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Howard Arthur Bruce GARDINER (3 January 1944 – 10 June 2018) was a prominent wicketkeeper-batsman for Rhodesia, as the country was then known, between 1964 and 1975, and until recently held the record for the most wicketkeeping dismissals in first-class cricket in this country. … More Obituary: Howard Gardiner
And with a pull for four from a Paul Stirling half-tracker, Ireland’s courageous 2015 Cricket World Cup campaign was officially over as Pakistan ran out seven wicket winners on Sunday night at Adelaide Oval. With the West Indies winning earlier in the day and no rain in sight, the equation for the Irish was fairly … More Larry’s Lost Diary: Give us a Test Match
An eight wicket victory with 13 overs to spare may have seemed that it was a walk in the park by the Indians in their latest World Cup match in Hamilton but it was anything but that for the reigning world champions on Tuesday. Ireland’s 259 was the highest total posted against the undefeated Indians … More Larry’s Lost Diary: When Swamy bet Blarney
Rekindling memories of their 2007 tie in Jamaica, Ireland and Zimbabwe played out another last over thriller in yesterday’s Cricket World Cup clash in Hobart. Not only were our eyes smiling at the end, but our fingernails were well and truly chewed off during the five run victory. Just like they did eight years earlier, … More Larry’s Lost Diary: When Irish Nails are Bitten
Walloped? Perhaps. Trounced? Probably. Defeated? No Nay Never. In the words of the Blarney Army at the end of last night’s match against South Africa ‘You’ll never beat the Irish!’ Sure we were outclassed at Manuka Oval in Canberra against one of the tournament favourites but it wasn’t a surprise to anyone. This is a … More Larry’s Lost Diary: The Storm We Had to Have
After last night, the world of cricket has changed. I have been a cricket fan since World Series Cricket in the late 1970s and, just like Kerry Packer revolutionised cricket, last night’s cracker between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates will be one be that will be remembered for years to come. Try as they … More Larry’s Lost Diary: One to Remember
Woohoo!! What an impressive performance by the boys in sunny Nelson. Whilst Sion Mills (1969), Sabina Park (2007) and Bangalore (2011) had elements of disbelief and shock, yesterday felt like a regulation win. The level of professionalism and team unity displayed by the guys was impressive and they definitely didn’t look out of place on … More Larry’s Lost Diary: Gael Force Hits Nelson
Originally written 12 Feb I read a few articles with John Boy with interest this week, particularly this quote: “The players are hungry because we don’t want to be known as minnows any more.” Now I don’t know about you but the only other time that I have heard the word minnow was when a three hour tour went … More Larry’s Lost Diary: Minnows? No Nay Never
Originally written 08-02-2015. G’day Blarney Armies. Cobwebs. Warm-up matches are always full of them and Friday’s clash against the local Randwick-Petersham club at Coogee Oval proved to be exactly that. Whether it was pre-match nerves, jet lag or we were playing against a club that were such lovely hosts over the past week, we just … More Larry’s Lost Diary: Cobwebs from County Coogee
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