Duncan Stone
@drcricket.bsky.social
Author of 'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket' now a property standards officer for an infamous Borough Council.
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Duncan Stone
@drcricket.bsky.social
· Nov 12
On #DifferentClass🏏📚
"A modern day John Arlott" - Lord Hain
"A book all #cricket lovers should read" - Mihir Bose
"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” - Tribune Magazine
“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" - Big Issue North
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"A modern day John Arlott" - Lord Hain
"A book all #cricket lovers should read" - Mihir Bose
"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” - Tribune Magazine
“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" - Big Issue North
repeaterbooks.com/product/diff...
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Its that time of year when you might be considering getting the #cricket fan in your life a book? 🏏📗
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket
Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket eBook : Stone, Duncan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Its that time of year when you might be considering getting the #cricket fan in your life a book? 🏏📗
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
Its that time of year when you might be considering getting the #cricket fan in your life a book? 🏏📗
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket
Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket eBook : Stone, Duncan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Its that time of year when you might be considering getting the #cricket fan in your life a book? 🏏📗
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
If they want to understand the roots of England's persistent #Ashes failures, look no further #cricketsky:
www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Cl...
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23 people have died in ICE custody.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
23 people have died in ICE custody.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
Forget the #Ashes, here’s the match report of Keens Park Rangers excellent victory over Dial Square in the Surrey Premier Football League.
#grassroots #football in #Surrey
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/07/d...
#grassroots #football in #Surrey
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/07/d...
"Dial Snared" - The KPR Match Report » Keens Park Rangers FC
If the pitch played better than it looked, KPR's first team flattered to deceive in what proved to be a frustrating goalless draw against visitors Staines and Lammas.After a solid win last week, KPR's...
keensparkrangers.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Forget the #Ashes, here’s the match report of Keens Park Rangers excellent victory over Dial Square in the Surrey Premier Football League.
#grassroots #football in #Surrey
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/07/d...
#grassroots #football in #Surrey
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/07/d...
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EXC: Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer a massive £10.9 billion. Government sources say checks were "so lax they may as well have left the door wide open", allowing fraudsters to fleece the public purse with ease
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
EXC: Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer a massive £10.9 billion. Government sources say checks were "so lax they may as well have left the door wide open", allowing fraudsters to fleece the public purse with ease
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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RIP Steve Cropper - such sad news. Here's a playlist of some classic Stax tunes that he co-wrote and performed on, featuring Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Wendy Rene, Don Covay...
▶️🎸 open.spotify.com/playlist/7qH...
▶️🎸 open.spotify.com/playlist/7qH...
RIP Steve Cropper
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
RIP Steve Cropper - such sad news. Here's a playlist of some classic Stax tunes that he co-wrote and performed on, featuring Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Wendy Rene, Don Covay...
▶️🎸 open.spotify.com/playlist/7qH...
▶️🎸 open.spotify.com/playlist/7qH...
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A prime example of how the far right can never be appeased. Give them whatever they demand and they’ll bank it, then use it as a new base camp to strike out for more and worse.
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A prime example of how the far right can never be appeased. Give them whatever they demand and they’ll bank it, then use it as a new base camp to strike out for more and worse.
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"The new “mansion tax” announced by Rachel Reeves in last week’s budget is estimated to affect around 165,000 property owners, and on current trends the British media is forecast to have interviewed every single one of them by the end of the year."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"The new “mansion tax” announced by Rachel Reeves in last week’s budget is estimated to affect around 165,000 property owners, and on current trends the British media is forecast to have interviewed every single one of them by the end of the year."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
KPR ressies march on in the cup!
#Grassroots #football #matchreport
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/01/s...
#Grassroots #football #matchreport
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/01/s...
"Second Helpings" - The KPR Match Report » Keens Park Rangers FC
If the pitch played better than it looked, KPR's first team flattered to deceive in what proved to be a frustrating goalless draw against visitors Staines and Lammas.After a solid win last week, KPR's...
keensparkrangers.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
KPR ressies march on in the cup!
#Grassroots #football #matchreport
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/01/s...
#Grassroots #football #matchreport
keensparkrangers.com/2025/12/01/s...
Congratulations to Michael on his book and getting a fab review from David Kynaston, who was also good enough to reference @rafnicholson.bsky.social and I, in The TLS.
#cricket #race #class #gender #ICEC
www.the-tls.com/culture/spor...
#cricket #race #class #gender #ICEC
www.the-tls.com/culture/spor...
Fast and furious
“Nonsense”, was Lord Botham’s crisp response to the report in 2023 of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC). He seemed to take particular exception to the finding, backed up by consi...
www.the-tls.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Congratulations to Michael on his book and getting a fab review from David Kynaston, who was also good enough to reference @rafnicholson.bsky.social and I, in The TLS.
#cricket #race #class #gender #ICEC
www.the-tls.com/culture/spor...
#cricket #race #class #gender #ICEC
www.the-tls.com/culture/spor...
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Deffo watching again: thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness Makes So Much Sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Deffo watching again: thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
How it started.
How it’s going. 👀
How it’s going. 👀
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
How it started.
How it’s going. 👀
How it’s going. 👀
Morning #cricketsky.
Woke up almost an hour later than normal this morning (hibernating from the weather I guess).
Is everyone pissed in Perth?! 🤷🏻♂️ #Ashes
Woke up almost an hour later than normal this morning (hibernating from the weather I guess).
Is everyone pissed in Perth?! 🤷🏻♂️ #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Morning #cricketsky.
Woke up almost an hour later than normal this morning (hibernating from the weather I guess).
Is everyone pissed in Perth?! 🤷🏻♂️ #Ashes
Woke up almost an hour later than normal this morning (hibernating from the weather I guess).
Is everyone pissed in Perth?! 🤷🏻♂️ #Ashes
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Indeed. On which, as this excerpt from your book suggests, Agnew is one of the most consistent offenders.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Indeed. On which, as this excerpt from your book suggests, Agnew is one of the most consistent offenders.
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Excellent post. I recall disagreeing with (then club mate) Gideon Haigh over England dropping Pietersen. I sided with Pietersen. beingoutsidecricket.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Mistakes That I’ve Made Have Given Me The Strength
Not really an Ashes preview, but I thought it was as good a time as any to pick up the keyboard. It’s the Ashes Down Under. The pinnacle of the game in my eyes. The ultimate location for the …
beingoutsidecricket.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Excellent post. I recall disagreeing with (then club mate) Gideon Haigh over England dropping Pietersen. I sided with Pietersen. beingoutsidecricket.com/2025/11/17/t...
Excellent post. I recall disagreeing with (then club mate) Gideon Haigh over England dropping Pietersen. I sided with Pietersen. beingoutsidecricket.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Mistakes That I’ve Made Have Given Me The Strength
Not really an Ashes preview, but I thought it was as good a time as any to pick up the keyboard. It’s the Ashes Down Under. The pinnacle of the game in my eyes. The ultimate location for the …
beingoutsidecricket.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Excellent post. I recall disagreeing with (then club mate) Gideon Haigh over England dropping Pietersen. I sided with Pietersen. beingoutsidecricket.com/2025/11/17/t...