Yesterday, I went to watch an Under 13’s game of Cricket, and saw one of the best young cricketers I have ever seen. Sadly, he is now 39 years old, and has not played Professional Cricket for over a decade. I have been privileged in my life to have been close to genius. By ‘keeping [...]
Today, 11th July, is a day which commemorates two famous centuries, made by two of Cricket’s Knights of the Realm: Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Colin Cowdrey. I linked on to the theme of centuries last night, as I watched Shiv ‘Tiger’ Chanderpaul display all his resilient qualities to save the 3rd Test for West Indies v India [...]
Shivnarine ‘Tiger’ Chanderpaul has, today, become the most capped West Indies Test cricketer, with 133 appearances. He sits at the top of one of the most illustrious lists of cricketers. He debuted as a 19 year-old in 1994 (v England, in his hometown of Guyana), and has now gone past the legendary Courtney Walsh’s Test appearance record. Significantly, he [...]
