15 September marks 50 years since Chris Balderstone scored 51 no for Leicestershire v Derbyshire, played for Doncaster v Brentford in the evening, and then completed his 100 next day and took 3 wickets as Leics won the championship. A proper shift @acscricket.bsky.social @anniechave.bsky.social

Great to talk to Andrew Radd for County Cricket Matters on his life in cricket - BBC commentator, county historian and one of the most distinctive and knowledgeable voices on the county game. County Cricket Matters 24 out now: www.countycricketmatters.com/product-page... @anniechave.bsky.social

Good news!! Edition 24 of County Cricket Matters is out now! Available online 🙏🏏 www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

Our August books are on sale at shop.acscricket.com Mick Pope writes on Fred Bakewell whose brilliant batting for Northants and England was ended by a road accident. shop.acscricket.com?product=fred... Loose Ends is the final volume of our 'Hard to Get' scorecards shop.acscricket.com?product=firs...

Great to hear Max Bonnell discussing his recent @acscricket.bsky.social book 'Brick by Brick' on the 1964 Australian cricket tour on the Final Word podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqa... Copies still available via the ACS shop shop.acscricket.com?product=bric...

Thanks so much to @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social for a lovely article in @ccmatters.bsky.social about the Cricket Research Network 😊 You can read the whole article by buying a copy of County Cricket Matters: www.countycricketmatters.com

Pleased to have been among the mourners at the funeral of @acscricket.bsky.social co-founder Robert Brooke on Friday, and to raise a glass to him in the pub afterwards. Admirers were welcomed to donate in Robert's memory to the Warwickshire Cricket Foundation edgbaston.com/foundation/

Thanks to Martin Chandler for a great review of the latest edition of County Cricket Matters. www.cricketweb.net/books/ccm23/ Magazine now on sale at: www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

Great article in the latest edition of County Cricket Matters by Mick Pope about his forthcoming @acscricket.bsky.social book on the Northants and England cricketer Fred Bakewell, one of the most exciting batsmen of the 1930s. Publishing 1 August. @anniechave.bsky.social

It’s June - and that brings with it the next County Cricket Matters magazine 🏏 A celebration of the county game… www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

Is your dad serious about #cricket #history? This could be the #FathersDay present you’re looking for. 🏏📚 #BooksWorthReading

Great double page article on new @acscricket.bsky.social book on forgotten 1930s batting star David Walker in the latest edition of the Eastern Daily Press. Copies of Andy Dawson's excellent book available from shop.acscricket.com?product=davi... @norfolkcricketsoc.bsky.social

Just finished reading the excellent biography of David Walker, Andy Dawson deserves great credit for shining a spotlight on a Norfolk CCC player many will be unfamiliar with. 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, 3,997 runs at 63.44, 13 x 100’s & 19 x 50’s. Some player.

One of the latest by #acscricket is ‘Brick by Brick’ by #maxbonnell which explores the 1964 Australian tour of UK. The visitors won a dull series 1-0 & also in 1964, 13 years of Tory government ended. Bonnell’s study of the tour is fascinating. Go to shop.acscricket.com

Martin Chandler has written an enthusiastic review of Max Bonnell's book on the 1964 Ashes, Brick by Brick, www.cricketweb.net/books/brick-... now on sale in the @acscricket.bsky.social shop shop.acscricket.com along with our spring annuals and a biography of David Walker, Norfolk's Master Batsman.

A fabulous victory in three days 👏👏👏 Yorkshire Men win by 504 runs at Headingley to get off the mark in the Rothesay County Championship Division One!

Biggest wins by runs in County Championship 504 Yorkshire v Worcestershire at Leeds 2025 TODAY 483 Surrey v Leicestershire at The Oval 2002 470 Sussex v Gloucestershire at Hove 1913 470 Hampshire v Essex at Southampton 2014 462 Nottinghamshire v Durham at Nottingham 2022 #CountyChampionship

Did a short talk about County Cricket Matters at the Cricket Societies AGM today. What a fabulous job all these cricket societies do across the country to celebrate cricket. Please keep them going & join your nearest one! @thecricketsociety.bsky.social

Great to part of the vibrant and talented community of cricket writers at Pitch. Such a varied mix of subjects and styles

A fabulous review of the latest County Cricket Matters 🙏👏 www.cricketweb.net/books/ccm22/

IT IS HERE! The next edition of County Cricket Matters. For those of you that like Patrick Eagar’s work there is my interview with him and featuring some of his early photographs. And the usual fantastic articles. To order please follow the link below - www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

Many thanks to @norfolkcricketsoc.bsky.social and to everyone who came to last night's talk in Norwich on my Pitch Publishing book 'An Unusual Celebrity: The Many Cricketing Lives of Bill Bowes'. A very enjoyable evening at another great cricket society.

We're delighted to announce Adam Lyth has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of 2026 ✍ The new deal will take our opening bat past 20 years with the club 🙌 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/lyth-2026

This is one of the most exciting things ever. I never thought I’d see the day! 🥳🥳 Please do come & join me if you’re in London on 28 April!

Our next event is on Thursday 27 February when @jeremylonsdale.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss his book on England & Yorkshire bowler Bill Bowes. It’s a 7.30pm start at Horsford CC in Norwich, all welcome.

Thank you to #richardhobson for his review in @TheCricketerMag of the @ACScricket book ‘Les Jackson & Cliff Gladwin: Masters of their Craft’ by John Shawcroft. This book is selling well at shop.acscricket.com & we recommend swift action to buy your copy. #cricketcounts

A five star review of the latest edition of County Cricket Matters… 😊🙏🏏 www.cricketweb.net/books/ccm21/

A little love song to the National Audit Office iandunt.substack.com/p/a-little-l...

It’s that time again… The new County Cricket Matters is out! @ccmatters.bsky.social Do sign up to enjoy a good Christmas read 🙏🏏🌲 www.countycricketmatters.com/shop

Very pleased that my Pitch Publishing book on the life of the @yorkshireccc.bsky.social bowler and coach, and cricket journalist, Bill Bowes, is included in Paul Edwards' 'year in books' review in the new edition of @thecricketer.bsky.social Book available: www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/unusual...

Great to read the very positive review of John Shawcroft's latest @acscricket.bsky.social book on the prolific Derbyshire CCC bowling pair, Jackson and Gladwin. derbyshirecricket.blogspot.com Book available from: shop.acscricket.com?product=les-...

Great to talk to members of the East Riding Cricket Society last night about my Pitch Publishing book on the life of the great Yorkshire and England bowler, coach and journalist, Bill Bowes. Very enjoyable evening at a thriving cricket society. www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/unusual...

Very pleased that my biography of Yorkshire and England bowler, journalist and coach Bill Bowes is included in the long-list for the Cricket Writers' Club Cricket Book of the Year Award 2024. www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/content/four...

Another enjoyable few days at Scarborough for Yorkshire v Sussex. That’s it for another year.

Well, what about it? Bring in the National Counties and have a FA Cup tournament…

Exactly 90 years ago, England v Australia at The Oval. With England nearly 400 behind on 1st innings, Bill Bowes had an emergency operation but returned next day to bowl Bradman with his second ball. One of many great stories in 'An Unusual Celebrity' from pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/unusual...