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Seeing is believing for long-suffering Cleveland family

Several years ago I walked into Cleveland County Cricket Club as head coach and promised them that in three years we would win the Eastern Counties Cup. Unfortunately, after two years I returned to St George’s before taking an extended break from cri...
Jul 25, 2014
Cricket

St David’s president on county charge

Otis Minors, the St David’s County Cricket Club president, has landed himself in hot water with the Eastern Counties Cricket Association, The Royal Gazette can reveal. It is alleged that Minors was involved in an altercation with the match officials ...
Jul 24, 2014
Cricket

Cup Match legends: Ricky Hill

It is often said that you don’t know someone until you live with them. Such was the case with this week’s Cup Match legend. For in 1990, in the Netherlands, I had the opportunity to be a room-mate with an individual who I came to learn was very focus...
Jul 23, 2014
Cricket

Somerset predict nothing more than the odd tinker

Somerset’s selection committee could be in store for an early night when the Cup Match champions choose their team to defend the trophy after the final trial match at Somerset Cricket Club on Saturday. “I do not think the selection committee will hav...
Jul 22, 2014
Cricket

Sports Mailbox: All change in the east?

Dear Sir: After watching the Eastern Counties game this weekend, here is the team I believe should be chosen by the St George’s selectors for the Annual Classic. It is a team selected based on form and merit. These players have produced the goods thi...
Jul 22, 2014
Cricket

Bashir spell turns lights out on Somerset

Somerset Cricket Club (Somerset won toss): Willow Cuts beat Somerset by five wickets An unbeaten half-century from Chris Douglas and a devastating second spell with the old ball by seam bowler Kamir Bashir guided Willow Cuts to a five-wicket victory...
Jul 21, 2014
Cricket

Rangers’ big bats catch fire

Southampton Oval (Bailey’s Bay won toss): Southampton Rangers beat Bailey’s Bay by five wickets Janeiro Tucker and Dion Stovell completed half-centuries in a century partnership for the fourth wicket as Southampton Rangers sealed a comfortable victo...
Jul 21, 2014
Cricket

Cleveland end 33-year wait

Sea Breeze Oval (St David’s won toss): Cleveland beat St David’s by 147 runs Cleveland County ended an interminable wait to win the Eastern Counties Cup on Saturday when they thrashed holders St David’s in a thrilling first-round match that left the...
Jul 21, 2014
Cricket

Double dose of agony for PHC

Somerset Bridge kept up their push for promotion when they beat PHC by one run in a thrilling match at PHC Field yesterday. The result meant PHC suffered a second heartbreaking loss on the weekend after defeat by Bermuda Under-17. Yesterday, Bridge...
Jul 21, 2014
Cricket

Cleveland pay for morning after night before

Allan Douglas Jr, the Cleveland captain, bemoaned his team’s lack of professionalism after their scheduled match yesterday in the Logic Premier Division was forfeited, ostensibly because players got carried away celebrating an historic victory in the...
Jul 21, 2014
Cricket

Leverock ruled out because of overseas commitments

Somerset, the Cup Match defending champions, will be forced to make at least one change to their squad this year. Jeff Richardson, the Somerset coach, yesterday confirmed that all-rounder Kamau Leverock has been ruled out through cricket commitments ...
Jul 18, 2014
Opinion Writer

Anderson relishing Eastern Counties chance

Over the years of playing and coaching cricket I have come across few cricketers with such love and passion for the game as Jason Anderson. Jason is a student of the game and loves the game so much that you can often find him engaged in deep conver...
Jul 18, 2014
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