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Martin Emmerson

@martycricket.bsky.social

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Journalist of 30+ years. Cricket commentator for BBC Sport covering Durham CCC. Presenter/reporter on BBC Radio Newcastle for 27 years. Sunderland. Cycling. Cricket. North East England. Roker Riviera.

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 6h

Gorgeous autumn night on the Roker Riviera.
Still and fresh feeling.
Breathe in and it's like sniffing in a Vicks inhaler.
Leaves the nose feeling nice and fresh.
Best time of year when the weather is this nice.
Perfect cricket weather today.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 9h

RIP Diane Keaton, who has died at 79, here reinventing fashion in Annie Hall (1977)

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 8h

Pointless Friendly is good.

Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 8h

Fantastic day at St Andrews today. Visiting the uni with my daughter. And The Old Course.
Couldn't believe a bloke was playing in jeans and a hoodie!
Weather was fantastic too.
What a lovely place.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 14h

Danny McBride as Kenny Powers. The caption says: "Shit. You can die from that?"

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 13h

The Kookaburra bore'l!

Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 15h

They are pub names.

Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 15h

As well as my first pub, which will be called The Vacant Third Man.
I am going to open a second called The Interminable International Break.
Any ideas for other pubs in the chain?

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David Hopps @davidkhopps.bsky.social · 1d

A good year for cricket books. The Cricket Media Club award shortlist is:

Stephen Brenkley – A Striking Summer
Stephen Chalke – One Hell of a Life
Annie Chave – Cricket Changed my Life
Dave Lawrence with Dean Wilson – In Syd's Voice
Leo McKinstry – Bill Edrich
Tim Wigmore – Test Cricket: A History

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 1d

🇮🇹 Il Lombardia on Saturday
🌈 UCI Gravel World Championships on Sunday

The crazy weekend of Tom Pidcock 👇
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/tom-...

📸 Cor Vos

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 2d

Jordan Pickford becomes the first England keeper to keep eight clean sheets in a row.
Made in Sunderland!

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 2d

Big no.

Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 2d

It means Kevin and the rest of us won't have to go and see 22 men upskilling anymore. What a relief.

Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 2d

Haven't we been down this path before? My local embraced later opening hours a few years back, then reverted to what they'd previously done, because most regulars didn't have the stomach/appetite for it. They would head home around 11.30 anyway.

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Beth Cooper @bethcooper.fyi · 3d

🎵 Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree 🎵
And that is where it will stay, never gracing England's green and pleasant land again.

Needs work.

#Cricket 🏏

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

It was a fascinating listen.

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 3d

Just remembered that it's LBC's 52nd birthday today. So I'm even more chuffed than usual to have been on with @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning @lbc.co.uk, albeit talking about the evisceration of US democracy.

🎧: audioboom.com/posts/878880...

audioboom.com

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

Yes. At least the evening made up for it.

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

I was waiting for that response! 😜

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

I want 50% and a stake in the hotel.

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

Daily? Try hourly?

Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

There have been some silly ideas in county cricket over the years.
Heavy roller. No roller. Toss. No toss.
But this was the worst of them all.
It brought about the most desperately dull cricket.
Draw after draw.
Stupidly high scores on lifeless pitches.
Surrey 820-8d v Durham, anyone?

Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · 3d

Well, well 👀👀…

www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...

‘Worst decision ever’ reversed as counties ditch Kookaburra experiment

Exclusive: Australian-made ball was first brought in after Strauss review in attempt to help English cricketers perform better Down Under

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

Or my and many other commentators' daily rants.

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Martin Emmerson @martycricket.bsky.social · 3d

Gorgeous on the Roker Riviera today.
Nice and warm.
The tide is very low because of the spring tides caused by the super moon.

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