I have big plans for the coming cricket season. In the past, that would have been to take 20 wickets in the Mansfield and District League. I have no plans to stop playing, but my goals for this season are from the boundary edge. I know for sure that includes writing as much as I can. Those of you following this blog will know that I have been writing every day this year.
What are my plans once the first umpires of summer call
play? I want to be coving as much domestic cricket as time will allow me around
the day job. In particular, I will concentrate on women's cricket. I outlined a
few reasons in this post https://bit.ly/3qBMdjl
I will outline the competitions that I aim to
cover; if you have any other ideas of what I can do to bring the coverage they
deserve, please let me know. We all need to make sure that the content of women's
sport is the best it can be and that we get the message out that it worth
investing time, effort and money into. That starts with us.
County T20 Cup
This starts while there are lockdown restrictions still in force.
This will make it difficult to cover anything more than local, combined with
Sunday games and my only option to get to games is public transport makes it
more difficult.
I like the format of three games in a day, and the games are
usually entertaining. If I can get to the ground, I will be there, offering
updates on how unfolding events.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
I enjoyed this competition last year. There is a real sense
that the domestic game has taken an enormous step forward. The games were
played at some exciting grounds, and I was lucky enough to be at Edgbaston and
Trent Bridge to report on games last year.
I want to continue to support this competition. I will be
pleased to see some of the southern sides in action, although the Midlands
sides will remain a focus due to their location. Still, adventures further
afield will be on the cards by the time the action kicks off.
Some outstanding players in the RHFT deserve to have their
stories told. I have started to interview players and plan to arrange more over
the coming months. Having these players and their coaches stories told is
essential in giving new supporters a way to find out more about their new
favourite players.
When the same sides turn to T20 action, I plan to be there
as well.
ICC Women's T20 World Cup European Qualifier
This is probably the most exciting event on my radar. I'm
not sure about logistics yet. How will I get there? Where will I stay? Would I
be able to stay for the final? The summer holidays end the day of the final,
and it is a long way from home.
What I will not exhaust is a way of getting there. We must
support the associate nations; the game needs to grow beyond its traditional
areas, and encouraging countries such as France, Germany, and Turkey is
important. Just look how much fun it was to have Thailand at last years T20
World Cup.
Having a Scottish heritage that I am proud of doesn't go
amiss, and spending some time in the country that my ancestors lived in is
important to me.
The Hundred
Love or hate the concept; there is no getting away from the
importance for women's cricket that the Hundred has to the women's game. It
will be the official shop window for the game, even more so that England games
in some respects.
With games set to be broadcast on free-to-air television, it
will be the first time that a large audience will see women's domestic cricket.
It coincides with the start of the school holidays, and I
will have time to devote to detailed competition coverage.
Men's domestic cricket
If there is time left after, I would like to cover some of
the men's county competitions, such as the championship, T20 blast and 50 over
competition. With Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire on my doorstep,
staying local isn't a problem. Having been a supporter of Sussex for nearly 30
years now, I have a vested interest in their games.
Looking for any opportunity
Besides writing, I'm not sure what I am capable of, I have
helped record a baseball podcast in the past, and I'm not sure if I could do
something similar. There are already others doing great stuff in that area, and
would I be a voice too many?
I'm willing to give anything a go. Let's work together.
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