Can I just say, I really appreciate this blog! Really, really cool to delve into the history of our great sport in these bite-sized chunks :)
Amazing to think of the length of this tour, compared to today when Test series are as compressed as possible, before the players jet off to their T20 franchises.
And yet there's something timeless about taking in a game of cricket and enjoying it's unique tempo - in that regard, I dare say, even a spectator at the IPL is not that different to a Yorkshire fan watching his team against West Indies in 1933. Every game will have the act of a bowler walking back to the mark, the batsman tapping the bat on the crease and the crack of willow on the ball, over and over again. And that's beautiful, one of the greatest things in the world:)
*its unique tempo:)
Can I just say, I really appreciate this blog! Really, really cool to delve into the history of our great sport in these bite-sized chunks :)
Amazing to think of the length of this tour, compared to today when Test series are as compressed as possible, before the players jet off to their T20 franchises.
And yet there's something timeless about taking in a game of cricket and enjoying it's unique tempo - in that regard, I dare say, even a spectator at the IPL is not that different to a Yorkshire fan watching his team against West Indies in 1933. Every game will have the act of a bowler walking back to the mark, the batsman tapping the bat on the crease and the crack of willow on the ball, over and over again. And that's beautiful, one of the greatest things in the world:)
Well said, sir! The blog is open to you, of course, if ever you're minded to write something for it. :-)
Thank you very much! :) Absolutely..will definitely see if inspiration strikes:)