Apologia for the old ball
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Apologia for the old ball
But then the counting started, and with it came an explosion of new information. The advent of modern sports analysis techniques means that now data is collected on every detail of every ball in every First Class or List A cricket match in the world. For many of those matches and for all internationals and major T20 leagues we also have Hawk-Eye
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The Joy of Watching Cricket With My Mother
When India won the inaugural T20 Cricket World Cup in 2007, beating Pakistan in the final, my mother was glued to the TV screen the whole time. MS Dhoni, who would become India’s most successful captain, led a team of young players nobody expected to win. I was five. I don’t remember the
... See moreSomeone showed up to my tennis clinic with an old racquet—a time capsule from a different game.
A 1988 Prince, an early power frame from when tennis was shifting from serve-and-volley and back to the baseline.
She hadn’t played in decades and didn’t realize how much the gear had changed.
There’s something sweet, almost childlike, about returning to
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