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May 2012

Diamond Jubilee Marathon Day Three

A Day of Landmarks Wednesday 30th May began with us assembling next to Parliament Square at 0730, to help Lloyd change into his Deep Sea Diving Suit for what turned out to be a day of landmarks. Lloyd was reflecting on the wonderful expressions of support he had received so far, and what an impact […]

Diamond Jubilee Marathon Day Two

Lloyd Scott Diamond Jubilee Marathon Blog Day Two After a good night’s rest, the 5.30 am alarm call on ‘Day Two’ was a rude awakening as Lloyd and his erstwhile support team made their way into their costumes and headed to Blackfriars Bridge to begin Day 2 of The Diamond Jubilee Marathon. An early start […]

Diamond Jubilee Marathon Blog Day One

Lloyd Scott’s Diamond Jubilee Marathon Blog: Day One The suit was ready, the support team was in place, CNN’s media team were waiting patiently for an interview with ‘The Man who Refuses to be Beaten’ and Lloyd himself was mentally preparing himself to take his first step of ‘The Diamond Jubilee Marathon’. Sir John Major […]

Grace Walks

On Monday morning 28th May, 2012, WG Grace will come ‘alive’ by walking the streets of London. WG will be joining ‘The Man Who Refuses to be Beaten’, Lloyd Scott, who is attempting to ‘run’ the Olympic Marathon course in central London to raise funds and awareness for Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (www.jubileetribute.org). Former […]

West Ham’s Pioneers

Yesterday afternoon, I attended a talk on the pioneers of West Ham United by Dr Phil Stevens at Valence House, Dagenham. It was a fascinating insight into the people who made the great East End of London club what it became: a family club committed to good football and a ‘second club’ to so many […]

Compton’s 1,000 Runs

Yesterday, 23rd May, I ventured to The County Ground to observe Nick Compton in his pursuit of 1,000 First-Class runs before the end of May. The ground looked splendid, the cricket on display was competitive and sun shone – all elements of a perfect day. May 23rd in the anniversary of the birth of the […]

Sherlock Holmes Dismisses Grace

22nd May 1859 Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of England’s most famous writers. The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, played 10 First-Class matches, (mainly for the MCC) between 1900 and 1907. A lower-order right-handed batsman and occasional slow bowler, he scored 231 runs at an average of […]

A Refusal to be Beaten

As another weekend of incredible sporting thrills and spills draws towards its conclusion, I have been thinking about the qualities that the high achievers have displayed in order to experience success. Shivnarine Chanderpaul showed a level of discipline and focus unknown to the majority of cricketers by scoring 178 runs for once out at ‘The […]

Greenwood & Lyall

At 1923 hours last night, my sporting charity launched www.greenwoodandlyall.com as a tribute to two inspirational football coaches, and special men. Ron Greenwood and John Lyall, who both sadly died in 2006, were instrumental in creating West Ham United as ‘The Academy of Football’. From 1961 through to 1989, Greenwood and Lyall’s influence as West […]

Overtons Debut for Somerset

Last weekend, Craig and Jamie Overton made their first appearance together in the Somerset 1st XI. It may be the sign of things to come, as both seem to be highly promising and suggest that another set of twins could make their mark on First-Class Cricket. Stepehn and Mark Waugh are cricket’s most famous twins […]