It’s All in the Cards
Whenever I find someone who stumbled into cricket as an adult and became a fan, I want to talk to them. But when I find out that they're also a popular artist who specializes in reimagining classic baseball cards and…
Got Him. Got Him. Need Him. Part IV
The Hundred is back for another year and that means two things: people complaining about an oddball new format slowly squeezing the life out of County Cricket AND the release of a new Cricket Attax series from Topps. This year's…
Got Him. Got Him. Need Him. Part III
If you've read my previous blogs -- or if you've ever been in my basement -- you know that I like to collect stuff. I've written about both current and vintage collectable cricket cards in the past and I've been…
Got Him. Got Him. Need Him. Part II
I'm into sports and I like to collect stuff. A few months ago, I wrote about Cricket Attax trading cards produced by Topps featuring players from the Indian Premier League. And, yes, that's the same Topps that's made baseball cards…
Understanding the TV Screen
Hopefully, if you've gone through the entire Rules section, you have a decent sense of how cricket is played. You understand the structure of the game -- how innings work, how runs are scored, what overs are, etc. You know…
Got Him. Got Him. Need Him.
I learned to read by collecting baseball cards. I was busy reading about guys' stats and backgrounds while other kids were boringly plodding through lines like, "See Jane run." (And look at me now!) For many kids and kids-at-heart, collecting…
