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The new Hick?
As a general rule, first-class stats are a reasonable predictor of Test performances.
Oct 28
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Andrew Samson
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Give and take
In one of my favourite Hagar the Horrible cartoons, Hagar is explaining to young Hamlet “Son, in our fast-paced society … stress is unavoidable” and…
Oct 20
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Andrew Samson
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Is there Hope for Shai?
The strap at the bottom of the screen on the TV for the West Indies 2nd innings against India at Delhi had the name ‘Hope’ below that of his partner…
Oct 13
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Andrew Samson
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How much is too much?
Workload management is all the rage in cricket these days.
Oct 7
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Andrew Samson
22 for 222
Alert readers of the Notcher’s Natter will have noticed a piece of trivia at the end of the last post about Brian Close holding the record for most…
Oct 1
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Andrew Samson
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September 2025
Bumrah and the Rhino
Ah, but did the team win?
Sep 19
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Andrew Samson
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To convert or not to convert
Substack informs me that this is the Notcher’s Natter’s 50th post.
Sep 10
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Andrew Samson
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Their Natural Game
Featuring Jos Buttler
Sep 6
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Andrew Samson
August 2025
Keepers who bowl
Starring the remarkable George Brown
Aug 30
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Andrew Samson
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Bits on Bobby
Bobby Simpson, one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket, passed away two weeks ago.
Aug 27
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Andrew Samson
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Koo… Koo… Kookaburra… Two
Following up from last week’s post on the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship, I am sure that you would like to know how individual players have…
Aug 20
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Andrew Samson
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Eclectic scores
I discovered many years ago, while perusing first Guiness Book of Records I saw, that golf has a concept of an eclectic score.
Aug 15
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Andrew Samson
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