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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🎯🎯🎯 www.thecricketer.com...
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I didn't know this. Shameful & dishonest. This is a governing body. Remember, in next broadcast deal, 80% of value of H*ndred goes to host teams. Other TV💰 likely to fall Deal starts in 2029. But seeds sown by Graves & Harrison, continued by Richards www.thecricketer.com...
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The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 02/10/2026
"It does seem incredible how poorly managed the county game has been for a couple of generations. How we've traded several successful tournaments for one big payday" | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social READ MORE ➡️ tinyurl.com/3s7zzcm3
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
59% of Eng men’s team attended fee-paying schools – up 16% since 2014 Women’s team 50% – up 15% since 2019 A private school child more than EIGHT TIMES more likely to play pro cricket than a state-school pupil 🏉 36% men, 9% women. ⚽️ 5% men, 4% women
observer.co.uk
Cricket is damning example of British society’s inability...
Only 7% of children are privately educated, yet they go on to dominate England teams. We must ensure the exceptions don’t become even rarer
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quick with a v high ceiling. Was picked above more experienced players like Zum at times. Became a death bowler in Metro Bank and Blast.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am missing the County Championship already
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s the Essex End of Season awards tonight (I know, I know) If Matt Critchley does not win the main prize then I will launch a Trump style “Stop the Steal” campaign
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A few things going on here: Leics have got 8 points back and are going for the other 19 on appeal The lack of knowledge between the disciplinary panels is utter incompetance Leics should stop putting out statements in block capitals
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Westley steps down. Good decision and done quickly. Been a good servant to Essex but drop off was alarming. Became less than the some of our parts & drifted. Opposite of a capt's job. Presume it is Harmer. Can't have Cook if Eng keep taking him mid-game, central contract or not
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The I says Westley to stand down as capt & Harmer likely to take over Harmer signed 2yr deal (fans forum recently told he'd been offered one). Critchley, Cook also poss skippers Good move imo. End-of-season slide alarming. 'Drift' in the field too often
inews.co.uk
Essex eye new captain, Foxes sign Surrey keeper, Sussex sweat on England deal
Relegation and promotion will be decided this weekend, which could also determine the fate of players out of contract in the coming months
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Draw confirmed. Abandoned for day. Unless Leics get 25 pts back we are in Div1 IMO you can’t say we deserved to go down when we beat bottom two home & away. Prob is that we barely got a result apart from that. V v poor end Major surgery needed over winter. But 💰 v v tight.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Close: Essex 331-5, 45 behind. Fine farewell 100 from Elgar. Good support from Bell, Westley. Also excellent support from Kit Man Dan, who has been shouting all day! Rain about tomo till mid-afty. Could save this if bat well & avoid any relegation doubts over Leics appeal
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Congratulations to Warwickshire. Best team in Championship this year. That bowling attack is unreal
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Essex all out 129. Very poor batting perf and Zain (5-for) got movement we never saw when bowling. Medium pace only. Leics will lose so a draw would avoid any anxiety about them overturning their pitch penalty. But we need 376 to make them bat again. Been a v v poor display
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Well that last point aged like a pint of milk sitting on a radiator
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Blimey, Essex need the end of the season, right now. That drop of Tribe 4th ball (a real dolly by the normally exceptional Harmer) has been costly. He's 172no. 442-4 Only wicket of morning was Ingram hooking to get an extra bonus point Only hope is pitch is THAT docile for us
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another little push for the last county #cricket newsletter of the 2026 season
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Unless the lawyers intervene we are playing in Div One next season. But we have a lot of work to do over the winter
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Leics bowled out for 125. Essex need one point to stay up*. That is two more wickets in the next 58 overs. * Assuming Leics don't get their points back
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A multi-stream of the key games in Division One. So you can watch four at once. Don't blame me if you don't do any work today
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4 YouTube streams on one screen: Glamorgan Cricket, Warwickshire Cricket, SomersetCricket +1
Watch Glamorgan Cricket, Warwickshire Cricket, SomersetCricket and Trent Bridge side by side, live, in one grid. Free multistream viewer — no signup, works on phone and desktop.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No Snater and Porter drops out late. So 17yo Auld comes in when Killeen is available. Big call. But Harmer back and won the toss. Still got work to do to avoid drop. But Leics at Warks surely a good draw is enough even if they win the appeal.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As expected, Leics are lawyering up and appealing the pitch penalty. Timed announcement an hour before final game So the 'final' table after these games may not be the final table. Re-opens the relegation battle. Surrey and Glam back in the mix, Essex need a result
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🏏 New County #Cricket Newsletter. Pls share & enjoy 🟣 Champ previews: Final Round 🟡 Warks or Somerset for the title 🔵 Hants relegated, Leics to join them? 🟢 Double retirement at Glamorgan 🟠 Middx win Metro Bank Cup 🔴 Lancs sack coaching team
countycricket.substack.com
No 201, Sept 23: The Grumbler’s County Cricket Newsletter
🟣 Champ previews: Final Round 🟡 Warks or Somerset for the title 🔵 Hants relegated, Leics to join them? 🟢 Double retirement at Glamorgan 🟠 Middx win Metro Bank Cup 🔴 Lancs sack coaching team
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calneeagle @calneeagle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👏👏👏👏 to The Grumbler for his assiduous work this season.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🏏 New County #Cricket Newsletter. Pls share & enjoy 🟣 Champ previews: Final Round 🟡 Warks or Somerset for the title 🔵 Hants relegated, Leics to join them? 🟢 Double retirement at Glamorgan 🟠 Middx win Metro Bank Cup 🔴 Lancs sack coaching team
countycricket.substack.com
No 201, Sept 23: The Grumbler’s County Cricket Newsletter
🟣 Champ previews: Final Round 🟡 Warks or Somerset for the title 🔵 Hants relegated, Leics to join them? 🟢 Double retirement at Glamorgan 🟠 Middx win Metro Bank Cup 🔴 Lancs sack coaching team
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Harmer back but Snater out Last I heard, we req 5 points (assuming Leics get a 24-point win) bc Leics' win vs Glam been scrubbed (tables wrong), so they'd be behind on wins if pts level. But it is 5 or 6 anyway And if we can't get that many and Leics get 24 then no complaints
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just starting work on the last County Cricket newsletter of the season. (Subscribe for free to get it first, straight to your inbox, link to last week's in reply) Any stories, blogs or videos you've seen that warrant inclusion? Particularly interested in promoting fan content
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another pointless, sparsely attended, moribund England game in the depths of September. Like so many this year. Keeping growing the game, ECB
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Smashing, tense final to round off a smashing Metro Bank Cup comp. Thoroughly enjoyed it this year. Leicester fans making it a spectacle. Who’s up for going next year to support the competition & county cricket, even if your team is not playing? White ball @ccricketday?
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Would much rather be watching the Metro Bank Cup final on YouTube if it means I can have the local commentators who follow those teams week in, week out. They care If Sky gave a monkey's, they have covered more group games It has been 'our' cup this year, not theirs
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is from the Cricketer's report on Leicestershire today. So that is five points then?
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Very well done to Surrey on another attendance record. The fan experience is excellent. A model for others Yes, they have significant advantages but the gap in attendance between them and other big-city host clubs should not be this large
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Forget my earlier post. I just knew I'd get this wrong. So Essex SIX points at Glamorgan next week to guarantee Division One status. It goes pts, wins, losses then head-to-head But that assumes Leicestershire get a 24-point win. And the pitch penalty stays after appeals etc.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Four sessions left. All of these are nicely poised. Could be some real drama ahead tomorrrow Jacob Rees-Mogg might even loosen his tie if Somerset's chase goes down the wire
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Next week for Glamorgan. Looks like Porter is back. Snater, Westley could play if fit as it is over a week till the game Silverwood mentions "Simon" coming back. Not clarified if Fernandes or Harmer. But, on Tues at ground, talk of Harmer being available
youtube.com
🗣️ "NEED TO SCORE MORE RUNS" | Chris Silverwood on defeat v Warwickshire | 2026 County Championship
Essex Cricket's Director of Cricket, Chris Silverwood, shares his thoughts after Day Two against Warwickshire in the Rothesay County Championship at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground. Silverwood's side suffered an eight-wicket defeat to Warwickshire in the penultimate match of the season. 🦅 #FlyL
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Leics get a 27-point penalty. Strikes me as harsh. Or at least cliff edge is so steep. Many pitches have question marks agin them, Leics get book thrown at them. Remember Essex are the ONLY side to lose title bc of docked pts for a pitch. Still rankles
bbc.co.uk
Leicestershire deducted 27 points and on brink of relegation from County Championship Division One
Leicestershire are on the brink of relegation from County Championship Division One after being deducted 27 points for breaching pitch regulations.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bit of a wobble in Dick Davies' voice as he signed off, saying 'support BBC cricket commentaries' Hear, hear. End of an era. We'll never have a broadcaster commentating on one team for 31 years ever again
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Essex fans, we are 112 ahead, 6 wickets down with a very weakened bowling attack against arguably the best side in the Champ on pitch still doing something? Answer me this… A) What is the lowest defendable score? B) What score gives Essex more than a 50% chance of winning?
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
All hail, the voice of Essex CCC. Superb innings, Dick Thank you for your service to county cricket and Essex
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lunch: 67-1 At 33-7 yesterday if you had told me we'd be 10 ahead for loss of one wicket with Snater & Westley injured, I would not have believed you. Got to take that. Tactic seems to be: get quick runs before you get the ball with your name on it. Warks still big favs imo
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Absolutely ridiculous luck here at key moment in season Injured: Porter, Westley, Snater, Bennett, Jones, Fernandes, Pepper (can’t keep), Thain (can’t bowl) International calls: Harmer, Cox No 💰 for overseas. Not playing any And we have one of smallest squads to start with
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Want to do no work today? Here are streams from four key Div One games on one screen
viewgrid.tv
4 YouTube streams on one screen: Essex Cricket, Foxes TV, Surrey County Cricket Club +1
Watch Essex Cricket, Foxes TV, Surrey County Cricket Club and Yorkshire Cricket side by side, live, in one grid. Free multistream viewer — no signup, works on phone and desktop.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One last push for No. 200. Subscribe to get it first and straight to your inbox. Entirely free
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Championship really is the BEST sporting competition. Look at today's scoreboard in Div One. It leaves the following teams with reasons for optimism AND pessimism in equal measure over winning the title or staying up Somerset, Notts, Warks, Essex, Glam, Hants, Leics
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really good comeback from Essex with ball. Warks 151/9 at close, 17 ahead. And rode their luck getting there. We spent most of their inns with Snater (6.3-3-17-3) off injured. Westley too. Only got 4 fit bowlers (Thain bat only) & we had a sub fielder I’ve never seen before
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Essex all out 134 Bell held it all together with 61no. He is ave 50 for us right now. Top order failed Superb Warks bowling perf. Bamber 15-5-26-6 Pitch still lifting. Really don’t know why we batted. Need to bowl on top form to have any sniff Warm playing like champions
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Well done to the Warren School, Romford for this excellent artwork to commemorate Essex CCC’s 150th anniversary @thewarrenart
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A little push for county #cricket newsletter No 200.
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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lunch: Essex 86/7 after winning toss. This wicket has put on 50. Loanee Bell again showing most resistance. Warks attack in best on Champ imo. Pitch showing lift off hard ball. May calm down. Until last 30 mins, felt like 20 all out vs Lancs which I witnessed first hand
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