Once upon a time there were three travelling companions who journeyed to NZ South Island for a week of jollity, pranks and excitement. Senior we may be in years, but definitely juvenile in nature - one professional ex Banker enjoying retirement, one professional Tour Manager (TM) enjoying one holiday after another[...]
One of the delights of a cricket tour – other than the cricket – is the opportunity to meet new people, visit new places and have new experiences. So on arrival at Fox Glacier township we were all excited at the prospect of experiencing a glacier; but we were thwarted by[...]
As this blog is a journey of the three blokes on the trip we decided to write this together. It’s a bit like the cast from the Last of the Summer Wine. Several mountain treks and willing to have a go at most things despite our age, we started the tour[...]
So the Chief has decided to pass the armband on. After captaining the team for 59 Matches, with Series wins in India and South Africa and two Ashes wins followed by a difficult draw with Pakistan and Bangladesh and a 4-0 trouncing in India, Cookie has decided he has had[...]
The nights are drawing in and Australia & New Zealand tours are just around the corner it is 79 days as I write to be exact……..are you coming?
Granted. It is a long way to New Zealand and you don’t go much further before you start coming back. However, if there is a country worth the journey then it is this beautiful collection of Pacific islands with its pleasant climate and friendly inhabitants.
On our recent tour to the Caribbean I looked around the stands in Antigua and there appears to be an ever increasing volume of woman going to the game whether they are girlfriends, wives, daughters or just friends...
Last Monday I started back in the office, fully rejuvenated after a weekend of Jolly ups ‘Real Ale' on the menu and catching up with close friends.
Originally I was going to write my blog on the last two tests in New Zealand before heading home but with all that’s happened to the great game of Cricket I just had to write.....the game we love has once again been tarnished and on this occasion by the convicts[...]
We headed to Wellington with the series delicately poised at 1-1
It seems a long time ago when I arrived in Brisbane with excitement to what should be a great series, but things do not always go to plan.
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