Apparently Graeme Hick was the last to do it in 1988. Tom Haines of Sussex was first to 1,000 runs this last county championship season, reaching the milestone in September.

Agreed and Aggers said the same on the radio this morning. County cricket is of such little significance these days that this has to be expected. But I don’t see the priorities in domestic cricket changing to h […]

Well how good is that. I too still listen to Talk Talk a lot and won’t ever tire of it. Can’t believe it’s almost three years since he passed.

I’ve just recently pre-ordered a book about Mark, details of whic […]

Not a huge fan of F1 but I did watch the race yesterday. My main observation was that every time there was a safety car, it impacted most negatively on the driver in the lead, on this occasion Lewis Hamilton. As […]

Well I’ve just watched the highlights and it wasn’t great was it. Burns’ first ball was up there with Harmison’s wide in 2006 in terms of setting the tone for a series.

But batting is the weak link for both si […]

Can’t think of a one-note solo but here’s a one-chord song with a two-note solo.

Interesting article, and it’s the biodiversity possibilities for the remaining land taken out of meat production that’s most positive for me.

I suspect there’s a link between how much money is put in the back pockets of the government (past and present) by the big house builders and how inadequate our building regulations are.

Interestingly a h […]

Exactly. Imagine how many more crops we could grow if we weren’t grazing cattle or growing fodder to feed them over winter.

Germany used to import a lot of electricity from France’s nuclear grid but after Fukushima went very anti-nuclear and now burns a lot of coal to generate electricity.

Like many others, I’m trying to do my bit but feel it’s a token gesture given the enormity of the problem.

I generate very little non-recyclable waste, particularly now that I can take soft plastics to the Coo […]

Heard the Lonelady remix of Bouncy Bouncy on 6 Music recently too and was quite impressed. I shall invest but whether I can pluck up enough Covid courage to see them live remains to be seen. Stoke or Brum look the […]

I don’t eat chocolate bars (Mars, Snickers, Twix etc) like I did in my youth, although I do like a Kit Kat every now and then (they contain gypsum apparently).

These days, my preferences are Galaxy (far nicer t […]

I was fortunate enough to watch a family friend and A N Other win the UK under 15 boys doubles championship a couple of years ago and yes the speed of play was amazing, probably highlighted by being courtside as […]

I’ve not watched a game of tennis from start to finish for years either and was hooked after the second and third games.

Tremendous stuff from both players. The ferocity with which they hit the ball amazed m […]

Lots of County Championship cricket is streamed online these days. It could be as little as a static camera focused on the wicket or there might be two or three cameras following the ball. It’s basically grown f […]

Agreed, their last album was great, probably their best since Do You Like Rock Music. Hopefully the new album is as good.

If they want to change their name, let them do so. It’s their band after all.

I’ve just got home from Trent Bridge after what turned out to be a cracking game. More a case of the Superchargers losing the game than the Rockets winning it with Stokes dropping an absolute dolly which Hales t […]

I’ve tried every picture size setting on my reasonably up to date telly and only about half of the graphics on either side of the screen are showing. At the moment it’s ‘uns ired 8’, ‘score 8’ and ‘bal lef 5’ […]

Over rates in domestic T20 have been fine since its inception (75 minutes to start the final over or it’s a five run penalty) but international T20 over rates are dreadful, much like test cricket. It does need sorting.