Voll Blau

Mulder's One Day Cup final appearance for Leicestershire is the last time anyone in either of today's sides played a domestic List A game in England. Says it all...

The biggest German city I've not visited and I absolutely must. Always wanted to go to Minatur Wunderland.

Old blokes at my cricket club used to talk about the place like it was Mecca in the 70s if they drove up to Leicester for a night out after a win. Couldn't believe they were talking about the same gaff after the first time I experienced it.

Correct. It's far from a perfect metric. The way things are now it's so rare fior any pro cricketer, whatever their background, not to have at least got on a private school scholarship at some point.

Interesting stat...

There's a nice view of the green in front of our house from our baby daughter's bedroom. I love pointing out the trees and the field to her when she gets up. It makes her smile. I can't do that tomorrow morning now because some cvnt's decided this evening a flag cable tied to a lamppost looks better. Fvck off.

Keen on Maharaj... https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/leicestershire_keen_south_africa_spinner_keshav_maharaj.html?t=638918071906153604

He was on about different counties mate.

On YouTube tonight. Big derby against Schalke. https://www.youtube.com/live/xJ28N0bsmH8?si=HPeSFb1ynY_2AWND

Half a Vale best bitter at the Euston Tap yesterday. Quite summery for a best, hit the spot nicely.

Tell everyone to back the lads. Get the lyrics to the song about doing that wrong. Textbook.

Yeah, ticked The Moorcroft off while I was having tyres changed down the road earlier this year!

Decent micropub scene getting going there too. My wife's a native and hates the place but I think it's great. Underrated because most just carry on along the M55 to Blackpool if they fancy a mad one up that way.

They are now.

Saw him against Notts last week, they bowled him through and he took 4. They cashed in after as the rest weren't up to much.

What did you expect in C1?

Yep. One of our own poisoned by this club culture into hating his own fans, rather than just taking his medicine. Fvcking horrendous.

Played a few 2s games for them, Kent and ourselves according to Cricket Archive. He's Lincolnshire developed though.

I wasn't moaning? Just saying he had likely never been in a position to be on our radar if you look at where he's played his cricket. Plus, Mike went to Loughborough Grammar and Kimber was a Lincolnshire product, so not like we poached them from Notts. Rehan, I'll give you. I couldn't possibly say.

Seen this, but other sources say Kettering. Either way he's a Tonbridge schoolboy (amazed he's not got an England gig yet based on that!) so don't think he's one that we let slip.

Missed Budinger's hundred.

He's not. He's a good player having a poor season that was affected by injury. It happens to the best of them.

10 games would have made way more sense. The 12-game thing is a mess. If they were desperate to mix it up and be non-regional then why not have a system where you have six "groups" of three so everyone keeps their local rivals for gate money purposes (I.e. us, Notts and Derbyshire always go in the same group) that band with another different group of three each year to form the group of six.

The Old Vic's a better shout than The Station, I'd say. Black Horse is an all-timer though. For anyone who bums micropubs The Guild Ale House and Winckley St Ale House are both decent gaffs between station and ground.

Not near the ground but The Continental is great. Judging from stickers in the bogs it's popular with away fans too.