Brian Carpenter

Cricket writer, rugby man, walker in the Otter Valley and on the Pebblebed Heaths. Words in @WisdenAlmanack and elsewhere since 1984.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

I wrote this about Marcus Trescothick. It took time and I've put everything into it. A relatively long read but I hope a few people feel it's worth following through to the end.

https://t.co/yEOcpgGPdJ

[Harry Everett @HarryEverett_14]

Big go well to Sonny & James, been a pleasure to commentate on much their careers so far

Big kudos to westcountry cricket, the @SomersetCCC academy & @KingsTaunton @KCTSport (where incidentally I'll be playing for the @MCCOfficial against Kings 1sts probably minus T Rew tmrw!)

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@willis_macp He interviews so exceptionally well everyone’s going to be hearing a lot from him, very much including you, Will.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@theanalyst @YouTube Hugely impressive. Probably the most articulate young English cricketer I’ve ever seen. Hugely dedicated and ambitious, but self evidently a nice guy.

And another one off the @DevonCricket production line.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@EngRugbyDebate We’ve only seen bits and pieces of him this season, mostly off the bench, but his carrying has impressed and he can scrummage too. Likely to be our first choice loose head next season.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@T2Rugby He’s been excellent. Good scrummager, underrated carrier, lively character.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@CharlieFelix Yet there are still people who persist with deluded idea that he isn’t as good as he self-evidently is. Extraordinary talent.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@LCCJournalist The man

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@SamLStandsUp Great stuff. I think I read it at the time and had my doubts, to put it mildly.

Hooper and Zambonin have certainly become ‘local legends’. Dweba not quite. Impossible to adequately describe just how good Varney has been. Campbell Ridl has been a superb find.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@CaughtAtPoint The late Graham Stevenson in the background.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@donaldgmcrae @jackimmcrae This is superb, Don.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@AnnieChave You’re giving me lifestyle envy again!

Mind you, I’m at Budleigh watching @HarryEverett_14 open the batting for Cullompton, so life’s good.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@melindafarrell Agreed, Mel, he is absolutely outstanding. If you want further evidence, check out an interview (on YT) he gave when he was given his first @SomersetCCC contract. I’ve never been more impressed with a young pro for all the reasons you state.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@neilfissler Yes, definitely.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@Jimbo_Cricket @nmartyn25 @eng60scricket Excellent piece, Jim. And embellished with a truly great football photo.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@jimmyfine89 @TightFive_Rugby Definitely. Absolutely superb player at his best. That Lions try v the Waratahs.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@_PhilWorld @TightFive_Rugby Forrester was unique. Sinbad just got on the wrong side of Phil Larder (England defence coach) after a perceived poor defensive performance in NZ and was basically never seen again, despite being just about the best winger in the country at the time.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@TightFive_Rugby James Forrester

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@AnnieChave Surrealist

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@talkMacca He hasn’t. He’s spent much of the season injured, so is fresh, and doubtless feels he has something to prove as other tight heads (Tchumbadze, Roots) have done well in his absence.

[Brian Carpenter @brianc576]

@DevonAlert Are you sure this is correct? Messages on Facebook say it’s at the opposite end of the village, just before Four Elms Hill.