The latest @acscricket.bsky.social journal The Cricket Statistician is on sale at shop.acscricket.com/ Read about how Arthur Conan Doyle kept track of his own averages; Jimmy Anderson's domestic batting partnerships; the earliest recorded cricket competition; and why England has had so many openers.

This is a brilliant question. I believe ‘technically’ one could argue that The Hundred is #T20Cricket🏏 purely on the basis that each team gets twenty overs. I follow a lot of T20 and I consider the competition as part of the format. Record keepers seem to agree it looks like.

Simon H@simonh77.bsky.social · 7h ago

#Cricket confusing itself. So is The Hundred now T20 cricket? Asking for a confused friend 🏏

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talkin' T20: Talkin' T20 Episode 14: Women's T20 World Cup Review. Have a listen:

Talkin' T20 Episode 14: Women's T20 World Cup Review

In this episode, Shaun talks about the recent Women's T20 World Cup....

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Here’s my take on the opening day of the new era Hundred. It was fun. Loud. Boy oh boy loud. But fun. www.thetimes.com/sport/cricke...

Fans buy into new Hundred as IPL millions ramps up intensity

Partisan MI London supporters embrace big-budget entertainment, kit amnesty and barely muster applause for Harry Brook as new era begins against Sunrisers Leeds

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Finally had a chance to sit down and finish the script for the next episode of the #Talkin'T20 podcast. Will be recording in a bit and it will be up for your listening pleasure later today. #Cricket🏏 #Podcast

Very happy to finally be able to sit and watch some of the #ENGvIND #TestCricket🏏 Been a rough day of prior commitments and other errands and a lot of phone checking for updates. Made sure to wear my England Test kit from the recent Ashes series though.

Archer feeling the Three Lions as he boots the ball for the final wicket. #T20Cricket🏏 #ENGvIND

Well done to Australia! Worthy champions and definitively the best team in the world. I should have never underestimated them at the onset.

That was a clear catch. No idea how you look at that and say not out.

Huge wicket for England with Mooney out for LBW. Probably too little too late though. 140-3 with 24 balls to go and only 11 runs needed. #T20WorldCup #ENGvAUS

Australia are just cruising here needing less than a run a ball to chase the 151 target. England need a massive run of wickets to get back into this. #T20WorldCup #ENGvAUS

Those who know Lord's better than I, what is an ideal opening score for a T20 here? England are on pace for around 140 or so. Feels quite low and difficult to defend here. #T20WorldCup #ENGvAUS

Had to pause my watching because my wife spied a turtle that needed rescuing.

They just said it on the broadcast but worth noting here as well. Danny Wyatt-Hodge is the first woman to hit 300 runs in a #T20WorldCup

Finished morning workout with the Mrs just as the #T20WorldCup final starts. Got the England test kit on and ready to see how all of this plays out. #ENGvAUS

What a match?! Argentina advance but Cabo Verde were amazing. This is exactly what world football is all about. As a neutral, I was hoping for the PK scenario. Hats off to Messi and Co. and hats off to the Sharks! #WorldCup

Ismail makes an instant impact getting Jones out. England 3-1 after 1.1 is a dream start for South Africa. Now we get to see NSB back in the middle. #T20WorldCup #ENGvSA

Let’s go! #T20WorldCup semifinal time!! Who joins Australia? England are up to bat first with South Africa bowling. I feel like a total of 180 or better is ideal here. Personally, I think (and want) England to take this. South Africa are definitely capable though. #ENGvSA

I fear WI are playing it a bit too slow and safe right now. The powerplay seems like the best time for Matthews and Joseph to be pounding those long and heavy shots.

I don’t have the sound on! What’s the situation with Dottin?!

Happy semifinal day to all the #T20Cricket🏏 people out there. I’ll be watching the match from a Starbucks while my car is serviced. If you’re at the match I am very jealous of you. Who is everyone picking for today? Head says Australia but heart says West Indies somehow pull off the upset.

Fascinating read all the way through about British painter Nancy Sharp and the forthcoming book from @missingintheslips.bsky.social

nancysharplife.bsky.social@nancysharplife.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The final draft of the MS will be on its way to the typesetters any day now. A cover will be finalized soon. The book is coming. But why read it? A reason a day for maybe 30 days.

This aged like fine milk. Left outside. In Texas. In the summer.

Shaun | Talkin' T20@absentmindguy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Real life making a mess of getting the podcast ready before the first match starts. For the sake of brevity, here’s the scratch prediction I made for the #T20WorldCup Let me know how accurate or obscenely off base you think I am.

That is a lot of badass women in one photo.

Cricinfo@cricinfo.com · last mo.

The end of an era ❤️ A guard of honour for Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu as their New Zealand careers come to an end 👏

Danni Wyatt-Hodge now has the most runs in a single edition of a Women's #T20WorldCup! She breaks Beth Mooney's record of 259 runs in the 2020 edition in Australia 💪

This is a real disgrace and it’s a terrible look for the sport. In a sport that is very small in terms of major nations playing, the more power one association has over the game compared to others is a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, we live in an era of profits trumping almost anything.

Adele Mitchell@adelemitch.bsky.social · last mo.

It is utterly disgraceful that the date of Eng semi-final is determined on where India finish. It’s Englands home WC, that’s should be the determining factor. Saying that, it is easier for me to get the the day off on Tuesday & get to & from. 🏏

With the #T20WorldCup group stage coming to a close, we are getting a clearer view of the teams that will be automatically qualified for the 2028 edition. 🇵🇰 Pakistan (hosts) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 🏝️ West Indies 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Australia 🇮🇳 India 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Happy English Saturday. Men’s Test versus New Zealand Women’s T20 versus New Zealand Men’s football versus Panama #Cricket🏏 #T20WorldCup #WorldCup

With the last round of group matches at the #T20WorldCup starting today, I wanted to look at who is in to the next round, who is out, and what each remaining team needs to move forward. Starting with the current standings.

Very distressed by how poorly England performed during the first day of this Test. It’s nice to see they recovered a tad toward the tail end of the day to finish with 4 wickets but essentially gifting the New Zealand openers a century apiece is just a bad way to start. #ENGvNZL #TestCricket🏏