What if… cricket scrapped the hard ball and all that awkward protective gear?
Cricket a welcoming home for those with quirks and rituals
Too wet, too dry, too grassy, too bare – the trials and tribulations of the groundsman
John Nicholson
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John NicholsonCricket loses hours and days to the weather. What if rain *didn’t* stop play?
Let's have less Rain Stopped Play and more Play Continued Through Rain.
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John NicholsonHow technology is spoiling the wonderful chaos of sport
Imperfection in sport is half of the fun, so why do we endeavour to change that?
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John NicholsonThe joy of stats: Chaminda Vaas’ place in history and Ollie Pope’s near miss
This week I want to talk about my most sexy stats. Cricket is chock full of creamy dreamy numbers which get those of us...
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John NicholsonNo f**king apology needed – who was offended?
All of this feels like we are being treated like silly little children.
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John NicholsonEvergreen Anderson illustrates irrelevance of age in Test cricket
Why shouldn’t we see more players extending their Test careers into their 40s on a more regular basis?
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John NicholsonJohnny Nich’s cricket blueprint: Four stumps, no LBW and add 50 per cent to the value of a six
A fourth stump and no LBW. Make it happen.
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John NicholsonRemembering Bob Willis’ *other* great day out at Headingley
Bob Willis' second best day at Headingley was also quite good.
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John NicholsonSPOTY favourite Stokes is the hero we needed in 2019
SPOTY is a strange award, but Ben Stokes would be a worthy winner.
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John NicholsonTime to chuck out cricket’s crusade against the chucker
what is so bad about being a chucker?
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John NicholsonAre we on the verge of an unheralded era of New Zealand success?
The Black Caps are coming...