Bad loser Britain
A recent survey suggests UK’s schoolchildren find it difficult to lose graciously in sport and goes on to say that their parents can be just as bad.
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Taking to the streets
StreetChance uses Street 20, a quick, easy to play and accessible version of cricket that involves limited equipment.
Ashes to Ashes
those bleary-eyed England fans who watched the final action into the early hours of Friday morning can be excused for wearing a satisfied smile and wondering if those Aussie fans were right – maybe there is too wide a chasm in class to justify five tests.
New Year’s honours for Britain’s sporting heroes
Some of them are ex-sportsmen and women who have used their experience to put something back into sport whilst others are largely anonymous outside of their own institutions or communities.
Ian Pont named Bangladesh bowling coach
Bangladesh’s hunt for a bowling coach has finally come to an end with the appointment of Ian Pont, the former Essex fast bowler, succesful coach and author of
Cricket Aussie style
Cutting Edge Cricket has brought together unrivalled advice on playing and coaching cricket from 38 of Australia’s most legendary players and coaches
It’s just not cricket
Unlike match fixing where you would need to recruit several team members in order to guarantee a particular result, spot betting on cricket requires only one individual player to deliberately bowl a wide or no-ball at a pre-arranged time.
Developing cricket skills
There are now more than 100 cricket-playing countries recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) – double the number 15 years ago!