Hector Cappelletti
@hectorcappelletti.bsky.social
Cricketing flâneur and blogger with 6 demerit points. Part of the problem apparently.
Blogging at yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com
Blogging at yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com
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I like how every two years at a T20 World Cup everyone goes “wow the associate cricket teams are much better than we thought, we should do more to assist their development and grow the global game” and then nothing changes
February 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I like how every two years at a T20 World Cup everyone goes “wow the associate cricket teams are much better than we thought, we should do more to assist their development and grow the global game” and then nothing changes
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A cricket World Cup? Not another one !
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
A cricket World Cup? Not another one !
Brian Lara was part of a question on today's episode of Pointless. Just explained to Mrs C, with gusto, how watching Lara was pure theatre, an absolute rollercoaster of brutality.
Worth paying good money to watch.
Worth paying good money to watch.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Brian Lara was part of a question on today's episode of Pointless. Just explained to Mrs C, with gusto, how watching Lara was pure theatre, an absolute rollercoaster of brutality.
Worth paying good money to watch.
Worth paying good money to watch.
I've discovered there's a New Zealand pro cricketer called Peter Younghusband.
Marvellous name 😎 that's all.
Marvellous name 😎 that's all.
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I've discovered there's a New Zealand pro cricketer called Peter Younghusband.
Marvellous name 😎 that's all.
Marvellous name 😎 that's all.
I see there's 5 penalty runs on the England scorecard. What's happened?
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM
I see there's 5 penalty runs on the England scorecard. What's happened?
As he's announced his retirement from international cricket here's some re-gurgitated blogging from a couple of years ago on Usman Khawaja and the quality of persistence:
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Season’s Reflections: The Late Late Show
Too often in cricket, and sport in general, thinking and judgements are formed on a rather binary basis. Decisions on whether a player is good enough to play and succeed at a particular level are o…
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January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
As he's announced his retirement from international cricket here's some re-gurgitated blogging from a couple of years ago on Usman Khawaja and the quality of persistence:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2023/10/06/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2023/10/06/s...
2025 was another enjoyable year of spectating and blogging. Thanks to everyone who read my blogging etc. Here's my favourite shots of the year:
December 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
2025 was another enjoyable year of spectating and blogging. Thanks to everyone who read my blogging etc. Here's my favourite shots of the year:
Zak Crawley has now played more tests than the late Robin Smith. That tells you everything about England selection in the present day and in the mid 1990's.
December 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Zak Crawley has now played more tests than the late Robin Smith. That tells you everything about England selection in the present day and in the mid 1990's.
Indeed.
Perhaps England players might have benefited from facing Michael Neser in the County Championship in recent years.
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Indeed.
Robin Smith was my childhood hero and I wanted to square cut the ball like he did. Absolutely gutted.
December 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Robin Smith was my childhood hero and I wanted to square cut the ball like he did. Absolutely gutted.
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I am old enough to remember hundreds of county players being forced to play with a Kookaburra ball for weeks on end, while the Test side was in action at the same time and not using one.
Maybe it was a fever dream? Must have been.
Imagine Surrey scoring 800+ and a bowler going for 200+?
Bad dream!
Maybe it was a fever dream? Must have been.
Imagine Surrey scoring 800+ and a bowler going for 200+?
Bad dream!
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I am old enough to remember hundreds of county players being forced to play with a Kookaburra ball for weeks on end, while the Test side was in action at the same time and not using one.
Maybe it was a fever dream? Must have been.
Imagine Surrey scoring 800+ and a bowler going for 200+?
Bad dream!
Maybe it was a fever dream? Must have been.
Imagine Surrey scoring 800+ and a bowler going for 200+?
Bad dream!
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England to prepare with pink golf balls ahead of day-night Brisbane Test.
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
England to prepare with pink golf balls ahead of day-night Brisbane Test.
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No doubt it's the County Championship's fault again.
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
No doubt it's the County Championship's fault again.
New blogging: myself and Mrs C were in Bath a couple of weeks ago so we paid a visit to the Rec for some reminiscing on the ground.
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/in-memoriam-again-bath-recreation-ground/
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/in-memoriam-again-bath-recreation-ground/
In Memoriam Again: Bath Recreation Ground
Undertaking a train journey to a cricket ground whilst fully cognisant that no fixture will be taking place on said ground would seem a bizarre decision. Such a decision was made due to electing to…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New blogging: myself and Mrs C were in Bath a couple of weeks ago so we paid a visit to the Rec for some reminiscing on the ground.
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/in-memoriam-again-bath-recreation-ground/
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/in-memoriam-again-bath-recreation-ground/
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New blogging: everyone has their favourite format of cricket. Personally, my favourite is a form rather than a format. A pithy piece on the beauties of evening cricket:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
Season’s Reflections: Evening Cricket
Most cricket supporters have a favourite format. Whether it’s the slow burn and developing narrative of a test match, the thrill a minute of T20 cricket or the happy medium of a fifty over eq…
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October 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New blogging: everyone has their favourite format of cricket. Personally, my favourite is a form rather than a format. A pithy piece on the beauties of evening cricket:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
New blogging: everyone has their favourite format of cricket. Personally, my favourite is a form rather than a format. A pithy piece on the beauties of evening cricket:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
Season’s Reflections: Evening Cricket
Most cricket supporters have a favourite format. Whether it’s the slow burn and developing narrative of a test match, the thrill a minute of T20 cricket or the happy medium of a fifty over eq…
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New blogging: everyone has their favourite format of cricket. Personally, my favourite is a form rather than a format. A pithy piece on the beauties of evening cricket:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s...
New blogging: I've decided to not renew my Hampshire membership next year. Because what's the point?! Some musings on memberships and the direction of travel in pro sport.
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...
Season’s Reflections: Ennui
No two seasons are the same. Every year the cricketing landscape changes in some small manner. Largely the status quo remains untouched though. Every so often there is a seismic shift, often isolat…
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October 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New blogging: I've decided to not renew my Hampshire membership next year. Because what's the point?! Some musings on memberships and the direction of travel in pro sport.
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...
Evening all. Now for something, slightly, different: a review of the very interesting cricket book The Faintest of Tickles. Well worth a read:
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The Faintest of Tickles Review
One only discovered The Faintest of Tickles by accident. A careful perusal of social media whilst watching a County Championship livestream brought said tome to one’s attention via the Twitte…
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September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Evening all. Now for something, slightly, different: a review of the very interesting cricket book The Faintest of Tickles. Well worth a read:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...
Good news for the England men. If they get whumped again tomorrow the first tee of the golf course next to the Rose Bowl is about a ten minute walk from the dressing room. 👍
September 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Good news for the England men. If they get whumped again tomorrow the first tee of the golf course next to the Rose Bowl is about a ten minute walk from the dressing room. 👍
Never mind the ODI, here's a piece of pithy blogging on a couple of moments that brought delight during the Metro Bank Cup courtesy of Ali Orr and Shan Masood:
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yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/m...
Metro Bank Memories
Memories in sport too often focus on the victory and defeat. An entire contest and one’s recollection of said contest summed up in the most binary of judgements. Sometimes a moment or vignette of b…
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September 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Never mind the ODI, here's a piece of pithy blogging on a couple of moments that brought delight during the Metro Bank Cup courtesy of Ali Orr and Shan Masood:
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/m...
yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/m...
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A Saturday afternoon in Ikea, only made bearable by introducing my 15-year-old to Ikea cricket. You score a run every time you locate an item you want, but lose a wicket every time you see a family arguing. A respectable 18 for 3 today.
August 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A Saturday afternoon in Ikea, only made bearable by introducing my 15-year-old to Ikea cricket. You score a run every time you locate an item you want, but lose a wicket every time you see a family arguing. A respectable 18 for 3 today.
The T in T20 now stands for Tardy.
The opening game of CPL took 3 hours for 32.1 overs of cricket with no weather interruptions.
Test matches move faster than that.
Test matches move faster than that.
August 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The T in T20 now stands for Tardy.
August 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Test cricket season segueing into The Hundred
August 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Test cricket season segueing into The Hundred
Think I'm coming down with a fever. Likely to manifest itself on Thursday morning at about 11am! 🤒
August 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Think I'm coming down with a fever. Likely to manifest itself on Thursday morning at about 11am! 🤒