Source: Don Miles

A look back at the Kia Super League

My thoughts on the KSL Set-up 2018 – The Biggest Question If it ain’t broke… The ECB is giving serious consideration to abandoning the Kia Super League after three seasons’ existence in favour of a much-debated 100-ball contest. The supposed advantages of the change include: pairing the women’s game off with the men’s; increased live coverage

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Source: Bruce Perkins

Tyrrells Round 3 – Rain didn’t stop play

Round 3 of the Tyrrells offered some surprises, some shocks and a few told-you-sos. The fixture-setter-in-the-sky had a sense of humour when sending out the bottom three clubs of 2017-8 in turn against the almighty Saracens to launch this season. So no surprise that Sarries are already closing in on 150 points.  Lightning v Quins

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Source: Bruce Perkins

Tyrrells Round 2 – Twists and Turns

More high drama for watching fans greeted the second round of competition. Waterloo can claim pride of place after obtaining a rare away victory over Richmond (12-24). The Londoners’ new management need to sort things out sharpish; the club now sits bottom of the ladder. But while one of the two northern teams was savouring

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Source: Bruce Perkins

Tyrrells Premier 15s is back

The opening round of the the Tyrrells Premier 15s, 2018-9 version, could scarcely have played out more dramatically: two 3-point victories and four yellow cards awarded against one team for starters. For a real sniff of novelty we needed to be watching the Bristol-Wasps fixture: the home team on a new ground, Dings Crusaders’ Shaftesbury

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