Left-wing, cricket-loving, all-singing-all-dancing zoologist-turned-statistician Cover alt-text: Scarborough Cricket Ground https://ashestourist.wordpress.com/https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mwitfihvis2w@martycricket.bsky.social Still here, still listening, trying to pretend it’s not the end of the season, and that I won’t have to find something else to fill the empty hours until 2nd April.27 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwitfihvis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mwios7d2vk2r“Close fielders crouching like vultures around a still-twitching carcass” - brilliant from Anthony Gibson. #SomvSur27 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwios7d2vk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mwg4rbbf222mI assume Noman Ali’s teammates call him Odysseus or Eowyn.26 Sep 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg4rbbf222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mwdepo6oyk23Jos Buttler update: I just passed him walking around Leeds town centre, he looked very stiff and was walking gingerly, but without a crutch or anything. Also, isn’t he tall?25 Sep 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdepo6oyk23https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvna4ridhk2f@martycricket.bsky.social I think you mean Totnes on the river Dart, not Truro. I’ve lived in both and they are a long way apart!16 Sep 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvna4ridhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvn5t6hmik2x@martycricket.bsky.social Hokey Pokey is an ice cream in New Zealand (I’m led to believe).16 Sep 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn5t6hmik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvki4oxf5c23Urgh, I thought we’d seen the back of him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvki4oxf5c23https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvki2npsfs23I join 90min late and I’ve missed 29 wickets?!? What’s happening in the county championship today?!?15 Sep 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvki2npsfs23https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvfxpxy5nc2sI think when you find yourself attacking a beloved charity, like the RNLI or Amnesty International, that’s the time to step away from the computer, have a quiet think, maybe go for a long walk, and don’t go back online until you’re ready to be a decent human again.13 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfxpxy5nc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvdizt476s2tThis game is getting too tense for me. #survsom #womensonedaycup #theoval12 Sep 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdizt476s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvasjnautc25@martycricket.bsky.social Thanks Marty and Kevin, it’s been a very enjoyable four days in your company.11 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvasjnautc25https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mvasc5xtgs25Duke century and Durham promotion. #DurvMid11 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvasc5xtgs25https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mv5v7ctlqk2g@martycricket.bsky.social I once played a North v South game when I lived in Falmouth. It was based on location of birth, and the dividing line was St Austell.10 Sep 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5v7ctlqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mv5rrlknws23@martycricket.bsky.social Most southerly first-class venue: possibly Truro? I know they’ve hosted women’s internationals, although limited overs.10 Sep 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5rrlknws23https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3murfciwbjs2pWhat happened?!? Northants were two down, I went on two rides and Northants have lost seven wickets!05 Sep 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3murfciwbjs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mur6ia2drc2oTrying to listen to Durham v Northants @martycricket.bsky.social while queueing for Paw Patrol World at Chessington. Quite the contrast.05 Sep 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur6ia2drc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mudcwryyas25I hope @liebcricket.com caught the conclusion of the Durham game today, because it was the epitome of “funny cricket > good cricket”. Gloucs refused to bowl spin yesterday in bad light so everyone had to come back for the fourth day, Durham needing 4 runs to win…30 Aug 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudcwryyas25https://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3muc56lt5zs2h@martycricket.bsky.social On the bright side, we got an extra 1min 45s of your dulcet tones!30 Aug 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc56lt5zs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mu7r22tez22j@martycricket.bsky.social We’ve just got back from visiting a theme park in the Netherlands called Efteling - amazing, better than Disneyland, highly recommend.29 Aug 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:uu7dmsuv3semwahcdbtgjopa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7r22tez22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ithilienorthend.bsky.social/post/3mu7mn4rj7c2gLooks like there will be play at Chester le Street, unlike the rest of the country, so this is the game to tune in to today! 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