I have arrived!

Wow a blogger, is this really me?

Spelling and Grammer have never been my forte, naturally it stands to reason that writing isn't as well. If this is true, then what on earth possessed me to start this most intrepid adventure of cricket blogging?

Well its fairly simple, Malcolm Marshall (http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52419.html).




It was around 1993 (what would prove an extremely significant moment in my life) and I made my first trip to the glorious Kingsmead Cricket Ground for a day/night game nonetheless. I was initially full of excitement, however upon arrival I realized that this was no international game nor was it a provincial contest, this was merely the final of a limited overs club tournament. This meant a near empty stadium, no cameras and certainley no fanfare to speak of. I recall sitting through the first innings and feeling a sense of (dare i say it) boredom, I thought to myself why on earth would anyone bring me to a game with a bunch of no name cricketers (at the time my player knowledge probably spanned 3 proteas).

All of a sudden the change of innings is upon us and a fairly short black man takes the new ball and readies himself, this was unfolding infront of where I was seated at the Umgeni Road end. This in itself was strange, if you think its a rare sight to see a black fast bowler today imagine 1993, yes it was almost unheard of.

What I witnessed in the next 2 hours can only be described as awe inspiring, it is impossible for me to go into detail as words would do no justice. Marshall proceeded to single handedly decimate that batting line up, an image that is ingrained in my mind to this day is that of the luminous orange stumps being violently uprooted time and again on that fateful night. A night in which 9 year old me became enchanted with the beautiful game that is cricket, it is a love affair that has only grown deeper and stronger through the years. It is for this reason that I have decided to try and engratiate you with the game that I love by sharing my thoughts and insights.

Thank you, Malcolm Marshall.