Mike Marqusee, an author who combined a passion for sport with an equally strong devotion to equality, died on 13th January in St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney. Born in the USA, Mike came to the UK to go to university ...
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Blind Cricket World Cup 2014
Emdad Rahman interviews England Blind Cricket star Mahomed Khatri. With the senior team toiling in Sri Lanka, it has been left to the England Blind Cricket Team to raise the banner aloft for England. A magnificent tournament saw Matt Dean’s ...
Read More »Interview with England Visually Impaired Cricket Captain
Matt Dean: “I’m confident that England will put on a good show at the World Cup” Interview by Emdad Rahman Matt Dean is in a confident mood. The right handed batsman has been playing blind cricket for over a decade ...
Read More »Scintilla Cricket Club shines on awards night
Emdad Rahman Scintilla Cricket Club has been presented with the Essex County Cricket League Premier Division Trophy. Senior team members combined to acknowledge their combined success. All teams were invited by the league organisers for dinner and the presentation ceremony. ...
Read More »Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards announced by ECB
Emdad Rahman The English Cricket Board has announced the shortlist for the twelfth annual NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards. BBC Commentator Jonathan Agnew will host an esteemed event of 400 guests next week, which will see eight OSCAs presented. ...
Read More »Scintilla Cricket Club on the brink of the championship?
Emdad Rahman Barking & Dagenham based Scintilla Cricket Club is on the brink of becoming league champion after a monumental win over Premier League rivals ACE Cricket Club at the Peter May Stadium. In the second to last game of ...
Read More »Cricket coaches qualify with flying colours
A group of local men have completed an English Cricket Board (ECB) Level 2 in coaching. All participants successfully completed their final assessments after being trained by assessor Phil Knapett. Participant Ahmed Choudhury said: “These are great initiatives aimed to ...
Read More »Cricket is a gateway to achieving your dreams
Emdad Rahman conducts an exclusive interview with Enamul Haque Junior. Enamul Haque Junior has had a very eventful cricketing career so far. The Bangladeshi slow left arm orthodox bowler, who is training with Barking based Scintilla Cricket Club, was a ...
Read More »“Cricketing tactics and strategies help with everyday life”
Emdad Rahman interviews Malaysian cricket star Faris Almas Lee. Malaysian cricket star Faris Almas Lee Rosmanizam is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls leg breaks. His passion for cricket blossomed at the age of six as he followed in ...
Read More »East London dominates British Land’s Kids Cricket Inclusive League final
Four East London schools made the finals of the British Land’s Kids Cricket Inclusive League held earlier this month at the MCC Indoor Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground. St Luke’s C of E Primary School (Tower Hamlets) and Homeleigh Primary ...
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