Beefy Roberts

Love watching and supporting Middlesex CCC home and away.

Worked on London Underground for 25 yrs, now retired! And still follow Leeds United since 1972 😊.

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@Knowledgepoint HSBC bank, junction of Fetter Lane and Holborn. Any ideas as to object on the roof?

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@WG_RumblePants Mr WG, cautious, but, enjoy a free bar!

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@thornbridge
Visited your excellent Wild Swan four times now. But, Brother Rabbit is something to enjoy.

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@LancsCCMG Thanks for this, im sure a visit along the way will take place

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@LancsCCMG
Folks, bit of info if possible. Heading to Newton-le-Willows on Monday for the 2's Lancs vs Middlesex. Noticed 2 stations. Any idea what to use, and the ground please.
I did email the club, no reply!

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Fascinating park to find, knew about it, finally visited and, so interesting

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Then, a good walk finding things as you go. And, at the end, a rather decent Thornbridge ales in Central London. The Wild Swan, well worth resting in.

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JOINT MCC–ICC STATEMENT ON THE LORD’S PITCH FOR THE 1ST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND NEW ZEALAND

For Immediate Release

The Marylebone Cricket Club and the International Cricket Council have concluded a thorough, exhaustive, and entirely disproportionate review of the pitch used for the First Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s.

Following detailed analysis involving former players, current players, groundskeepers, meteorologists, historians, economists, three retired colonels, and a gentleman who once watched cricket from a bus stop in 1978, the panel has determined that the surface was “not quite right.”

While no consensus was reached on precisely how it was not quite right, members agreed that “something should be done”.

After considering the possibility of sanctioning England, New Zealand, Lord’s, the weather, gravity, and the concept of grass itself, the ICC has elected to apply the standard administrative remedy:

World Test Championship Points Deductions — Effective immediately:

India: -12 WTC points
Pakistan: -8 WTC points
Sri Lanka: -6 WTC points
Bangladesh: -125 WTC points

The panel agreed that Bangladesh’s deduction should be larger because “that’s how these things usually seem to work.”

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@jfagej @LancsCCMG Thanks for that info

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✍️ 4 more years!

Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe says club captain Ethan Ampadu has signed a new deal until summer 2030.

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Ball of the Century

#OnThisDay in 1993, Shane Warne bowled his first ball in England and that turned out to be the Ball of the Century.

It drifted lazily onto leg stump, then spat back a yard or two and clipped the top of off.

The famous picture of Ian Healy aahing and Gatting oohing tells the story perfectly.

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@WG_RumblePants Prefer to watch the crowd Mr WG!

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@lancscricket
Travelling to the 2's game on Monday between Lancashire and Middlesex. Can you inform if we need Earlstown or Newton-le-Willows station please.

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@London_W4 No port?

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@AvonandsomerRob Paul Young or Paul McCartney

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@markatodd @Middlesex_CCC Yea, I know, thanks. He should be on the missing persons list!

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@markatodd @Middlesex_CCC Who?!