gareth maplethorpe

Lincoln City supporting, Sheffield living, festival attending fan of #honestbritain

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

After the highs of Friday that is as poor as you get. 🏏

[Yorkshire CCC @YorkshireCCC]

Defeat for Yorkshire at Grace Road today.

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Weird old Test but a wins a win 🏏

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

YES BOYS! 🦁

A winning start to our Test match summer 💪

Victory by 115 runs at Lord's

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

😂

[Will @WillB_2003]

This is the worst pitch for a sporting fixture between England and New Zealand since about 2pm earlier today

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Proud of this one today.
Guested for a team in a tournament, knew no one on arrival but fitted right in.
Turned up, made 4/5 new pals, played well and only lost last minute in the final.
Little bro goes next week, tournament season in full swing.

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

@gingerdavemk Why’s he trying so hard. Jesus. Speaking to everyone like they don’t know what a pre-tournament friendly is

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

3 Tests! In one summer:

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

The cricket has been gripping in the first Test between England and New Zealand and there has been much to admire in the bowling.

But even though England supporters will be delighted that their side should win the first game of their post-Ashes reset — New Zealand need another 218 runs with seven wickets left and the pitch is getting no easier — the state of the most scrutinised 22 yards of turf in the world remains a major headache for the wider game.

And, while that remains the case, it will become harder and harder for cricket to justify holding so many of its most important games at Lord's — such a wonderful venue with such an imperfect stage.

Free to read from @Paul_Newman66 ⬇️

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[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Yep 🍻

[Oasis Mania @OasisMania]

Oasis - Little by Little (Heaton Park 2025)

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

@BCAFCBH @andyb861 @claretmaduk @Ohdannyboy77 @ECB_cricket Thing is, I have a Yorkshire 4 day membership (any 4 days of cricket all year, good for a Leeds exile ) for £60 and membership for lads is free - this is a great offering but not promoted well enough.

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

I bet the team at Lords have had some sleepless nights the last few days 😩

[WG RumblePants @WG_RumblePants]

Like a lot of people, I’ve been disappointed by the state of the Lord’s pitch. That said, atmospheric conditions have also played a big part. Doesn’t everyone say, at Lord’s, look up?

Some people are now saying the pitch is a disgrace.

I would just caution people to think a little bit about the ground staff. Creating a good pitch is trial and error and a very inexact science. It’s really hard to do well all the time.

I’ve no doubt that the Lord’s ground staff would’ve absolutely slaved over this pitch in an effort to get it right. They’ll likely be mortified by the criticism and how things have turned out. So maybe put yourself in their shoes for a second before being too harsh.

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

A reyt good night up in the Leeds for the Roses T20 @YorkshireCCC
Only slightly let down by the absolute shambles organisation getting folk in and at the bar. They never learn at Headingley

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Yep, that was a fantastic performance 🏏

[Yorkshire CCC @YorkshireCCC]

ROSES ARE WHITE!

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

@JackMulhall92 @ImpsFocus @StevenageLuca All fun and games when we’re sweeping all comers, but in the trenches, desperate for points next winter, would he be the same asset?

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

👌

[Danger Mouse @CrumbsDangerMou]

@FootballInT80s Remember these?

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

@Cozza84 Guess we are short on time with the works?
Wouldn’t surprise me if we’ve requested to be away in the league first game as well (not sure what happens if we are at home in the League Cup on 8th Aug )

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Trip down the road to Hillsborough for the second game on the 1st of Aug? 🤔

[Lincoln City FC 🇺🇦 @LincolnCity_FC]

📔 Two more pre-season dates added to the diary📔 Two more pre-season dates added to the diary.

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

@clubshopgriff Not even into the last 2-300 yet.
Pressure creeping up.

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

38% more expensive here.
Rip off Britain strikes again.
I could be ploughing that difference back into more stickers (for the kids, obviously)

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

8000 fans gathered in Chile at the weekend to swap World Cup Panini stickers 🤝

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Well, that was back to earth with a bump. Poor. 🏏

[Yorkshire CCC @YorkshireCCC]

Yorkshire Men's first defeat of the Blast season. Adam Lyth caught for 97. #yccc

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

@VitalityBlast and it’s live. It’s been a while 🏏

[gareth maplethorpe @gmapleth]

Yep