by afms379 | May 25, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
The other day, a 51 year old man named Richard Scott broke a world record by sitting continuously on a playground swing for 36 hours. Before you begin to ask a) why? and b) what’s it got to do with cricket?, let me quickly add that this epic world record was set at a...
by afms379 | Apr 28, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
Kent has never had much of a reputation for producing fast bowlers. Spin bowlers – yes, definitely; medium pacers – certainly, but out and out genuine fast bowlers, not so many. Unlike Yorkshire, Notts or Derbyshire who reputedly just had to whistle down a mine shaft...
by afms379 | Mar 7, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
Birthdays are a mixed blessing. One a year is probably enough, but they are fun when they happen, even though at my age I realise I’ve had most of them already. I’ve long dispensed with party balloons, Pass The Parcel and Musical Chairs, but I’m still partial to a bit...
by afms379 | Jan 18, 2022 | KCHT Blog |
I was looking through, as you do, my collection of Kent CCC Annuals, and happened to open the 1963 edition for a quick browse. But as everybody who collects cricket publications knows, there is no such thing as a quick browse. At least two hours later, I emerged from...
by afms379 | Dec 10, 2021 | KCHT Blog |
Historians suggest that the first known cricket on Indian soil was played three hundred years ago this year. Were Indians playing? Quite possibly. Were players from Kent playing? Very probably, but unfortunately, we cannot be certain. This is the story. An engaging...
