Excess Baggage XI

Thanks to Robbo (and Cricinfo) for contributing an excellent article on some larger than life cricketers!

Excess Baggage XI











(I never knew that Mrs Doyle was at Lords before Craggy Island...)

Abbey Cricket Tour Alumni - Now On Facebook!

For those on Facebook, there is now an Abbey Tour Alumni page which exists to let all past tourists maintain contact, swap stories and perhaps even plan for further swansongs in the future! 

Abbey Cricket Tour Alumini

There are fifteen "Old Boys" currently signed up but if you've been on any of the tours and have a facebook account please join the group!

Top Tour Fixture for Newton Tracey!

Word reaches Blog-HQ that Newton Tracey are moving up in the world as they will be playing the final match of their 2011 tour at the Dorset County Ground at Dean Park Bournemouth, used until 1992 by Hampshire CCC. The match will be against Dorset League Division 1 side, Branksome, and there is room for 6000 to come and watch!

We're big In Japan!

It's official... we're big in Japan! Since May 2010, this blog has had 14 page views in Japan and, as can be seen from the global view below, we are now famous all over the world!

We are, of course, most famous in our own backyard but even the Aussies took a peak at least once! Perhaps their poor Ashes performance was a consequence...

Primarily for chief Stato PKD the current league table of hits is as follows:-

United Kingdom 2,023

United States 224
Spain 44
Canada 23
Turkey 21
China 19
Russia 15
Japan 14
South Korea 9
Australia 8

Our Man In North Devon

Good to see in this week's North Devon Journal that Newbs has been out and about joining in with the local customs. Here he is taking part in the traditional dip off Appledore on New Year's morning - I think he woke up in the pink outfit after a heavy night before but then stripped off for the race to the sea... he's the one on the far right. Great effort Newbs... well done and Happy New Year from all of us!

The Mitchell Johnson Song

Lest we forget the Barmy Army's tribute in song to Australia's leading fast bowler :-

Mitchell Johnson Song #1

Appreciated both on & off the field of play :-

Mitchell Johnson Song #2