Former sports journalist at @YPSport & @HarrogateSport. Now designing lessons instead of 📰 as a primary school teacher. Occasional amateur sportsman🏏⚽️🏸🎾⛳️
Long Hanborough, England
Joined June 2009
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"They were more afraid to drop out of the tournament than having the excitement and hunger to win it" 👀
Thomas Tuchel reflects on England's Euro2024 campaign 🏴
#ITVFootball | #ThreeLions | @England | @GabrielClarke05
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Super night at the Diamond League 💎 Athletics in Rabat - topped off with a win for Halifax’s @MaxBurgin3 in the 800m (1:42:98).
There was one fool in the stand shouting YORKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE! 😅
Strong runs also for Laura Muir and Matt Hudson Smith tonight!
Morocco sports tour turned to golf today, watching sporting icons from my childhood.
Colin Montgomery, Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jiminez and Jose Maria Olazabal in action at the Hassan II Trophy in Rabat.
Nice to see legend Vijay Singh almost sink one from the fairway too!
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My sports tour of Morocco continues with the WTA tennis women’s 250 tour event in Rabat.
Former Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva has just been knocked out by 6th seed Petra Marcinko, a 20-year-old who hits a firm return!
Not the busiest sporting event I’ve been to!
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Grassroots cricket in Morocco.
No grounds, no scoreboard, limited resources.
A quick Afghan opening bowler.
Perhaps there’s a poor man’s BBC spin off required.
Eddie’s Field of Dreams coming soon…
#bbccricket
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Cricket in Morocco 🇲🇦
The country might currently be banned by the ICC and without a cricket pitch… but we got a game on this morning
I joined Sala Al Jadida Cricket Union and the Rakrak Salaoui Cricket Association in a game, played on a 3G football pitch.
Great fun! 🏏
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The Moroccan Cricket Union recently sent 3 new coaches to the UK to do their qualifications.
Aim is now to get kids playing in and out of schools, find two grounds and relaunch 🏏 in Morocco, which once hosted an international event.
Perhaps one for @EmergingCricket in future!
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Even with a move to Morocco, you can’t stop me finding Yorkshire sport.
South Yorkshire’s Joe Whitaker in action at the Morocco Royal Tour showjumping in Rabat.
Not a bad Friday afternoon for it! 🐴
@YPSport @NWestbyYPSport
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First week of parenting my baby girl and my new favourite thing is considering each nappy change as either a DRS review 🏏
Started from the get go…
“I’ve checked for no ball, it was a fair delivery”
I love a “There’s a clear blue line there, stick with your original decision”
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The Hundred’s return seemed flat yesterday despite two decent games.
There’s clearly a lack of quality overseas players.
I think it needs to be more extreme to survive. If it’s going to say it’s different to T20 cricket, it needs to be different - other than just 20 balls less.
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“Don’t worry, I’ll be here every game” the commentator says after cracking a terrible gag referencing Rihanna.
Super 🙄
#TheHundred
I want to like the Hundred. I see how it inspires the kids at school.
But my word, this TV commentary is dry. It wouldn’t be out of place at the Crucible.
Give it some oomph!
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It’s hard enough for village teams to get players playing cricket - let alone find scorers - regularly on Saturdays.
For a league to change parameters mid-season AND then backdate punishments is baffling.
Hopefully @Cherwellcricket will fix this.
#spiritofcricket #getthegameon
@OxMailLiamRice anyone at @OxfordMailLive able to look into why @Cherwellcricket changed rules mid-season. Started backdating docking clubs points for failing to provide scorers?
Photos taken days apart this week 🤔 Not seen anything like this in 10 years covering local cricket
@OxMailLiamRice anyone at @OxfordMailLive able to look into why @Cherwellcricket changed rules mid-season. Started backdating docking clubs points for failing to provide scorers?
Photos taken days apart this week 🤔 Not seen anything like this in 10 years covering local cricket
Good to see the Player Pool is also in operation in the County Championship
🚨 Squad Update 🚨
Dom Bess has joined Somerset on a short-term loan deal 👊
Go well Dom 👏
#YorkshireFamily
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The UK’s rail system is broken.
Two nightmare journeys on @CrossCountryUK in space of 3 days. Tens of people standing in each cramped carriage.
4 carriage train from Edinburgh to Plymouth via York, Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham amongst others.
£110 return for the pleasure.
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What a difference from Italy, where high-speed trains run with luxury spacious seating for a fraction of the price.
Here, there’s no comfort, hardly space to use devices or charge and double the price to get the train than to drive
How have we let this happen,
@transportgovuk?!
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