"Even worse than day one, something few of us would have thought possible." Diary of a Cricket Season.
12.04.26, 08:40 Updated 12.04.26, 08:46
Fred Atkins
Diary of a Cricket Season. Saturday April 11th.
Rothesay County Championship - Day 2: Northamptonshire 684/2 v Kent 119/6. Northamptonshire lead by 565.
IT’S BEING SO CHEERFUL THAT KEEPS US GOING
Somehow day two was even worse than day one, something few of us would have thought possible on arrival. When the post-match interview contains the words: “I know they tried their hardest, but we're professional athletes, so we were expected to do that,” it’s a sign that things have gone very badly indeed.
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Fred Atkins Fred Atkins is a former Kent Messenger sports editor and has written several books, including The Spitfire Diaries, an account of Kent's 2021 season and Monty Panesar's "The Full Monty". He has followed KCCC since 1993 and has covered them for the ECB and Wisden since 2021.