Inverarity was the master. His memory of opposition players was extraordinary – he could advise how they got a pla… 08:21:09, 2020-04-27
- RT @suzemcfadden: If it hadn’t been for Suzie Bates’ selection for the @WHITE_FERNS in 2006, we may have seen more of the dual internationa… 08:22:46, 2020-04-27
- This is a great lunchtime Zoom webinar series on matters of public policy and today they're doing a discussion on g… https://t.co/RR5qh8sOXf 08:48:44, 2020-04-27
- RT @WHITE_FERNS: It all starts at this time tomorrow! Join @lauramcgoldrick as she presents the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards from her liv… 09:01:06, 2020-04-27
- RT @GeoffLemonSport: I'm on the Australia at Home online discussion panel about gambling and the lockdown starting in about 10 minutes, if… 12:55:05, 2020-04-27
- RT @paras77: Home of Nepal Cricket.
Looking fresh and ready.
Can’t wait to get started once this is over.
Photo : Mausam Mandal https://t.c… 14:10:33, 2020-04-27 - RT @vanuatu_cricket: Vanuatu: Cricketers hope to capitalise on new global fans https://t.co/dH6OcMkJBI
@Deita551 @fare_melissa @radioaustra… 14:16:52, 2020-04-27 - RT @BCCIdomestic: READ ?: Limited DRS in #RanjiTrophy final and preparations for the road ahead
From upgrading their skills to revisiting… 16:18:56, 2020-04-27
- Sachin Tendulkar scored a first-class century at Scarborough (although not for Yorkshire) https://t.co/ookB4scdMh 16:25:14, 2020-04-27
- I voted for Fred in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:25:47, 2020-04-27
- @benjonescricket introduction of the white cricket ball in reply to benjonescricket 16:58:46, 2020-04-27
- Australia 1936-37. Gee if there been a documentary crew filming the Aussie camp in that series… https://t.co/5cyDgHBtU8 17:26:08, 2020-04-27
- on the subject of 80s Mexican comedy actresses, here's Isis Corona https://t.co/8nzsBv9lwR 17:43:15, 2020-04-27
- "Conditions ideal for cricket" – WM Lawry https://t.co/ZCcJHjR9aJ 19:06:35, 2020-04-27
- RT @T20WorldCup: What a delivery ⚡️
Remember when former Pakistan off-spinner Sana Mir bowled this ? leg-break at the 2018 ICC Women's #T2… 19:35:15, 2020-04-27
- RT @Athersmike: A meaningful life well lived. A latest pick from me on interviewing John Woodcock at 90 @TimesSport archive collection
- RT @PictureSporting: A packed Headingley during the 1953 Ashes Test/ A rain-affected match was drawn. England batted slowly but didnot cove… 21:15:44, 2020-04-27
- RT @cricket_badger: Yorkshire CCC has confirmed the contracts for their three overseas players have been cancelled by mutual consent becaus… 21:21:55, 2020-04-27
- RT @TheRealPCBMedia: Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-M… 21:22:04, 2020-04-27
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 26 Apr 20
- This is wild. https://t.co/JSsVhxizTW 07:07:44, 2020-04-26
- I just discovered the 24 hour Nick Cave Youtube channel and Nick and Kylie are doing a duet and well seeya 07:23:13, 2020-04-26
- Kim Jong Ill… I'm sorry I'll read that again… Kim Jong 111 08:36:49, 2020-04-26
- Congratulations to all this week's winners in a unique @nswcusa awards presentation. https://t.co/XS3eERnOZP 09:29:17, 2020-04-26
- RT @root66: So excited to be apart of the NHS charities Together Cup on Monday. A #FIFA tornement all in aid of raising money for our brill… 09:30:28, 2020-04-26
- RT @danbrettig: Nevermind the headline here. Full contents of a CA internal video leaked to media including Langer saying and Roberts agree… 09:51:34, 2020-04-26
- RT @7Cricket: .@vanuatu_cricket live streamed their finals to the world – and at last count there's been more than 400,000 (!!) views: http… 12:39:43, 2020-04-26
- RT @TheHinduSports: Corporates all over the world have been feeling the pinch because of the #COVID19 outbreak. #Sports federations are no… 12:42:09, 2020-04-26
- the word "disproportionate" is buzzing through my head as I read this https://t.co/PDq9nX58qJ 13:29:59, 2020-04-26
- The ten-over cricket in a park somewhere in Taipei is being live-streamed on the Sports Tiger Youtube channel. https://t.co/DvLwHt6Gzp 14:35:03, 2020-04-26
- The matting on the pitch is, ah… https://t.co/VYiNZeC2sO in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:38:42, 2020-04-26
- and no one seems fussed about the way the stumps are inserted at the white end of the wicket https://t.co/CkRjraaH6R in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:44:44, 2020-04-26
- here endeth my tweetage of this year's Taipei T10 Cricket League in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:45:50, 2020-04-26
- @DeadlineDavis I don't think I'll be studying the form guide for the fantasy league though in reply to DeadlineDavis 14:46:56, 2020-04-26
- @filterkapii That is good, but it has no bearing on the fact that this is park cricket of a very modest standard th… https://t.co/3DZpGcW4Po in reply to filterkapii 14:51:27, 2020-04-26
- @RoshDigital they need the ads so they can save enough money to buy a mat long enough for the entire pitch in reply to RoshDigital 14:54:23, 2020-04-26
- @filterkapii true, there will be plenty of fans grateful that they can watch this, but I'll pass and just shut up now and let it roll by in reply to filterkapii 15:01:57, 2020-04-26
- RT @7NewsAdelaide: Overnight rain didn’t stop Vanuatu from producing a rarity in these coronavirus-restricted times – a live sporting event… 17:53:26, 2020-04-26
- @IvanSpyrdz do they cover Donald Trump's favourite Nirvana album Bleach? in reply to IvanSpyrdz 18:19:00, 2020-04-26
- RT @DennisPassa: @vanuatu_cricket @Deita551 And here's our AP story, second in two days, on what seemed like a delightful day. https://t.co… 18:25:37, 2020-04-26
- RT @cricketcomau: Another rain delay!
This steward forgot to wear his spikes! ? #AUSvIND04 https://t.co/1KRmDS0vvp 18:39:06, 2020-04-26
- footage from Cricket Australia's next behind-the-scenes documentary? https://t.co/JL3NBEtK3H 19:12:44, 2020-04-26
- RT @PictureSporting: Standing room only at the SCG on the second day of the 1st Test between Australia and England on 14th December 1901.… 19:42:28, 2020-04-26
- RT @sthalekar93: Had the honour of presenting @mir_sana05 100th ODI cap. Sad to see that you have called it a day, however can’t any wait t… 19:52:45, 2020-04-26
- One year ago today, this happened: https://t.co/svnF5iMkVH 20:05:04, 2020-04-26
Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 25 Apr 20
- RT @CricketNSW: At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them. https://t.co/OgbhhWDvOH 06:55:13, 2020-04-25 - County championship moved to Abu Dhabi? It's not the craziest idea out there (see also: playing county cricket in A… https://t.co/Tl5NSPVWUw 07:45:14, 2020-04-25
- @SeamingDukes that's not such a bad idea, just depends on where South Africa is up to with handling the virus. Time… https://t.co/bryugfsxOU in reply to SeamingDukes 07:53:02, 2020-04-25
- RT @ACA_Players: We will remember them.
#AnzacDay #LestWeForget https://t.co/dqHHgVaGtp 07:53:52, 2020-04-25
- RT @windiescricket: Just In: West Indies Tour to England has been postponed.
More details below ⬇️⬇️:
https://t.co/e3xkC3vg9j https://t.co… 07:55:08, 2020-04-25 - Far be it from me from wanting to influence an online poll, but let me just put this out there:… https://t.co/3LW0DBZKL3 07:59:58, 2020-04-25
- RT @richardgibsonDM: It is 10 years on Saturday since England flew from Gatwick to Barbados to become world champions for the first time. H… 08:17:31, 2020-04-25
- Big day ahead at the VCG Port Vila starting 11am local (10am Sydney) https://t.co/VivAhaPucc 08:45:21, 2020-04-25
- @legsidelizzy I'm waiting for the confusion here when people realise it's not only Saturday but a public holiday for Anzac Day. in reply to legsidelizzy 08:52:24, 2020-04-25
- RT @danbrettig: In other news, favourable government consideration for travel exemptions to allow India to tour next summer adds further pu… 09:01:49, 2020-04-25
- There's also a ten-over competition starting in Taipei later today. I believe this is being streamed exclusively bu… https://t.co/sMaZwDicYj 09:14:20, 2020-04-25
- Players warming up at the VCG, Port Vila. Live video from the VBTC https://t.co/Lbu9BAqEzl 10:15:33, 2020-04-25
- RT @shortflyslip: LIVE CRICKET FROM PORT VILA. The opening batsman has just been dismissed in the first over playing a reverse Dilscoop, wh… 10:37:48, 2020-04-25
- Not sure about the lack of co-ordination between the umpires. One's wearing shorts and one isn't. https://t.co/zGoIhFZLka 10:39:02, 2020-04-25
- RT @ECB_cricket: No professional cricket will be played in England and Wales until at least 1 July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 10:42:32, 2020-04-25
- RT @AndrewFaulkner9: Past haunts besieged Roberts https://t.co/MzoNUo2gw7 10:46:58, 2020-04-25
- TIL the national anthem of Vanuatu is "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" https://t.co/p9zL9LySQz 11:25:33, 2020-04-25
- Live scorecard of the mens 10-over game in Port Vila is running now. Patrick Matautaava, Vanuatu's best known crick… https://t.co/FWFPII32rF 11:32:55, 2020-04-25
- Matautaava gone for 46 (19). Clearly Vanuatu's greatest cricketer date with a T20I hundred to his name. Live video… https://t.co/U5fYPkGUEh in reply to rickeyrecricket 12:06:44, 2020-04-25
- * reaches for calculator * https://t.co/sCK8naHXDb 12:08:54, 2020-04-25
- @shortflyslip obviously in reply to shortflyslip 12:18:06, 2020-04-25
- Final scorecard of the mens ten-over exhibition from the Vanuatu High Performance Squad at Port Vila: https://t.co/vnY4egF79L 12:20:24, 2020-04-25
- RT @tommorris32: Cricket Australia’s staffers were always the ones protecting the organisation’s reputation. Not anymore. @craddock_cmail h… 12:21:34, 2020-04-25
- Chappelli on Aussie team-mate Graeme Watson who has died at the age of 75. https://t.co/NUEQ3dSF1h 12:52:12, 2020-04-25
- I remember that incident when Tony Greig accidentally beamed Graeme Watson in a World XI game in 71/72. Watson was… https://t.co/M7bmNzl63O in reply to rickeyrecricket 12:54:57, 2020-04-25
- Vanuatu Womens Super League under way: Powerhouse Sharks batting against the Mele Bulls.
Scorecard:… https://t.co/IgShB5j5qP 13:03:16, 2020-04-25 - Associated Press report about today's cricket in Vanuatu as published by the New York Times website: https://t.co/jZnR08JHVS 13:16:56, 2020-04-25
- RT @sportstigerapp: #Taipei10League
Day 1 | Match 1
Hsinchu Titans VS Taiwan Daredevils
Playing 11
Download #SportsTiger from ??
https://t.… 13:47:01, 2020-04-25 - Powerhouse Sharks 9/74 (20) in the Vanuatu Womens Super League at the Port Vila VCG. Mele Bulls need 75 to win: https://t.co/M68A6vqXcX 14:00:44, 2020-04-25
- during the change of innings in the womens final in Vanuatu, reposting a thread about Tropical Cyclone Harold: https://t.co/Pfk5yyLhFL 14:04:35, 2020-04-25
- World Vision New Zealand has an appeal for donations to help provide emergency support to Ni-Vanuatu victims of TC… https://t.co/ctaoOXE1DZ in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:06:30, 2020-04-25
- Players back on the field in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Bulls need 75 to beat Sharks in the Womens Super League final
Scor… https://t.co/Jhp4eAVqsu 14:21:08, 2020-04-25 - "Virat Kohli thanks Anushka Sharma for switching on lights during live chat with AB de Villiers"
No I'm not going t… https://t.co/dT91T5gPnb 14:44:18, 2020-04-25 - @Nikhil_Kataria5 I'll wait for the 500-word NDTV article in reply to Nikhil_Kataria5 14:49:27, 2020-04-25
- @vijayarumugam I'm ready in reply to vijayarumugam 14:50:07, 2020-04-25
- Valenta Langiatu is taking the Mele Bulls to what looks like being an easy victory https://t.co/l2tUpJWhhC 14:53:05, 2020-04-25
- Fifty in 35 balls for Langiatu, who has played in all twelve T20Is for Vanuatu. And out for 51. Bulls need six to w… https://t.co/GXlEG7fOg6 in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:57:49, 2020-04-25
- Victory to the Mele Bulls by eight wickets in the Vanuatu Womens Super League ending a fun day's cricket. Thank you… https://t.co/XayFbHr8tS 15:05:23, 2020-04-25
- @robelinda2 Yep. I saw the Greig incident live on TV but not the Pollock one. That was the Sobers 254 game, of cour… https://t.co/he9NGr4ouo in reply to robelinda2 15:17:55, 2020-04-25
- Graeme Watson, who has passed away at the age of 75, played 18 games of VFL for @melbournefc in the 1964 and 1965 s… https://t.co/KjTsybiolb 15:26:19, 2020-04-25
- @MitchJohnstone2 I've heard some great reports of him from Melbourne and seen video of him representing Vanuatu. He… https://t.co/0AiGZj1Td8 in reply to MitchJohnstone2 18:15:11, 2020-04-25
- The second incident here, Graeme Watson being hurt badly by a Tony Greig delivery, is one of my earliest memories o… https://t.co/YXUsEImB7u 18:22:03, 2020-04-25
- Watson was one of the first players (maybe the first) to play Sheffield Shield for three states – Vic, WA, NSW. Pla… https://t.co/oXcGjworAW in reply to rickeyrecricket 18:36:19, 2020-04-25
- Surely Pakistan's greatest female cricketer so far. Thank you @mir_sana05 and best wishes for the future. https://t.co/0VKAQ2kbfi 18:40:41, 2020-04-25
- @grvbjh that's what too much time on social media does in reply to grvbjh 18:42:35, 2020-04-25
- @shankarh44 I haven't seen details of the semi-finals sorry in reply to shankarh44 18:45:30, 2020-04-25
- @grvbjh I do my best ? thank you in reply to grvbjh 18:47:11, 2020-04-25
- @captainspeaks Virat and Anushka are guaranteed clickbait ? in reply to captainspeaks 18:59:47, 2020-04-25
- RT @BCCIWomen: Let's relive Radha Yadav's impressive 3⃣-wicket haul during the @paytm #T20ChallengerTrophy. ??
- Time to read some more #NewsFrom1920. Saturday April 24 was the last day of the 1919-20 cricket season in both Sydn… https://t.co/dOwnMyuUlX 19:22:03, 2020-04-25
- The VCA final entered a third weekend on Saturday April 24. Melbourne resumed on 6/187 and were all out 267. Fitzro… https://t.co/SVE5MrHcy5 in reply to rickeyrecricket 19:43:00, 2020-04-25
- this means, of course, that Saturday the 24th was the penultimate day of the Melbourne cricket season, not the last. #correction in reply to rickeyrecricket 19:43:47, 2020-04-25
- RT @SamLandsberger: The AFL is looking increasingly likely to be the big winner if, as expected, the T20 World Cup falls over … https://t… 19:54:59, 2020-04-25
- @paulcochrane Hot Potato? Mashed Banana? in reply to paulcochrane 20:03:57, 2020-04-25
- #newsfrom1920 Western Suburbs won the 1919-20 Sydney first grade title with a 79-run win over Sydney University, wh… https://t.co/106nxzr0nj in reply to rickeyrecricket 20:17:02, 2020-04-25
- The @WSDCC1895 team that won the Arnott Shield and NSWCA Premiership for 1919-20 (source Sunday Times, 25.4.1920) https://t.co/f6MEEqULeA in reply to rickeyrecricket 20:22:27, 2020-04-25
- RT @faizanlakhani: Sana Mir, as a cricketer, was great ambassador of Pakistan. She played a significant role in raise of Pakistan women cr… 20:23:20, 2020-04-25
- RT @mir_sana05: Words fall short when I want to thank you all for the love,support & encouragement in the past 15 yrs. It has been an honor… 20:59:40, 2020-04-25
- RT @MonBoysSport: 1st XI cricketer Ali preparing for the first ball of the season!! https://t.co/Z9oX9sz5fF 22:17:49, 2020-04-25
- RT @SAFoundationN: Dr. Javeria at #SFCH has a @SAFoundationN #AiseKaroNa service message during #Covid19 #Pandemic #Quarantine.
Show your s… 22:21:42, 2020-04-25 - RT @TimesSport: English cricket’s new flagship limited-overs tournament is needed more than ever, the chief executive of the ECB has insist… 22:54:38, 2020-04-25
- RT @maroof_bismah: Thank you Captain @mir_sana05 ❤?? https://t.co/QaibiZyHsl 23:10:39, 2020-04-25
- RT @rickeyrecricket: The Net Sessions, now on Spotify: https://t.co/isuk5o141m https://t.co/5o2J52kKCR 23:38:56, 2020-04-25