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Annie Chave
@anniechave.bsky.social
Author of Cricket Changed My Life - Eleven Personal Journeys #Fairfieldbooks
Editor of County Cricket Matters magazine
BBC County Cricket Commentator
Guerilla Cricket Commentator
The Cricket Paper Columnist
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It’s an absolute honour to have my book shortlisted for this award.
And as I’m bound to be the shortest surely I have a chance 😬

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That was one beautiful innings Nissanka - wow!! Well batted 👏👏 #SriLankavAustralia
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
WTF!!! This is absolutely hideous.
As a woman would you really vote for this, Reform commanding Women what to do with their own bodies.
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
‘Money in modern cricket does not so much talk as scream’

Sadly too true
February 15, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Wow! Well done, Zimbabwe 🏏👏
February 13, 2026 at 9:10 AM
It is 50 days until the County Championship begins ❤️❤️❤️🏏
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Have a read of this. It is a fascinating & well researched look at the finances of the Hundred non-host counties. It is very bleak.

‘The windfall makes Non-Host counties solvent. It does not make them competitive. It is a lifeline, not a launchpad.’

substack.com/home/post/p-...
The County Cricket Financial Settlement
Written by Gary Mason and Simon Aldis
substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
What a FANTASTIC win by the West Indies 👏👏
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Help me find another sports team / tournament / person to write a book about 🏏⚽️🎾🏉🥇

I'm looking for unknown sporting stories: inspiring, funny, sad, surprising. Please repost!

My book 'Getting Out' was shortlisted at last year's @sportsbookawards.bsky.social:

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Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War
Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team’s Ukrainia...
pitchpublishing.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Dear All - but especially Worcestershire fans please see this special event in June. These are always great fun events and all for charity.

Please support 🙏
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Come & join us if you’re in Bath!
The website details -

www.cricketsociety.org.uk/events/copy-...
February 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Teignmouth Pier has lost its end 😞
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It rained a lot last night. This is my usual walkway under the bridge. It is also a very effective flood relief channel. 😬
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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A George Bailey reference for the #WT20 but not the Aussie cricketer this time. Every time a bell rings, Sam Curran gets a wicket..
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You want the moonball? Sam Curran can lasso it for World T20 glory - Guerilla Cricket
His drive and commitment to get back into the white-ball fold was shown over the summer with the development of a moonball
guerillacricket.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2026

The essential guide to the 2026 cricket season. Everything you need to know about every single player from all 18 counties, including an in-depth women’s section

Foreword by
@anniechave.bsky.social

Pre-order now: fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/the-cri...
February 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This day in 2023 ❤️
Before the storm…
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Take a moment to read Michael Rosen 🙏
February 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Read County Cricket Matters roving reporter Harry Everett’s Ashes diary available on our website 👏
Harry talks about his time in Australia and meeting up with some county players along the way…

www.countycricketmatters.com/post/harry-e...
Harry Everett Ashes Diary
Harry Everett went out to The Ashes and reported the action for County Cricket Matters. His vlogs are on our & his social media, but he also wrote a county themed Ashes diary. https://x.com/HarryEvere...
www.countycricketmatters.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Maybe they'll find the Epstein files in the Fulton County Board of Elections office . . .
January 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This man, Fred Rumsey has more anecdotes than anyone I know and he tells them SO well. It was an absolute joy to listen to him & Stephen Chalke Walkers & Talkers today hosted by @somersetccc.bsky.social what a fantastic & hugely important these community initiatives are.
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Doing my birdwatch at the moment… sadly in Devon it’s torrential rain so we’re not getting much action. These guys are keeping us amused though…
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
This made me laugh today. Thank you whoever you are - I needed that!
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 AM
What kind of world are we giving the next generation? Where are the grownups? How can we feel secure when the world is so out of control? I come from such a happy background & even I am feeling unhinged. My rug has been pulled from under me. Trump has poisoned the world with his greed.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I had a beautiful visitor today…
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Scoring cricket with my dad ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
What Crawley is out flashing outside off stump not moving his feet??? #SriLankaVsEngland
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM