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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · 24d

15 September marks 50 years since Chris Balderstone scored 51 no for Leicestershire v Derbyshire, played for Doncaster v Brentford in the evening, and then completed his 100 next day and took 3 wickets as Leics won the championship. A proper shift @acscricket.bsky.social @anniechave.bsky.social

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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great to talk to Andrew Radd for County Cricket Matters on his life in cricket - BBC commentator, county historian and one of the most distinctive and knowledgeable voices on the county game. County Cricket Matters 24 out now:
www.countycricketmatters.com/product-page...
@anniechave.bsky.social

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good news!! Edition 24 of County Cricket Matters is out now!
Available online 🙏🏏

www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

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Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our August books are on sale at shop.acscricket.com
Mick Pope writes on Fred Bakewell whose brilliant batting for Northants and England was ended by a road accident. shop.acscricket.com?product=fred...
Loose Ends is the final volume of our 'Hard to Get' scorecards shop.acscricket.com?product=firs...

Lives in Cricket: Fred Bakewell 'Among the Bright Colours' by Mick Pope. Photo shows Bakewell walking out to bat in an open-necked white shirt, sleeves rolled up. He is looking warily at the camera; the pavilion behind him is occupied by men in smart hats.

First-Class Matches: Loose Ends
Cover shows a monochrome image of a ball hitting a set of stumps

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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · Jul 29

Great to hear Max Bonnell discussing his recent @acscricket.bsky.social book 'Brick by Brick' on the 1964 Australian cricket tour on the Final Word podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqa...
Copies still available via the ACS shop
shop.acscricket.com?product=bric...

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Cricket Research Network @cricketacademic.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks so much to @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social for a lovely article in @ccmatters.bsky.social about the Cricket Research Network 😊

You can read the whole article by buying a copy of County Cricket Matters: www.countycricketmatters.com

For a game that is actually quite simple, there is an awful lot of complexity today around how cricket is played and organised. That was how I felt as I left the second conference organised by the Cricket Research Network, held at the ECB's Performance Centre at Loughborough University earlier this year. Player mental health, corruption and illegal betting, human rights and equality, as well as the governance of the game were just some of the always interesting, and sometimes controversial, topics discussed at the one-day event, attended by a broad mix of academics, students and others involved and interested in cricket.

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Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · Jun 15

Pleased to have been among the mourners at the funeral of @acscricket.bsky.social co-founder Robert Brooke on Friday, and to raise a glass to him in the pub afterwards.

Admirers were welcomed to donate in Robert's memory to the Warwickshire Cricket Foundation edgbaston.com/foundation/

The order of service for Robert Brooke's funeral. The text reads
'Celebrating the Innings of Robert Brooke
May 5, 1940 - May 15, 2025
Robin Hood Crematorium - June 13, 2025'
A photo shows Robert holding the trophy for ACS Statistician of the Year.

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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thanks to Martin Chandler for a great review of the latest edition of County Cricket Matters.
www.cricketweb.net/books/ccm23/
Magazine now on sale at:
www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · Jun 10

Great article in the latest edition of County Cricket Matters by Mick Pope about his forthcoming @acscricket.bsky.social book on the Northants and England cricketer Fred Bakewell, one of the most exciting batsmen of the 1930s. Publishing 1 August. @anniechave.bsky.social

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · Jun 3

It’s June - and that brings with it the next County Cricket Matters magazine 🏏
A celebration of the county game…

www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

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Duncan Stone @drcricket.bsky.social · Jun 2

Is your dad serious about #cricket #history? This could be the #FathersDay present you’re looking for. 🏏📚

#BooksWorthReading

Duncan Stone @drcricket.bsky.social · Nov 12

On #DifferentClass🏏📚

"A modern day John Arlott" - Lord Hain

"A book all #cricket lovers should read" - Mihir Bose

"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” - Tribune Magazine

“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" - Big Issue North

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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · May 27

Great double page article on new @acscricket.bsky.social book on forgotten 1930s batting star David Walker in the latest edition of the Eastern Daily Press. Copies of Andy Dawson's excellent book available from
shop.acscricket.com?product=davi...

@norfolkcricketsoc.bsky.social

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Norfolk Cricket Society @norfolkcricketsoc.bsky.social · May 21

Just finished reading the excellent biography of David Walker, Andy Dawson deserves great credit for shining a spotlight on a Norfolk CCC player many will be unfamiliar with. 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, 3,997 runs at 63.44, 13 x 100’s & 19 x 50’s. Some player.

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Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · May 11

One of the latest by #acscricket is ‘Brick by Brick’ by #maxbonnell which explores the 1964 Australian tour of UK. The visitors won a dull series 1-0 & also in 1964, 13 years of Tory government ended. Bonnell’s study of the tour is fascinating. Go to shop.acscricket.com

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Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · May 13

Martin Chandler has written an enthusiastic review of Max Bonnell's book on the 1964 Ashes, Brick by Brick, www.cricketweb.net/books/brick-... now on sale in the @acscricket.bsky.social shop shop.acscricket.com along with our spring annuals and a biography of David Walker, Norfolk's Master Batsman.

Brick by Brick: The Australian Cricketers in England 1964 | Cricket Web

www.cricketweb.net

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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · Apr 23

Glad you enjoyed it !

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Yorkshire CCC @yorkshireccc.bsky.social · Apr 13

A fabulous victory in three days 👏👏👏

Yorkshire Men win by 504 runs at Headingley to get off the mark in the Rothesay County Championship Division One!

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Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · Apr 13

Biggest wins by runs in County Championship

504 Yorkshire v Worcestershire at Leeds 2025 TODAY
483 Surrey v Leicestershire at The Oval 2002
470 Sussex v Gloucestershire at Hove 1913
470 Hampshire v Essex at Southampton 2014
462 Nottinghamshire v Durham at Nottingham 2022

#CountyChampionship

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · Mar 22

Did a short talk about County Cricket Matters at the Cricket Societies AGM today. What a fabulous job all these cricket societies do across the country to celebrate cricket. Please keep them going & join your nearest one!
@thecricketsociety.bsky.social

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Tim Brooks @cricketatlas.bsky.social · Mar 17

Great to part of the vibrant and talented community of cricket writers at Pitch. Such a varied mix of subjects and styles

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · Mar 16

A fabulous review of the latest County Cricket Matters 🙏👏

www.cricketweb.net/books/ccm22/

County Cricket Matters Issue 22 | Cricket Web

www.cricketweb.net

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · Mar 5

IT IS HERE! The next edition of County Cricket Matters.
For those of you that like Patrick Eagar’s work there is my interview with him and featuring some of his early photographs.
And the usual fantastic articles.

To order please follow the link below -

www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

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Jeremy Lonsdale @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social · Feb 28

Many thanks to @norfolkcricketsoc.bsky.social and to everyone who came to last night's talk in Norwich on my Pitch Publishing book 'An Unusual Celebrity: The Many Cricketing Lives of Bill Bowes'. A very enjoyable evening at another great cricket society.

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Yorkshire CCC @yorkshireccc.bsky.social · Feb 26

We're delighted to announce Adam Lyth has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of 2026 ✍

The new deal will take our opening bat past 20 years with the club 🙌

Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/lyth-2026

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