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Comebacks and all that

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Bob Simpson—the patron saint of comebacks. Source: Daily Mirror

Hello, there. It’s been a bit. And a lot has happened.

A year ago, I somehow tricked the great minds at Wisden into publishing an essay I wrote. Even more ridiculous, I convinced myself into flying across the Atlantic and attending the release event of the 2016 edition of the Almanack. The ridiculous became the surreal when, at said event, I managed to sweet talk an MCC member into taking me up to the vaunted Pavilion—a domain few Americans have tread.

It was one of the most remarkable nights I’ve experienced.

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A West Indian Reverie

The West Indies failing to completely embarrass themselves in the first session of the Hobart Test has allowed the authors of this publication to dream—however momentarily—of long gone Caribbean glory. Specifically, Curtly Ambrose mowing down Australians as if they were crabgrass.

 

 

He’s no Jomel Warrican, though.

We now resume our regularly scheduled program (Eds. note: A calamitous West Indian collapse.) 

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Video: The Original Trinidadian Mystery Spinner

In front of a packed Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago fought their way to a 27 run victory over Jamaica in the first semifinal of the 2015 Caribbean Premier League. With each six struck or wicket claimed, the telecast was quick to cut to the partisan Port of Spain crowd in an attempt to capture their rapturous celebration. Yet, of the thousands in attendance, one in particular stood out amongst the rest: Trinidadian off-spinner Sunil Narine.

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