David Cook
@davecookcricket.bsky.social
Helping run junior cricket since 2016.
My son wants to do the Support Coach course asap but between Surrey, Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Sussex, and Berkshire there is not a single course running until nearly Easter. What is going on?
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My son wants to do the Support Coach course asap but between Surrey, Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Sussex, and Berkshire there is not a single course running until nearly Easter. What is going on?
+10% funding for associate nations. We need to keep this rate ahead of inflation, year on year. Good work, ICC.
telanganatoday.com/icc-unveils-...
telanganatoday.com/icc-unveils-...
ICC unveils new global strategy to boost cricket and expand women’s game
The ICC Board has cleared a host of strategic measures to drive global cricket growth, including expanding the Women’s World Cup to 10 teams, confirming cricket’s return to the Olympics, and approving...
telanganatoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
+10% funding for associate nations. We need to keep this rate ahead of inflation, year on year. Good work, ICC.
telanganatoday.com/icc-unveils-...
telanganatoday.com/icc-unveils-...
The quality of cricket in the current "Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025/26" is astonishingly high. All 6 teams are of a very similar standard. Most games going down to the last 1 or 2 overs. The ICC desperately needs to expand the World Cup in future so that these teams have a stage. 😡
October 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The quality of cricket in the current "Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025/26" is astonishingly high. All 6 teams are of a very similar standard. Most games going down to the last 1 or 2 overs. The ICC desperately needs to expand the World Cup in future so that these teams have a stage. 😡
Thought this article was interesting. I think this is the 1st time I have heard this explanation - that bat makers are drying the wood more than in the past, and that is why bats are "bigger" these days - at least in terms of volume of wood, if not mass.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thought this article was interesting. I think this is the 1st time I have heard this explanation - that bat makers are drying the wood more than in the past, and that is why bats are "bigger" these days - at least in terms of volume of wood, if not mass.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Dear cricket hive mind. Does anyone have any idea how the "R/W (Runs / wicket differential)" figure is calculated in Play Cricket. I can't make head nor tail of it. I've also tried asking Google Gemini if it can figure it out, based on my spreadsheet, but it was also stumped.
August 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Dear cricket hive mind. Does anyone have any idea how the "R/W (Runs / wicket differential)" figure is calculated in Play Cricket. I can't make head nor tail of it. I've also tried asking Google Gemini if it can figure it out, based on my spreadsheet, but it was also stumped.
List of test openers who have played at least 10 innings over the last 3 years, ordered by average. Aggregate average of all openers over this period is 32.
July 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
List of test openers who have played at least 10 innings over the last 3 years, ordered by average. Aggregate average of all openers over this period is 32.
A match per week, over the weekend to draw in crowds, with 3 days between matches. Countries who want to can still play 5 days. No brainer.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
ICC ready to back WTC four-day Tests in boost for smaller nations
The ICC is ready to sanction four-day Tests in the World Test Championship to help smaller nations to play more games and longer series
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A match per week, over the weekend to draw in crowds, with 3 days between matches. Countries who want to can still play 5 days. No brainer.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Sport England have published 2023-24 data on participation in sport. I've added the senior participation figure to my graph. As ever, it's a weird metric, but at least it's reasonably robust and consistent over a long period of time. Seems to be going in the right direction. Good to see.
June 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Sport England have published 2023-24 data on participation in sport. I've added the senior participation figure to my graph. As ever, it's a weird metric, but at least it's reasonably robust and consistent over a long period of time. Seems to be going in the right direction. Good to see.
May 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
No live Eng games but more women's Hundred. I'll take that.
BBC and ECB agree new four-year rights deal - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
BBC and ECB agree new four-year rights deal - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
May 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
No live Eng games but more women's Hundred. I'll take that.
BBC and ECB agree new four-year rights deal - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
BBC and ECB agree new four-year rights deal - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
My son, as part of the Japan U19s, has just qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Amazing achievement by players, coaches, back room staff and everyone who volunteers to run club cricket in Japan.
April 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
My son, as part of the Japan U19s, has just qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Amazing achievement by players, coaches, back room staff and everyone who volunteers to run club cricket in Japan.
Reposted by David Cook
Pretty powerful this: local junior and U19 international Ryuki Ozeki interviewed by local news in Sano explaining the game to new fans!
Japan inching towards ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification!
Japan inching towards ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification!
April 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Pretty powerful this: local junior and U19 international Ryuki Ozeki interviewed by local news in Sano explaining the game to new fans!
Japan inching towards ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification!
Japan inching towards ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification!
I'm a bit surprised that the East Asia Pacific U19 World Cup Qualifiers aren't getting much media coverage. Japan, Papua New Guinea and Fiji are currently battling it out for one place at the ICC U19 World Cup in Zimbabwe/Namibia in early 2026.
(Might be a bit biased. 😂)
(Might be a bit biased. 😂)
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm a bit surprised that the East Asia Pacific U19 World Cup Qualifiers aren't getting much media coverage. Japan, Papua New Guinea and Fiji are currently battling it out for one place at the ICC U19 World Cup in Zimbabwe/Namibia in early 2026.
(Might be a bit biased. 😂)
(Might be a bit biased. 😂)
@danielbeswick.bsky.social Loving the commentary, Dan. Hope you manage to find some time for miso ramen and a dip in a hot spring.
April 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
@danielbeswick.bsky.social Loving the commentary, Dan. Hope you manage to find some time for miso ramen and a dip in a hot spring.
Banton's average just went up from 32.1 to 37.3 in one innings.
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Banton's average just went up from 32.1 to 37.3 in one innings.
Women's football World Cup is expanding to 32, then 48 teams. Men's T20 world cup currently includes just 20. Rubbish. Spread the love. Grow the game.
BBC News - UK set to host 2035 Women's World Cup
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
BBC News - UK set to host 2035 Women's World Cup
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Women's football World Cup is expanding to 32, then 48 teams. Men's T20 world cup currently includes just 20. Rubbish. Spread the love. Grow the game.
BBC News - UK set to host 2035 Women's World Cup
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
BBC News - UK set to host 2035 Women's World Cup
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
Google and Facebook nabbed about 90% of ad revenue from newspapers almost overnight, making paying journalists big bucks obsolete. Sad but true.
youtu.be/-fN3AeNRnTA?...
youtu.be/-fN3AeNRnTA?...
"It Will Only Be On The Internet" What Is The Future Of Cricket Media? | Bumble & Kimber
YouTube video by talkSPORT Cricket
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Google and Facebook nabbed about 90% of ad revenue from newspapers almost overnight, making paying journalists big bucks obsolete. Sad but true.
youtu.be/-fN3AeNRnTA?...
youtu.be/-fN3AeNRnTA?...
Hell yeah. More like it.
England A beat Australia A in opening T20 of tour - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
England A beat Australia A in opening T20 of tour - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
England A beat Australia A by three wickets in opening T20 of tour
England A begin their tour down under with a three-wicket win over Australia A in the first T20 in Sydney.
www.bbc.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hell yeah. More like it.
England A beat Australia A in opening T20 of tour - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
England A beat Australia A in opening T20 of tour - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
I've been suggesting this for years (though I thought it'd be near London). Think what you could host through the winter - not just internationals, but also some sort of domestic tournament.
www.thesun.co.uk/sport/339954...
www.thesun.co.uk/sport/339954...
Inside incredible £500m plans for England's first indoor cricket stadium
CRICKET chiefs are ready to change Test match history by building an indoor stadium in the UK. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are set to splash £500million on the groundbreaking project.…
www.thesun.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I've been suggesting this for years (though I thought it'd be near London). Think what you could host through the winter - not just internationals, but also some sort of domestic tournament.
www.thesun.co.uk/sport/339954...
www.thesun.co.uk/sport/339954...
Really interesting interview between Middlesex Schools coaches. This is why why my son loves being part of MSC so much.
youtu.be/wBcP-c5ZbT8?...
youtu.be/wBcP-c5ZbT8?...
Creating Environments That Create Elite Cricketers | MSC Podcast ft. Chris Frost
YouTube video by Middlesex Schools Cricket Podcast
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Really interesting interview between Middlesex Schools coaches. This is why why my son loves being part of MSC so much.
youtu.be/wBcP-c5ZbT8?...
youtu.be/wBcP-c5ZbT8?...
Strange conversation. They almost completely fail to discuss how to invest the money to produce revenue that replaces that which has been sold.
And cricket is so popular in south London that we've run out of pitches. It is rural areas that are struggling.
youtu.be/eN3V04lvPr8?...
And cricket is so popular in south London that we've run out of pitches. It is rural areas that are struggling.
youtu.be/eN3V04lvPr8?...
What Should The ECB Do With All Of The Money After Selling The Hundred? | Bumble & Kimber
YouTube video by talkSPORT Cricket
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Strange conversation. They almost completely fail to discuss how to invest the money to produce revenue that replaces that which has been sold.
And cricket is so popular in south London that we've run out of pitches. It is rural areas that are struggling.
youtu.be/eN3V04lvPr8?...
And cricket is so popular in south London that we've run out of pitches. It is rural areas that are struggling.
youtu.be/eN3V04lvPr8?...
Wondering if the reason the Hundred sale has taken so many months is mainly to allow bidders enough time to log into the ECB's systems.
February 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Wondering if the reason the Hundred sale has taken so many months is mainly to allow bidders enough time to log into the ECB's systems.
