Right, now that Australia and Oman have finished playing the single most pointless game of cricket ever, the Men's T20 World Cup group stage has officially come to an end. The stage was full of highs and lows, back and forths and near misses, with the associate nations really stepping up and showing the big guns that there is life beyond the Test nations. We saw a massive upset in Group B with Zimbabwe TOPPING THE GROUP ahead of Sri Lanka and Australia. England were massive f

Wow. If the fourth edition of the SA20 is remembered for anything, it will be the final that we have just witnessed. I was lucky enough to be at Newlands for it and I can tell you the energy in that stadium could have generated enough electricity to run a small city. The game ebbed and flowed to such an extent that you never truly knew what the outcome would be and it was only once Tristan Stubbs, the much-maligned Tristan Stubbs, hit the first ball of the 20th over of the se

We are now three weeks out from the start of the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup and it is shaping up to be one of the best editions yet. Defending champions India are still the team to beat and are looking quite formidable coming into the tournament. However, there are 19 other sides looking to snatch that crown away from them. Let's have a look at who they are, and how hopeful they should be: Group A India, Pakistan, United States, Netherlands, Namibia Prediction: 1. India 2. Paki

After my Cambodia visit gave me my first taste of Southeast Asia I was keen and ready to go back for seconds. And thirds. Hell, I wanted the whole buffet. When I was deciding where to head off to next I was genuinely spoiled for choice. Much Like an actual buffet, Southeast Asia offers everything, with it all being totally different regardless off their close proximity. I ended up picking Vietnam, specifically Hanoi, the capital city. Great decision it turns out, as it change

2025 has come and gone and what an incredible year it was for cricket. The Women's World Cup saw first-time winners India beat South Africa in a final that did not feature either Australia or England for the first time. The South African Men's Test side beat defending champions Australia in an incredible World Test Championship final at Lord's. England and India played to a thrilling 2-2 draw in a series that culminated in one of the best Test matches of the year. South Afric

It's been a bumper year for Test cricket. India, England and Australia all played 5 match series against each other, Zimbabwe played a match in England for the first time since 2003, the West Indies were bowled out for 27 against Australia, Wiaan Mulder scored 367* but opted to not chase 400 and the World Test Championship was decided in a tense game at Lord's. There have been some incredible performances with both bat and ball this year and, as I have already done for ODI an

It has been quite a year for T20I cricket. We saw the final teams qualify for the T20 World Cup to be held in February and March 2026, hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Italy were the headliners here as they qualified for their first ever T20 World Cup tournament. Namibia won a match against South Africa and unveiled their newest cricket stadium to be used when they co-host the ODI World Cup in 2027. Associate nations Bahrain and Austria had monumental years with 33 and 29 wins

2025 has been quite a year for ODI cricket with two major tournaments taking place in the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Women's World Cup. There have been some fantastic performances from both the men and women and I look to honor those here. To do this I have looked at stats and performances starting from January 1st, 2025. So, without further ado: Men's ODI Batter of the Year 2025 Joe Root (England) Honestly this award could have gone to any of Root, Daryl Mitchell, Matt

I first saw the film "Apocalypse Now" when I was around fifteen years old. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1899 Novel "Heart of Darkness", it tells the story of Captain Willard as he travels up the fictional Nung River from Southern Vietnam into Cambodia to find and terminate (with extreme prejudice) Colonel Kurtz. I have now seen the film at least twenty times and on every viewing I find something new that captures my attention. The river, the jungle, the patrol boat, the danger...

There are two things I love most in this world: travel and cricket. Luckily, I was recently given the opportunity to do both in an area of Thailand I had not previously visited - Chiang Mai. Now, for a bit of background, growing up in South Africa it is easy to fall in love with cricket. When I was younger I fell in love with the images of players like Warne, Cullinan, Donald, Pollock, Rhodes, Waugh, Tendulkar, Akram, Klusener and many, many more. I got my first cricket bat w

A lot has happened in my life over the past few years. Unfortunately my access to this website was restricted for an unknown reason and so for fear of being put on some sort of government watchlist, I stopped posting and then, well, life just took over. I've been on a few adventures since my last post (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Greece, Macao to name a few) which I am eager to share and will do so in the next few weeks... Thanks!

I had been wanting to do a night hike in Hong Kong for quite a while and the increasingly hot Spring days gave me the perfect reason to go for a lovely bit of exploring during the cooler hours. After going through a few other blogs and searches looking for the ideal hike I finally struck gold. The Lion Rock hike is short, steep and not too difficult for somebody at my fitness level and so I made the decision to do this on a Saturday night straight after work. I invited my sis

I have always been interested in all things paranormal so when I heard that there was a creepy, abandoned and “haunted” school nearby I jumped at the opportunity to pay it a visit. Now, it should be said that I do not believe in ghosts, spirits or demons of any kind but have always found these things very interesting. The school is located about a kilometre from Tin Shui Wai MTR station, which is nearby my place of work so I got ready and myself, my sister and two other frien

It was during a fairly routine day of being a tourist in Quarry Bay that my sister and I came across the signposts for Mount Parker. Specifically, the Mount Parker Road Green Trail just off King’s Road. I had not been on a hike in Hong Kong yet and since I now knew exactly how to access this one, I looked at my sister and suggested we do it. Thankfully she agreed. So, a few days later, on a rather warm, humidity filled mid-December morning we set out from our apartment in Tsu

Three months ago, in November 2020, I arrived in Hong Kong from South Africa to a brand new life. However, the journey by no means started then. This is a journey that started twelve years ago with tiny steps, multiple tiny steps in fact, before I finally made the giant leap. There were many reasons for me wanting to leave South Africa which I will not bore anybody with here because I will almost certainly come across as a whiny crybaby. I will instead explain how I made the