No ball! Free Hit!

The turning point in the Norton v Durham Academy 20-20 match. Norton's Jonathan Kean is bowled by the Academy's Michael Turns off a no ball. Kean hit the resulting free hit for four to put Norton within sight of victory.

You do the Hokey Kokey and You Turnaround

Not Keen

Barry Sims from the North Stafforshire & South Cheshire Premier League gets his lid rattled by Jonathan Kean in the Presidents' Trophy Final.

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A Man Called Horse

Stephen Humble in full flight for Northumberland against Cumberland

"Don't bowl that leg side crap!"

All is not what it seems here - or is it?

Have you got a Wicked Side?

The Hetton Boys on the 'Lash' at the Salver Final

Five Go Mad in Scarborough

ONCE again the time has come for the column to become Nomadic for a few days. Our annual pilgrimage to the spas of North Yorkshire is upon us. As is the custom on such occasions we will however be on the trail of any snippets or tidbits that we can report to our reader on our return.

The bendouin tribe set to embark Enid Blyton like on this year's adventure includes the newly wed Philippa Hudson who has packed his caravan and foresaken his new bride (above all others - apparently) in favour of a week plying his trade on the North Yorkshire coastline.

We are told - confidentially of course - that following our recent revelations, Hudson the Younger is threatening all manner of retribution against the column. To be forewarned is to be forearmed, as they say. We await the outcome with bated breath and will of course update our reader on any developments.

Pitch Inspection

I'm not sure whether it's grassed, lightly grassed or bare!

Meet Philippa

FOLLOWING our revelations about the ICC permitting gender changed male cricketers to play in the Ladies' game. The column has received photographic evidence that the practice has already begun. Admittedly, we are not sure that practice is the correct word as there's no going back. However, we understand that a certain well known North East Cricketer dissatisfied with his position in the batting order and unhappy at the number of overs he was been allocated to entice the opposition into suicidal mistakes has gone the whole hog, or should that be sow.

We understand that the cricketer in question now wishes to be know as Philippa and looks forward to welcoming discerning gentlemen with a good sense of humour and a healthy bank balance for games at her new flat in Gateshead. Blue plastic 'kwik cricket' bats are not allowed.

Both Philippa and the column are indebted to our good friend Will Luke at cricinfo.com for pointing us in the direction of this new ICC ruling.