Soon after Janet started reporting matches, I coined the byline “Auntie Janet” for her, rather than Janet Davis, although some pieces continued to go up under the more conventional byline.

I heard through my walking football contacts at Swiss Cottage of walking cricket sessions at Lords Indoor Cricket School Monday mornings. The panel discussion, with traditional libations before and during the panel, was quite lively, with Richard Scott and Shilpa Patel bringing very different perspectives to the questions. If Lord's pitches have certain characteristics you would have thought that the team most used to them would have an advantage.The Ashes of 1981 (the season when Slack won the Middlesex cap) saw England performing terribly under Ian Botham and the mid-series appointment of Brearley as the replacement captain.

I am not sure when Ben Scott's contract with Middlesex expires, but I can see little future for him at Middlesex, which I am certain will make many supporters sad and in all likelihood the club too as all 18 counties would surely like someone of his quality at their club.In 1995 the Barnett Council Ground in Finchley — where Middlesex Second XI matches are played — was renamed to Wilf Slack Ground. Damian Collins MP on DCMS committee questions Brailsfords suitability to be heading up a review of English. The point made from Selvey downwards is that when you WERE given an opportunity, after making a strong case in the Seconds, you seized it to make it impossible for you to be dropped, for fear of being discarded and have to await promotion all over again.

I can see that I had an exchange of messages with Peter Sheldrake, aka Comebackgatt, with a view to meeting up at Lord’s which, on this occasion, didn’t happen. Brian Carpenter wrote in Cricket Lore: “To those who watched him play for Middlesex as the eighties unfolded, he became the byword for a particular brand of batting as Brearley and later Barlow faded from the scene. I'm yet to get to get my head round the fact Philip Hughes has died, but when I do, I may burst into tears. Iceman then "scones" Gondal(he of the many names) and the ball bouces yards off his lid,so much so at the end of the over all the Middle guys ask if he is ok.After all, Hughes was born within three weeks of me, was someone I really enjoyed watching for Middlesex, and I have not seen as many players represent the club compared to supporters who feel sadder than I do. I must confess, that even though I am a Full MCC Member, as well as a Middlesex Member, I knew nothing about this special tie.

He made his First-Class debut next season against Cambridge University at Fenner’s, scoring 17 and 4 in a low-scoring match. The ECB accepted, however, that "the failings identified have largely resulted from a lack of effective governance and oversight of the financial position of Middlesex Cricket" and insisted the "core business of MCCC and MCB" will be run separately in future.That season, Jez and I were organising several mini-outings to the T20 matches, rather than the slightly larger whole team outings that became the norm in later years. He gave his first interview but on the second I think for the BBC, he was unable to continue as he was too upset. Waving at him in the Tavern stand from the top of the Allen was neither big nor clever,infact it was purile and stupid if you ask me,ok I sent him a text or five but what the heck. As a result, the ECB have demanded oversight of the club's financial plans going forward, which will limit spending on players and demand they show a "sustainable year-on-year profit".