Steve Jinman
@educatedleftft.bsky.social
Dedicated educator, Trustee, Director. Village Cricketer (retd). Philosophical Footballer. If you can't box, wear a big hat.
UK canned ‘mackerel’ now contains no mackerel - www.ft.com/content/980a... via @FT
UK canned ‘mackerel’ now contains no mackerel
Critics say switch to tins comprising more sustainable species risks confusing consumers
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Ian Bishop had the pace, the outswing and the numbers to suggest he was on his way to greatness. Then injuries took a toll. He still took 161 Test wickets. But what might he have achieved had he stayed fit? garfieldrobinson1.substack.com/p/when-great...
When Greatness Got Away
How injuries robbed Ian Bishop of a chance to become one of cricket’s great fast bowlers
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New study reveals scale and detail of misperceptions of #London davehillonlondon.substack.com/p/new-study-...
New study reveals scale and detail of misperceptions of London
The public overestimates the capital's crime rates and the number and influence of its Muslim inhabitants, and many believe false narratives about the city's alleged decline
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Last Sunday was the 250th anniversary of the debut of the middle stump www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
The Spin | How Lumpy Stevens and two pubs led to the creation of cricket’s middle stump
A Surrey club match in 1776 near the Thames was the scene for the first time cricket employed its holy trinity
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How league-topping Swedish minnows polished a Scots gem ... then sold him to LaLiga 💵 open.substack.com/pub/nutmegfo...
How league-topping Swedish minnows polished a Scots gem ... then sold him to LaLiga 💵
IK Sirius gave ex-Rangers youngster Robbie Ure a stage - then packed him off to Sevilla for £5.6m. What can Scottish clubs learn from their player trading model?
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As the Falklands are in the news, the RAF regularly flies to the Falklands, and it's one of the few RAF flights that can take civilian passengers if you have circa £1,600 burning a hole in your wallet and you fancy a very long flight in an RAF aircraft.
Not something you see everyday, that's for sure.. Why Maidenhead United kicked-off the second half with a free kick. Full story: https://bit.ly/4xCA29f
For the many, not the few - Ashes ticket prices and the gatekeeping problem facing English cricket edentalkssport.substack.com/p/for-the-ma...
For the many, not the few - Ashes ticket prices and the gatekeeping problem facing English cricket
An essay on why the obscene prices of the 2027 Ashes series highlight the elitism problem cricket has in England and why it gatekeeps the sport.
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Winning the Ashes Will Get Harder And Harder Until We Reverse The Decline of State School Cricket britishrealignment.substack.com/p/winning-th...
Winning the Ashes Will Get Harder And Harder Until We Reverse The Decline of State School Cricket
It only took a few hours for England’s cricketers to make the shift from ebullient hope to crushing disappointment yesterday.
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There were few more popular cricketers than Surrey’s Bill Hitch. An enthusiastic fast bowler, a big-hitting batter and an exceptional fielder, particularly at short leg. For a time, he was the fastest bowler in England. And the Oval crowds adored him. oldebor77.substack.com/p/bill-hitch...
Bill Hitch
Adored at the Oval
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For context Day 4 Advance tickets were £135 and Pakistan arrived in the UK straight from a test series in the West Indies www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
Test cricket ponders end times again, but this decline feels both real and symbolic | Emma John
Series and matches are getting shorter as the sport’s pace of change quickens – as if cricket is a proxy for wider fears
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