Writer and cartoonist. Author of Writers in Whites: https://fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/writers-in-whites/https://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mv3ibqtfg22pIt's me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ibqtfg22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mumcz4ntck2pBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT "Lord's and Maharajas: Cricket, Empire and India's First Test Tour" will be published by Fairfield Books on 12th October It's an epic tale of scheming princes, bitter rivalries and imperial decay - it's crazy that nobody has written it before https://fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/lords-and-maharajas/03 Sep 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumcz4ntck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3muh26z6w5k23England v Pakistan: tourists release seven players, call up seven and release coach Sarfaraz Ahmed https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cvgy9qqvwzxo01 Sep 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh26z6w5k23https://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mrx6flkbmc2gI am so excited for this. The child in me can't believe I got to see a film of The Odyssey and read a revival of Redwall discourse in the same week [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx6flkbmc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mrmpp6bubs2mI did another podcast episode! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmpp6bubs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mr3tovi7kc2uChrist, memories are short in politics20 Jul 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3tovi7kc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mqzm7dmohs2pHammersmith Bridge's present seems pretty bloody driverless to me19 Jul 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzm7dmohs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mqrpgotlbs2mDelighted to say I'm now a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrpgotlbs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mqhbaisr6c2c"This book is an absolute triumph... Randall has made a valuable contribution to cricket's rich social history. His book is a valuable addition to the game's literature." I'm delighted with this review of Writers in Whites, by Paul Edwards in The Cricketer12 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhbaisr6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mplwesgsuc2vLast call to sign up to my Zoom talk this evening, "Doyle and Cricket: A passion for the game". Starting at 7pm! wegottickets.com/f/22404 https://wegottickets.com/f/2240401 Jul 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplwesgsuc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mpeqs3vxws2bFor all the talk of what "this Bazball team" has been through, Root is now the sole survivor of the original team28 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeqs3vxws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3moxdxe4ve222You can sign up here for my talk about Doyle and cricket on Tuesday 1st July! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxdxe4ve222https://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3moun3zhh4c2gWriters in Whites has been out for a full month! It's the untold story of a clique of famous writers - from JM Barrie via Evelyn Waugh to Michael Morpurgo - who all played cricket together, and how their cricket-based friendships transformed English literature and culture. "Superb" - @lrb.co.uk22 Jun 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3moun3zhh4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mouips76xk2gFun fact: unless I've gone wrong somewhere, Clement Attlee and Ted Heath are the ONLY prime ministers in British history whose time as PM began with winning a General Election and ended with losing one. And both of them eventually lost to the same man they initially beat.22 Jun 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouips76xk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mogi6p5jhs2jBleak thread. I just got an article placed in a peer-reviewed journal. Yesterday I got the finalised proofs, with a 72-hour window to sign off on them. The journal's publisher has subedited with AI, mangling some sentences into nonsense. I refuse to have this inserted drivel published under my name [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogi6p5jhs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mnweivpwqc23My only regret from yesterday's interview with the incomparable @norcrosscricket.bsky.social is that we didn't coordinate our outfits better10 Jun 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnweivpwqc23https://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mn5g5lzv5s2uMay highlight #1: launching Writers in Whites at a cricket match, and speaking on writers' affinity for playing cricket while proving, with my own inept performance, that this is not always the case31 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5g5lzv5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mmwlb2rad22dMy piece, about Writers in Whites and the literary cricket culture wars, is out in The Times today: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/the-decline-of-literary-cricketers-and-englishness-nkpqr75rq28 May 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwlb2rad22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ollie-randall.bsky.social/post/3mmcuole5vk2yI'm still so pleased with how they put the book together20 May 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:xpuduoucu2sq72gctrpzhl56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcuole5vk2y