Ed Kemp soaks up the occasion on the first day of the Test summer at Lord’s. First day. First Test. Lord’s. It’s tempting to leave this article at that. There’s something special about the first morning of a Test whenever or wherever it is. But the first of the summer, at HQ? The gentle hum [...]
Former ECB Marketing Director Terry Blake reflects on some of the challenges facing West Indies cricket, but predicts a bright future for the game in the Caribbean. I left my post as ECB Marketing Director in 2003 (when cricket was still on Channel 4 – that long ago!) and have been a sports marketing consultant [...]
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England v West Indies: Chanderpaul’s One-Man Show Rolls On
In The Grubber this week, Jo Harman watches on as a familiar foe fights a lone battle at Lord’s.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been a thorn in England’s side ever since he debuted against them as a wet-behind-the-ears 19-year-old back in 1994. In that match the Lilliputian leftie made 62 in a crushing innings victory on his home ground in Guyana and 18 years later, with the glory days but a distant memory, he continues to cling on, limpet-like and resolute to the last. (more…)