by afms379 | Apr 22, 2020 | KCHT Blog |
Big Norman Graham (left) and Kevin Jarvis (right), two of Kent’s better bowlers and lesser batsmen The 1976 Wisden, in its summary of Kent’s year in 1975, summed up by saying, “Much will depend on the fitness of Graham and the ability...
by afms379 | Mar 31, 2020 | KCHT Blog |
Norman Harding 1916 – 1947 As I write this, about ten days into what might be three or more months of self-isolation, anybody might be excused for thinking that the prospect of no cricket to watch or play for most of the summer is a pretty grim one. It...
by afms379 | Mar 20, 2020 | KCHT Blog |
If you take a stroll down the promenade at Hythe, between the fish restaurant and the Imperial Hotel, you will pass a bench which has a small brass plate “dedicated to the cricketing Blaker twins, Barbara A. Hamilton April 1913 – April 2005, and Joan R. Smith...
by afms379 | Feb 20, 2020 | KCHT Blog |
This time of year, I am told, is a good time for marmalade-making. Where you get the oranges from in mid-February with the Coronavirus doing its worst, and everybody who isn’t in quarantine trying to limit their carbon footprint, I have no idea, but don’t let me stop...
by afms379 | Jan 10, 2020 | KCHT Blog |
Next week, we are going to begin the winter cull of books in the Kent CCC collection. We, in common with all county clubs, have very many cricket books, a lot of which are duplicates or of little relevance to Kent cricket. Every year, we receive books from a variety...
by afms379 | Nov 15, 2019 | KCHT Blog |
Sometimes, when I am sitting knee deep in old scorecards or surrounded by slightly tatty copies of the Kent Annual, the thought comes to me, “What am I trying to do?” Occasionally, the answer is that I am helping to sort out the collection that Kent CCC has acquired...
