Tom Hooker

@hantscricket I made reference to that spell in my wedding speech.

On this day in 2015, Fidel Edwards secured a 10 wicket haul against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge! 🙌 What a spell that was! 🤩

@Marcus60s70s80s @PictureSporting Don’t be fooled into thinking the roads are the boundary. They just pass through the outfield. Not a happy place to field in spikes!

@PictureSporting Great perspective. Many runs to be had at 45° for a left hander at this end

Out with the drone at the weekend. This is my local club, Shamley Green, at the foot of the Surrey Hills. The club dates back to 1840. The two 'square' boundaries incorporate small roads. The white building at the far end is the Red Lion where you can sit and watch with a pint

@127J_H @RhysBenjamin Plus Foakes at beginning of the tail, rather than a proper slot at 5/6?

@RhysBenjamin Pope twice, once as keeper once as number 3

If Dan Lawrence does open, that will be the fifth time in five years that a Surrey player has been selected for a role they don’t carry out at domestic level.

@gowellender The most “two first names” of the lot!

@tfhooker I had him on my list and forgot to put him in! 🤦🏻‍♂️

First Name-Last Name Current County Cricketers XI: 1. Jason Roy 2. Sam Robson 3. Toby Albert 4. Dan Lawrence 5. Aneurin Donald 6. Chris Benjamin 7. Lyndon James 8. Lewis Gregory 9. Chris Jordan 10. Jofra Archer 11. Tom Bailey Reserves: Matt Taylor (other Taylor’s are available) Grant & Josh Thomas Eddie Jack Dom Kelly Anyone else you’d add to the squad?🏏 #CricketTwitter

@ohlookitswill_ Edgbaston was one thing. Lord’s was the really dire one.

still find it really, really hard to accept this chat from someone who treated the Edgbaston Test the way he did

@ChodofL Used to be an interestingly body-kitted MK II (I think) Golf next to the Peugeot. Plus something else permanently under wraps!

A trip down to the Essex coast did not disappoint. This is just scratching the surface:

@Fishy_0731 @StuartAkister @VitalityBlast 2 runs for a no ball.

@StuartAkister @VitalityBlast Why did it go from 5 to win to 3 with 1 no ball?

Perhaps the most chaotic ending to a cricket match... ever?! 😱 Presented in full: the last ball of the 2022 Vitality Blast final 🎆❌

@andrewnixon79 It works that way round. Have they written up and successful run chases yet? Scotland beating Oman 153-150 suggests an epic nail biter!

@hantscricket @HendyGroup Wonderfully confusing commentary listening to it live!

Securing our first W ✅ Our @HendyGroup Moment of the Match from the victory over Kent Spitfires yesterday 🙌

@justhowthick @LUDENClassics £415 I think. Not as bad as the R version.

@LUDENClassics How much is the road tax? Depressingly, I guess that contributed to the low price.

Next up, this 2001 Jaguar S-Type 4.0 V8 was offered with a guide of £2k-£2.5k and sold for £2,060 including fees. Surely got to be one of the cheapest ways into V8 ownership?

@ItsAndyRyan There’s a simplified way to claim energy / broadband based on hours worked. £26 a month for >100 hours. Smaller amounts for fewer hours: gov.uk/simpler-income…

Working from home, what are the different things a UK freelancer can claim off tax when doing self-assessment? Office supplies maybe. I suspect broadband, mortgage and energy bills are NOT allowed.

@fosgoodwood But the road you’ve pictured won’t be 20 will it? May as well show a picture of the motorway if you want to be that dishonest!

Do you agree with the Welsh 20mph speed limit decision? goodwood.com/grr/road/news/…

@WG_RumblePants I took 4-0 on that exact ground many years ago. A lucky run out at the end kept it to the magic zero runs!

Today’s beautiful cricket ground is Bradfield College in Berkshire

@bbctms @glennmcgrath11 If that should have been out, then presumably Regan Ahmed’s take over the rope should have been too? And Stokes late on off Lyon last test? They were both taken cleanly (apart from the ball being on the ground part) too.

Wonder if he’s calmed down yet? Hear a furious @glennmcgrath11 in the latest #Ashes daily podcast. If you listen right to the end you can hear how the catch controversy played out on air! 👍bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f… #BBCCricket #Ashes

@MarkParsons_ @MarcDavenant But they’re *twice* as relevant. You wouldn’t want to lose out on that, surely!

@MarcDavenant *half* the amount of ads. For that amount I'd expect exactly zero ads.

@PictureSporting And throw in a quirky home ground rule. When is a six actually not a six?

This is what English cricket is all about ... a village green, a pub, a lovely backdrop. The Red Lion provides an ideal place to watch cricket at Shamley Green in the Surrey Hills ... and just about to walk down there for a lunchtime pint now!

@SportingTrade I’ve not. And misread your tweet as he was in the 100. The marketing / budget point stands for the other two though - they’re not coming just because it’s the hundred, they’re coming because of the big push for overseas stars.

@tfhooker @RssGTFC @robcollins2016 @henrymoeranBBC If you think Carlos Brathwaite is anywhere near the level of the players in The Hundred you obviously haven't watched him much. I've watched him play over 100 T20 games (it's my work) and he's as bang average as they come. Will do well in The Bast because of it's low quality

I’m genuinely really excited for #TheHundred. Summer evenings, big crowds (🤞), and the very best players in the world on show. What’s not to like?

@jameshindle82 @Pam_nAshes @BruvverEccles @henrymoeranBBC @bbctms And it brought something fundamentally different to pro cricket - a game could be an afternoon or evening, not just a whole day.

@SportingTrade @RssGTFC @robcollins2016 @henrymoeranBBC Can’t say I’ve seen the list. Brathwaite’s a cracking signing, no doubt. But had the marketing and budget for hundred gone into Blast, he could have played there.

@tfhooker @RssGTFC @robcollins2016 @henrymoeranBBC Yep, and he was one of the best 3 players in The Blast last year. Collectively look at the overseas players in the Blast last year (or this) and tell me it's anywhere near that of The Hundred