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Post by Wicked Cricket on May 20, 2023 15:39:57 GMT
The new Sussex Cricketer pub is now open. After a soft launch on Wednesday evening (May 17th), three years and 4 months after the former Ember outlet shut down for good, Sussex supporters have their own club pub again, in the same location, but on the ground floor of the newly completed 37 luxury one, two and three-bedroom flats alongside two penthouse suites. Sussex Cricket have chosen local Indigo Pub Company to run the Cricketer, whose portfolio includes the West Street Irish outlet, Molly Malone’s. Yet, if you are looking at similar cheap prices for drink and food like the old pub, you will be sorely disappointed. A small glass of wine, for example, is £7 and a basic burger and chips, £17.95. Yep, not cheap! The new Cricketer is a large premise, around twice the size of the former outlet with a large central bar, plenty of tables and chairs, modern decor, and with a fair size verandah overlooking Eaton Road for outside drinkers and smokers. The pub was purposefully designed not to be sports-related and would fit in well in any UK town or city. After briefly speaking to supporters trying out the new abode on Friday evening, the overall impression is a positive one. Price does seem a negative factor, but post-lockdown, costs have risen in all pubs and restaurants. In fact, Friday was a fun day. It is rare to see so many supporters watching a Championship game on a weekday. There must have been well over 3,000 attending, buoyed by a large group of school-children, who had been offered free admission. Earlier, a large crowd stepped off the train at Hove station to walk the 15 minutes to the ground, only to meet a long queue at the ticket office. No doubt, many had come to see Steve Smith score his first century for Sussex, but to no avail. Instead, they watched the highly promising 19 year-old, James Coles, strike his first century for the club (138). Aptly timed after signing a three year extension to his contract three days earlier. A brief chat with Coach Paul Farbrace offered an opportunity to thank him for helping turn around the Club’s fortunes this season, after three years of supporter heartache. When mentioning his stepson, Ollie Robinson, and what a great bowler he is, Farbrace kept repeating like a proud stepfather, “So long as he pitches the ball in the right place.” Meanwhile, Huw Turbervill, editor of the Cricketer Magazine, was attending the game more as a supporter than a journalist. We talked about how great it was to see Sussex CCC finally turning the corner. James Coles a Highly Promising Sussex ProspectAfter being introduced to the new Club's Museum Curator, Keith Ridge, during a drink after the day’s game, we both realised we already knew each other. We had both attended the Brighton Prep School, Prestonville, at the same time, back in the late 1960s, when the Headmaster was Tiger Bardolph. Sadly, ill-health led him to prematurely sell the school and ground to a property developer. We both had to move to other schools. Meanwhile, the former staff building in the Hove ground has been taken down and partly replaced by a seating area, two beer outlets and a slot for an ice cream van. Employees are now temporarily located beneath the media centre and surrounds, until Phase 2 of the ground development is completed and the new staff offices constructed. With temporary stands already in place for the T20, the tournament begins in June for Sussex on May 26th. On reflection, the Hove ground looked impressive when the sunlight glinted off the new Apartment block.
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Post by joe on May 20, 2023 17:44:08 GMT
T20 Blast has already started, Sussex’s first game is next Friday 26th.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on May 26, 2023 15:08:46 GMT
The ECB's lingering embarrassment over the Azeem Rafiq Yorkshire racist claims continues. A need to flex its muscle to avoid egg all over the face has led to the punitive charges (see below) against those players charged. Apart from Michael Vaughan who was found not guilty, none of the players below could be bothered to take on a defence counsel and stand up to their charges, citing it was already a fix. Even so, John Blain has stated he is appealing and I hope the others do as well, as almost certainly the six will be found not guilty like Vaughan. Although, they need to get on with it as the closing date to appeal is June 9th. Full SanctionsGary Ballance - Six-match playing suspension [if he returns to ECB-regulated cricket] and a £3,000 fine. John Blain - £2,500 fine. Tim Bresnan - Three-match playing suspension [if he returns to ECB-regulated cricket] and a £4,000 fine. Andrew Gale - Four-week coaching suspension [if he returns to ECB-regulated cricket] and a £6,000 fine. Matthew Hoggard - £4,000 fine. Richard Pyrah - Two-week coaching suspension [if he returns to ECB-regulated cricket] and a £2,500 fine. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65723669PS: It is interesting to note how the ECBs dislike of Andrew Gale due to a recent running feud has led to him being fined the most. Gale dared to speak to the media. That was his crime.
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 2, 2023 14:50:31 GMT
England could have finished this Test in 2 days. An absolute mismatch and little to be gained for anyone except the averages of English players.
Twenty years ago it was a similar tale when NZ played Japan in the rugby world cup as giants against pygmies. Japan went on to grow in stature but I can't see Ireland ploughing a similar furrow on the cricket field.
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 3, 2023 17:19:18 GMT
Could have been worse, at least Ireland made England bat again. Back in 2005, remember that year? Bangladesh lost by an innings and 200 odd runs when they played England at Lords.
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 6, 2023 17:33:27 GMT
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 11, 2023 14:06:49 GMT
Last Day of one off Test between Australia and India at the Oval which looked like it might be a cracker at close of play yesterday turns out to be a damp squib. Pity anyone who went to watch and even worse if they arrived late.
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Post by tiptoes on Jun 15, 2023 11:29:05 GMT
www.essexcricket.org.uk/2023/06/14/essex-and-somerset-mourn-the-loss-of-grace-omalley-kumar-and-barnaby-webber/Ironic that these 2 counties were playing each other yesterday when the 2 Nottingham University students were murdered, both had strong links with cricket and hailed from these respective counties. Just for the record my niece who unlike the 2 deceased wasn't privately educated is a first year student at the aforementioned university. She may have known them and attended a vigil. Her Dad (my brother) did go to public school and represented Eastbourne College 3rd XI at cricket, back in the 80s. Think of all that dosh he saved by not sending his daughter and elder brother,a graduate of Liverpool University, yet attained the same academic outcomes and destination.
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Post by sixandout on Jun 23, 2023 13:42:20 GMT
So, someone Down Under doesn't like our Ollie....
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 27, 2023 11:48:40 GMT
Here we go again. You thought the Yorkshire CCC racism debacle would be the end of it. No... in fact, it is just the beginning, where cricket has been singled out as the brunt of all UK racist ills. Why cricket? Why not football, where racism is far worse. Is it because cricket is the least popular of the two sports? The authorities are somewhat fearful of attacking football, where Kick It Out and the previous kneeling before a start of a game is seen as sufficient, enough to be a lesson for the populace? Unfortunately, cricket has become a punch bag for the country's present racial grievances and this latest report, led by a black woman on a mission, with woke written all over her face and voice, who worked for the UK Parole Board as a "Diversity and Inclusion Advisor" way back in 2006, before the word Woke the most recent understanding of Woke was even conceived, is coming for you. The findings of the report "are unequivocal," she firmly says. This is "2023, not 1923." Adding, "The (cricket) culture is rotten." Cindy Butts is Coming for You I note Glamorgan has already read out a lengthy, pre-written speech over the ground comms, during today's lunch break, telling the attendees all about the dangers of discrimination. No doubt, this will become standard across the 18 county grounds for the rest of the season. The ECB will demand it - the counties will cower - and the merry-go-round continues. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66022949For goodness sake, please, this time around, have actual hard evidence to support your racist claims and not simply hearsay. Is the whole of English and Welsh cricket now going to be torn apart rather than just Yorkshire? Meanwhile, this is Manna from Heaven for the political left to use racism, once more, as its weapon to fuel Wokeism. Where, the BBC and The Cricketer Magazine will be leading the charge. Please don't forget that recent survey carried out by the 'Policy Institute of King’s College', where 25 countries were polled re: "Countries that showed prejudice towards immigrants and foreign workers". The UK came 22nd on the list (5%). Only Sweden, Germany and Brazil are below us. And to another question: "How many nationals said they would not want to live next door to people of a different race?" The UK comes 22nd (2%) out of 24 countries. Who is telling the actual truth? unofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/45426
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Post by squarepoint on Jun 27, 2023 15:45:17 GMT
Don’t want to get in a political debate here but just as a point of info, the word “woke” predates 2006 by a very long way. For instance it was used by the singer Leadbelly in the 1930s in the sense of staying alert to the threats and discrimination facing black people (in the US). It’s since become one of those politically contested terms that means different things to different people.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 28, 2023 10:15:57 GMT
squarepoint, You make an excellent point. I should have written “way back in 2006, before the most recent meaning of Woke was even conceived.” The past accepted definition, as you point out, is, "Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Yet, the word has transformed from this early meaning to one today which covers a wide spectrum of subjects. The Woke wiki writes, "Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities, such as sexism, and has also been used as shorthand for some ideas of the American Left involving identity politics and social justice, such as white privilege and slavery reparations for African Americans.” dictionary.com adds, “A promotion of liberal progressive ideology and policy…” In fact, the meaning has morphed again in recent years to cover a majority of mindsets now emanating from the political left. Everything from extreme racism and global warming viewpoints; to transgenderism; LGBT; normalising sexuality amongst children; There is no such thing as a woman or man, using pronouns, non-binary; identifying as cats etc, etc.. Perhaps, I am an old fogey, but I find some of these mindsets both extreme and highly dangerous, especially the sexualising of children. More recently, the phrase “Go Woke - Go Broke” has become popular on social media, showcasing major corporations attempts to blatantly program the public, especially the youngsters, towards a progressive, what some may consider, extreme mindset. Disney is a good example. Videos on Disney and Bud Light Disastrous Progressive Campaignswww.youtube.com/watch?v=3-J4r3jE18Awww.youtube.com/watch?v=c3WP3xxhmdYDisney has lost around $1 billion dollars on its last eight releases alone. These include Lightyear, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Little Mermaid and Elemental. The films have failed at the box office, because former male and female heroes are now being transformed into transgender archetypes, LGBT and other forms of sexuality. Subscriber numbers to its Disney Plus streaming service is tanking along with its share price. Bud Light is another example, where sales have dropped by over 30%, after using a transgender ‘man’ to promote a beer that was always viewed as “a proper man’s drink.” The modern understanding of the words Woke and Wokeism is proving to be a successful defence on social media against the present progressive onslaught via the mainstream media and major corporations. How this conflict ends is anyone’s guess. edit: Cindy Butts is on TMS alongside an interview with ECB Chairman, Richard Thompson, discussing the Report.
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Post by tiptoes on Jul 2, 2023 12:32:11 GMT
West Indies fail to qualify for 50 over World Cup following defeat by Scotland in the qualifying stages. Hot on the heels of their non appearance of the international T20 tournament last year. For a nation of cricketing giants winning the inaugural one day competition in 1975 and again in 1979 it's a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 28, 2023 14:06:50 GMT
I have nothing but sympathy for Yorkshire CCC.
After the Azeem Rafiq fiasco, the ECB once more to save face, now dock the county 46 points from the 2023 County Championship and fine them £400,000, of which £300,000 is suspended for two years. And just to put the knife in further, the ECB has deducted four points from their 2023 T20 Blast tally. How utterly pathetic is that!
My respect for the ECB has disappeared.
The one positive aspect being, it gives Sussex a better chance to fight for a County promotional place.
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Post by tiptoes on Jul 29, 2023 17:25:21 GMT
Bumble, bit of a bumbling old twit. Whenever he writes up his snippets about cricket, and for all I know in his commentary too, he constantly makes reference to popular music of 60s/70s/80s. Pretty low brow boring stuff. You would have thought by his age he would have grown out of this stuff and his musical tastes might have evolved to something more sophisticated.
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