Joe Northam

Cricket nut, parent, writer and sports massage therapist. Once described as: 'straining at particles of light in the midst of a great darkness' not by Keats.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

First net @KingsHeathCC last night. So good to get back to the sweet sound of leather on leather. Anyone thinking that's a typo has never seen me bat. 😏

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@robelinda2 Punters: Yeah, too easy, try doing this with a seagull in your face.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

Please come along, find out more and have a go. If it's not for you then please share widely! 😁

[Birmingham Unicorns CC @bhamunicorns]

Do you want to have a go at #cricket and need help figuring out where to start? Along with @KingsHeathCC + supported by @googlyfund we are putting on an introductory session on 23rd April. All are welcome, especially women + #LGBTQ community members. #CricketTwitter @warks_wcb

[Birmingham Unicorns CC @bhamunicorns]

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[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@nicholas_hogg Though, I would add that crows doing any number of lawless, nay, godless, things is not a reliable metric of the end times.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@nicholas_hogg Doesn't explain the crow though does it MoD?

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@bignxvv 😂 Amazing. Belay?
"Ah, cute! As in rock climbing or as in belay that order midshipman?"

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@Olly_Jimmy9 To some extent it speaks for itself, I feel we all know what kind of bat he was...

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@ruth_millington I love the 4 or 5 "The Kiss" umbrellas in the queue. Gift shop manager rubbing their hands in glee when the rain starts!

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@fasc1nate @SharlandNM this looks a bit like you... Has your cat got competition?

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

Interesting thread on bonkers Victorian architecture. Recommend a follow of The CT always diverting and informative.

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

This is a sewage pumping station from 1865.

Why did the Victorians build things like that? Were they just confused? Or did they have the right idea?

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@an_ieva Thank you, I'll certainly give it a try - sounds intriguing and I'm between books at the moment too. Have a great day.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@JamesFenn90 Couldn't agree more. Just beautiful food.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@LiebCricket There's an audience for it! I mean, that audience is cricket journalists, but still...

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@_nathanf38 Looking forward to connecting tonight? 🤢 Maybe just tell it like it is?

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@an_ieva @VictoriaCoren Yes, isn't it interesting how that 'shared character' comes about? I wonder how homogeneous cultures ever really are? For example were there many Vikings like you (and me) who were quiet livers and peace lovers?

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

😱

[Historic Cricket Pictures @PictureSporting]

A 19th century cricket ball showing the three seams used to sow together the four quarters ... more options for the bowlers or more confusion?!

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@cox_tom Offer marriage if necessary.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@an_ieva @VictoriaCoren A very fair point. Lack of assertiveness causes a lot of unnecessary strife actually doesn't it? Open confrontation gives way to simmering resentment and it's a value judgment to say that that is a better thing.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@an_ieva @VictoriaCoren I feel they may have lacked the soft skills. But then, some might say, so do we.

[Joe Northam @playingnostroke]

@cox_tom Wasn't a boring day though, was it?