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
When Usman Khawaja debuted for the Australians, the public was full of admiration. With a baby face, conservative nature and a loving mother in the stands, Australia was behind Ricky Ponting’s short term replacement. But as of now, that’s all he’s turned out to be. A short term replacement.
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
‘Hot NZ arrive to catch England cold’, reads the ESPNCricinfo headline. Following New Zealand’s recent run of form – World Cup runners up, series wins against the West Indies, Sri Lanka, India, a drawn Test series against Pakistan – the team appears to be shaping nicely to push themselves further up the Test rankings. And … More It’s still Lord’s in May
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
There’s been a bit of a controversy regarding the quota system in South Africa recently. Haroon Lorgat apparently sent Russell Domingo a text message before the New Zealand – South Africa semi-final. CSA denied this, but went on to admit that the quota system (which requires four players of “colour” to be part of the … More In on Merit
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
Apart from being the team that chokes in every World Cup and a team that is messed up by political influences (i.e. quotas), South Africa is also currently the No.1 Test team, and arguably one of the best ever. I’ve often come across comments on social media about how we’re over dependent on Dale Steyn, … More Who can back up Steyn?
“Best Team In Europe”, the sign read. In one of the Blarney Army’s greatest moments, that was the placard they unveiled late in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. While England failed miserably, losing to Bangladesh, being slaughtered by New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka, and only scraping victories against Scotland and Afghanistan, Ireland were at their … More Bangladesh, from botched to brilliant
Mind The Windows 