Category Archives: Watching the sport away

Do Something New A Month ~ August

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Bertie

I’m a tiny bit late for this month’s new things (blame working on a Saturday then going out for cocktails) but it was still a good month full of new things, such as a new mobile phone. At first I … Continue reading →

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Bert and the Ashes

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Bertie

Sometimes a bit of a gamble does pay off.  8 years ago despite valiant attempts father and I were unlucky with our attempts procure Ashes tickets.  4 years ago because of a family wedding we could only go for tickets … Continue reading →

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Do Something New a Month ~ July

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Bertie

This month the sunshine seems to have inspired me and I feel for once that I have actually achieved what I set out to do in January.  I even went out in the sunshine two days running and lazily stayed … Continue reading →

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20 Years of Cricket

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Bertie

Memory is strange.  We all remember different things and in different ways.  Friends will mention events I’ve almost entirely forgotten, yet things that are crystal clear to me will produce a baffled look from others.  For me many memories are … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Wisden

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Bertie

I have an interesting relationship with the colour yellow, like most people it doesn’t suit me to wear but the Brass Band I played for in my salad days uniquely had a yellow uniform and I was rather fond of … Continue reading →

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Blogger’s Block

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Bertie

For the first time since I started this blog, about 18 months ago, I am experiencing for the first time that sense of ‘what am I going to post.’ There are some ideas lurking, but they rely on other things … Continue reading →

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Sport At Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Bertie

I have watched Sports Personality of the Year since, well, a very long time.  During my childhood SportsP (usually about two weeks before Christmas) marked the Sunday we put up the Christmas Tree, and then nibbles were allowed after dinner.  It … Continue reading →

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Stats A Gogo

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Bertie

There is a tiny bit of me that actually likes Maths, but only the statistics part, and if the truth be known, I only like them because they are facts. Facts rule. Today has been a day of sporting statistics, … Continue reading →

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Normal Again

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Bertie

So remember these scenes from just two weeks ago? I think normal service has now resumed. Clicky click for a bit more on how they did it. So that’s Test Cricket done for the summer.  Anyone wish to tell me where … Continue reading →

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…Then all Too Soon They Were Gone Again

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Bertie

Before the sense of euphoria is completely drowned out by the humdrum of every day life.  Before I return this weekend once more to Lord’s and the vibrant purple and Olympic logos are consigned to a dreamlike memory, I must … Continue reading →

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