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Cricket Ireland: Time To Join the Big Boys of the ICC?

Following up on the success of the National team in the 2007 World Cup, the Irish Cricket Association, Cricket Ireland (CI) have taken the first steps to joining the ranks of the Full Members of the ICC...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 81 reads 4 comments
Is this the End for Formula One's Car Manufacturers?

Toyota’s decision to withdraw from Formula 1 Racing, announced today, has been speculated upon more about half the season...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 141 reads 7 comments
Eleven of the Best: Foreign-born England Test Players

With Michael Vaughan's recent comments in his autobiography aboout Jonathan Trott's "Englishness", here is a team of England's best Test players that were born overseas...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 67 reads 6 comments
Michael Vaughan Wrong to be Concerned About Jonathan Trott's Englishness

With his revelations in his autobiography, Time to Declare , Michael Vaughan has again opened up the question of the suitability of players performing for an adopted country over the country of their birth...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 57 reads 12 comments
Stumps For Shep: David Shepherd Dies, Age 68.

For those who remember Test cricket in England in the 1980s, David Shepherd was a pivotal figure in our minds. He stood in 92 Test matches and 172 One-day Internationals. He died yesterday of cancer, at age 68...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 38 reads 9 comments
WICB Face Selection Decisions Over Chris Gayle and The Contract Rebels

The stand-off between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and many of the key players has now almost come to an end...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 60 reads 6 comments
The Contrarian: Davies' Report Should Leave the Ashes Alone

Patrick Hennessy wrote for The Telegraph recently that, as part of the Davies review of listed sporting events, The Ashes is to be re-classified so that it has to be aired on free-to-view television in England...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 18 reads 4 comments
Heineken Cup and MLB Playoffs Highlight Stellar Sporting Weekend

A packed weekend of sport delivers plenty of choices this week for both the armchair and pitch-side viewer in the UK and around the world...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 month ago 18 reads 0 comments
Diary of a Club Cricketer: Part the Third

Some of the characters in this article may resemble persons real or imaginary, living or dead. However, you identify these at your own risk and the author takes no responsibility for any conclusions you may draw thereof...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 18 reads 7 comments
The Contrarian: Ricky Ponting Must Continue to Lead Australia

Ricky Ponting, Captain of the Australian Cricket Team, is a man under fire from various parts of the media following his team’s failure to defend the Ashes in England this Summer...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 87 reads 5 comments
The Contrarian: Justine Henin's Return a Symptom of Women's Tennis Problems

The state of women’s tennis is shocking. Kim Clijsters’ victory in the US Open shows just how limited the women’s game is at the moment: When a woman who has taken two years ...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 312 reads 14 comments
2010 International Fixtures Announced by ECB

As the England Team prepare for their opening match in the Champions Trophy in South Africa, the ECB have announced the confirmed dates for the 2010 international fixture calendar for the National side...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
Diary of a Club Cricketer: Part Two

Names have been changed to save me from a lynching down the club. Any resemblance to any person, real or imaginary, living or dead is purely for the purpose of parody and is not intended to ...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 13 reads 4 comments
Diary of a Club Cricketer: Part One

Names have been changed to protect from libel. Any resemblance to any person, real or imaginary, is purely in the spirit of satire. 1st April The weather is about to turn for the better, and we’re about ready to move outdoors for nets...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 25 reads 4 comments
The Contrarian: FIA Got Renault's Punishment Right

At the FIA hearing into the alleged race-fixing incident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, where it was found that—on the orders of his Team Principal, Flavio Briatore, and Chief Engineer, Pat Symonds—Nelson Piquet, Jr...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 65 reads 2 comments
The Contrarian: A Test World Championship for Cricket is a Lousy Idea

The ongoing debate within the ICC about the merits of initiating a Test World Championship for cricket took another couple of twists this week...

Written by Dave Harris about 2 months ago 8 reads 4 comments
Third Test: West Indies Vs. England: Don't Blame It on the Declaration

The finale to the Third Test between the West Indies and England at the Antigua Recreation Ground was as exciting as it could have been. One more wicket was required for England to pull off a series-levelling victory, and men were crowded around the bat..

Written by Dave Harris about 9 months ago 157 reads 5 comments
Formula One 2009: Early Preview

The 2009 Formula One season, only two months away from the first race, has more uncertainty surrounding it than for many a season...

Written by Dave Harris about 11 months ago 269 reads 3 comments
Kevin Pietersen's Gamble Backfires

Kevin Pietersen has been reading too much into Rudyard Kipling’s “If”. Newly appointed as England cricket captain and with only three Tests and nine ODIs under his belt, he ...

Written by Dave Harris about 11 months ago 40 reads 3 comments
FIA Announces Tender For Spec Engines

On the first day of practice for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today, the FIA announced that they were issuing a tender for engines for the 2010-2012 Formula One seasons...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 year ago 189 reads 1 comments
No Surprises in England Squad for India

For once, a selection announcement passed with little surprise. After it was made clear that former skipper Michael Vaughan would not be considered for selection—and rightly so given ...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 year ago 864 reads 0 comments
Looking Back: A Colombo Classic

I was 19 and spending the summer holidays in Colombo, Sri Lanka where my Father was working. At that age, you might think that spending five days watching cricket wouldn’t have been ...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 year ago 1,058 reads 1 comments
Hamilton Appeal Thrown Out

Lewis Hamilton and McLaren's appeals against the 25-second penalty imposed at the Belgian Grand Prix were heard this afternoon and rejected...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 year ago 414 reads 0 comments
Bangladesh Cricket Implodes

Cricket in Bangladesh has been through some tough times recently, but this week’s announcements could make for a setback from which the sport will not recover...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 year ago 498 reads 7 comments
Chris Adams: Sussex Hero

As Captain of Sussex, Chris Adams has had more success than many predicted when he first joined the county. As he announces his retirement from the job, I take a look at his sometimes turbulent career...

Written by Dave Harris about about 1 year ago 1,103 reads 0 comments

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Dave Harris Article Archive

Cricket Ireland: Time To Join the Big Boys of the ICC?

Is this the End for Formula One's Car Manufacturers?

Eleven of the Best: Foreign-born England Test Players

Michael Vaughan Wrong to be Concerned About Jonathan Trott's Englishness

Stumps For Shep: David Shepherd Dies, Age 68.

WICB Face Selection Decisions Over Chris Gayle and The Contract Rebels

The Contrarian: Davies' Report Should Leave the Ashes Alone

Heineken Cup and MLB Playoffs Highlight Stellar Sporting Weekend

Diary of a Club Cricketer: Part the Third

The Contrarian: Ricky Ponting Must Continue to Lead Australia

The Contrarian: Justine Henin's Return a Symptom of Women's Tennis Problems

2010 International Fixtures Announced by ECB

Diary of a Club Cricketer: Part Two

Diary of a Club Cricketer: Part One

The Contrarian: FIA Got Renault's Punishment Right

The Contrarian: A Test World Championship for Cricket is a Lousy Idea

Third Test: West Indies Vs. England: Don't Blame It on the Declaration

Formula One 2009: Early Preview

Kevin Pietersen's Gamble Backfires

FIA Announces Tender For Spec Engines

No Surprises in England Squad for India

Looking Back: A Colombo Classic

Hamilton Appeal Thrown Out

Bangladesh Cricket Implodes

Chris Adams: Sussex Hero

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