Jon Hotten

Hi Lee, so sorry have only just seen this. I don't. Let me check and see if I can find out.

Fear and Loathing at May's Bounty When John Arlott went Gonzo...

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We need some new adjectives for Phil Salt The game's lingua franca must catch up with events on batting's latest wild frontier

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The Hundred: winners Was it really only a week ago that the Hundred concluded in a truly boring finish? It appears so. And now that the smoke has cleared, we present those who were triumphant under its auspices...

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The Hundred: Losers... Part I of a two-parter on who has succeeded in this last ECB-helmed iteration, and – first up – who definitely hasn't...

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Marnus and the Smith-shaped void Labuschagne has lost his man in the mirror, and with it some of his identity

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Thanks Lynn, and thanks Matt ... 'a collaborative work of collective autobiography, which, well, is just fcuking great' ... can't say fairer than that.

When The Hundred tells you what it is, listen... Understanding what the franchise buyers think they have bought offers the first real guide to its future direction

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The harrowing of Chris Woakes From 'non-negotiable' diving to eleven wides in an over - how do you judge the value of an individual run in a five-day game?

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The way the light falls Some memories of Graham Thorpe

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Weary players lost in the moral haze Proximity of the Hundred extracts its price

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'I was from the last generation of true believers in the written word, both as a medium for self-expression and an act of resistance. The page was a place where time stopped. What was left? What was written.'

Open some pages of stopped time, any time you like.

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Tom Holland recommends Richard Beard’s Universal Turing Machine in today’s Times summer reading special:

Not me, but everyone who contributed and spread the word. Was a beautiful thing! I'll pass along your best, thanks Mark

Joe Root and the super-scorers Thirty-one more runs at Old Trafford puts him on the podium of greatness. But what does it all mean?

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Thank you Mark, very kind of you. Yes, he's on the mend now so hopefully back in the autumn!

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Kerrang! in the '80s was my bible and many of Mick's books are on my bookshelf. Very sorry to read he & his wife are having a rough time. If you can help....

Help raise £10000 to Help Mick Wall – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to Help Mick Wall. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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Am off to Old Trafford this year - will be a different India side...

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Reputations ii: Rohit through the dark... Following last week's Part i on Kohli’s Edgbaston epic, a send-off for Rohit Sharma from a murky day at Lord’s…

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Reputations: Virat and Rohit A two-parter on a couple of innings by the Big Two. Part One is Virat, because, well, Virat's always first...

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The Ages of Man Child's play, the hair of KL Rahul and more notes from the IPL

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@theoldbatsman.bsky.social @philwisden.bsky.social @wisdencricket.bsky.social @georgedobell.bsky.social please read this on the best ever podshaver. 🏏

MSD: The Setting of a Yellow Sun What now for the King of Super Kings, and more notes from IPL 2025

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Meta have only stolen one of my books. I don't know whether to feel ripped off or insulted.

They have JUST WORKED THIS OUT in baseball.

Getting Hit How do bowlers deal with hitting batsmen? Which approach works best against speed? When do you turn to Paul McKenna?

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