Andrew Alderson

I tell tales.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

The @BLACKCAPS look clinical and competitive after the resumption at @HomeOfCricket. Will O'Rourke bristling with aggression and Nathan Smith asking questions just outside off stump.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Glenn Phillips warming up with the ball for @BLACKCAPS at @HomeOfCricket. Looks like he has the nod at number 7. Settled weather at present. Looking good for a start on time under patchy skies.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Martin Crowe’s portrait is officially unveiled in the @HomeOfCricket Long Room, nestled between Sir Donald Bradman and Sir Vivian Richards with the @BLACKCAPS in attendance ahead of tomorrow’s test against England. Prized real estate for one of cricket’s most innovative thinkers.

[Jason Pine @pineynz]

Final Olympic Games medal table for the Gold Sport / @newstalkzbsport commentary team. Malcolm Jordan schooling us all.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

The irresistible mystery of the beautiful batter: https://t.co/3H7QeWff8c via @ft

[Lawrence Booth @BoothCricket]

Arrived this morning. Published on April 18. Always a small thrill ⁦@WisdenAlmanack⁩

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

@adamhtd No! But the fencers did a great job right to the top.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

The final cricket match of the season on a sunny Sunday nestled in the hills at Tokoroa… bliss.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

What an incredible story.

[NYT Obituaries @NYTObits]

With rare intensity, Martin Greenfield suffered the wounds and won the triumphs associated with immigration to America: agony abroad, poverty in a new home, workaholic entrepreneurship, fortune, and finally, a late-life reckoning with youthful tragedies. https://t.co/aPXxKXfw9o

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

The ⁦@BLACKCAPS⁩ pace bowler Ben Sears provided a bright spot in the gloom of a 2-0 test series loss to Australia, via ⁦@nzherald⁩: https://t.co/xEZqidU94p

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Hip, hip, hooray at Hagley Oval…

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

One last sneaky late-forming rain cloud is thwarting a start to play at Hagley Oval. Looks clear after this on the rain radar for the ⁦@BLACKCAPS⁩ v Australia fourth day.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

The Australians - and D.Vettori - commandeer the Hagley Oval nets in preparation for the pivotal fourth day of the second test against the ⁦@BLACKCAPS⁩.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Patrons already in place at Hagley Oval, determined to capture a potential rare test cricket feat from the ⁦@BLACKCAPS⁩ against Australia. Sun has started to peak through the early gloom.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Few matches appear beyond the realm of restoration for the ⁦@BLACKCAPS after reconstructing from the rubble of a 162-run first innings against Australia at Hagley Oval, via ⁦@nzherald⁩: https://t.co/351MHToFwT

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Australia require 279 to beat the @BLACKCAPS in the final innings of the second cricket test at Hagley Oval. New Zealand have been dismissed for 372 in their second dig.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Matt Henry is a walking billboard for the power of home advantage in the @BLACKCAPS’ second test against Australia at Hagley Oval, via ⁦@nzherald⁩: https://t.co/SbAHngKIIw

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Australia have been dismissed for 256, a lead of 94 against the @BLACKCAPS after lunch on the second day of the second test at Hagley Oval. Matt Henry finishes with figures of 23-4-67-7. Has 15 wickets at an average of 11.53 for the series.

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

Another five-wicket haul for Matt Henry as he stars against Australia this summer. Removes Mitchell Marsh with a reviewed lbw for a duck. Australia 177-6, a lead of 15. Curiously, Henry is also the @BLACKCAPS' top runs-scorer...

[Andrew Alderson @aldersonnotes]

A trip to a cricket test at Hagley Oval is only enhanced by a visit to the Christchurch Farmers’ Market on the Saturday morning. Can recommend Good Buy Pork Pie’s pork, apple and rosemary pasty and the blondie brownie.