The Pinch Hitter
In association with The Nightwatchman
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Welcome
From Matt Thacker
Editor's Letter
From Phil Walker
Contents
In this issue...
Best & Worst: Lord's Cup Finals
From thrillers to stinkers
Daryl Mitchell interview
The PCA chair and prolific Worcester opener on the game today
Calling the Shots Podcast
Broadcasters Adam Collins and Dan Norcross present the fifth part of their definitive series on commentary
Emerging from isolation
Alison Mitchell on how Guernsey got the game on
When Whispering Death came to Rishton
The quickest bowler in the world… pulling a Saturday shift
Trials and retribution
Richard Spiller on the old, strange and much-maligned ‘Test trials’
‘My wife is the only person I allow to repair the hat’
Jack Russell by Tanya Aldred
The Tebbit Test, 30 years on...
Nikesh Rughani on what it meant to him then, and now
When the English got beat
Remembering the greatest day in the history of Scottish cricket
The batmaker’s tale
The struggles of batmaking companies in the cricket-less age
The world according to…
Jason Gillespie
The Pinch Hitter Quiz: Ending in style
Steven Lynch on those who went out with a flourish