Daniel Norcross
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social
Freelance cricket commentator largely to be found on TMS and general grifter. The least capable co host on @zeroduckspod Will work, not very hard, for money and/or fine wine.
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Nightwatchman declares war on the off-season - Kia Oval
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Bit of a wobble in Dick Davies' voice as he signed off, saying 'support BBC cricket commentaries'
Hear, hear.
End of an era.
We'll never have a broadcaster commentating on one team for 31 years ever again
Hear, hear.
End of an era.
We'll never have a broadcaster commentating on one team for 31 years ever again
September 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Bit of a wobble in Dick Davies' voice as he signed off, saying 'support BBC cricket commentaries'
Hear, hear.
End of an era.
We'll never have a broadcaster commentating on one team for 31 years ever again
Hear, hear.
End of an era.
We'll never have a broadcaster commentating on one team for 31 years ever again
130 was what England set Australia at Headingley in 1981. Still the most remarkable come from behind victory in history. This would arguably top it.
September 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
130 was what England set Australia at Headingley in 1981. Still the most remarkable come from behind victory in history. This would arguably top it.
I have noticed an alarming increase in the number of poets, recently. End times?
September 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I have noticed an alarming increase in the number of poets, recently. End times?
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I was honoured to be invited onto BBC Test Match Special last weekend to talk about my book, The Women in Whites: A History of Women's Cricket in England.
The interview is still available for a few hours, so do have a listen here if you missed it (3.29 onwards): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The interview is still available for a few hours, so do have a listen here if you missed it (3.29 onwards): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I was honoured to be invited onto BBC Test Match Special last weekend to talk about my book, The Women in Whites: A History of Women's Cricket in England.
The interview is still available for a few hours, so do have a listen here if you missed it (3.29 onwards): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The interview is still available for a few hours, so do have a listen here if you missed it (3.29 onwards): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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This thing seems to be out in the open now, so even though publication’s eight months away, let’s drum up some early interest, shall we?
Wayfarers is out next April. Here’s the cover.
Wayfarers is out next April. Here’s the cover.
August 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This thing seems to be out in the open now, so even though publication’s eight months away, let’s drum up some early interest, shall we?
Wayfarers is out next April. Here’s the cover.
Wayfarers is out next April. Here’s the cover.
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Thanks to @norcrosscricket.bsky.social for showing my son the importance of electronics to preserving cricket!
August 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Thanks to @norcrosscricket.bsky.social for showing my son the importance of electronics to preserving cricket!
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I recall a fascinating test match 34 years ago, the summer when we were introduced to reverse swing in dramatic fashion by its most skilful proponents.
But a more traditional style of bowling prevailed in Leeds.
Here's a puzzle in homage 🏏😀
@georgedobell.bsky.social
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social
But a more traditional style of bowling prevailed in Leeds.
Here's a puzzle in homage 🏏😀
@georgedobell.bsky.social
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social
August 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I recall a fascinating test match 34 years ago, the summer when we were introduced to reverse swing in dramatic fashion by its most skilful proponents.
But a more traditional style of bowling prevailed in Leeds.
Here's a puzzle in homage 🏏😀
@georgedobell.bsky.social
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social
But a more traditional style of bowling prevailed in Leeds.
Here's a puzzle in homage 🏏😀
@georgedobell.bsky.social
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social
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I’ll be at The Hundred final tomorrow so if anyone wants their copy of my book signed, or wants to buy a copy, please do message me 😊
It’s been great fun seeing it out in the wild this summer already - thanks for all the support 🙏
@jarrodkimber.bsky.social @mel-jones.bsky.social
It’s been great fun seeing it out in the wild this summer already - thanks for all the support 🙏
@jarrodkimber.bsky.social @mel-jones.bsky.social
August 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM
I’ll be at The Hundred final tomorrow so if anyone wants their copy of my book signed, or wants to buy a copy, please do message me 😊
It’s been great fun seeing it out in the wild this summer already - thanks for all the support 🙏
@jarrodkimber.bsky.social @mel-jones.bsky.social
It’s been great fun seeing it out in the wild this summer already - thanks for all the support 🙏
@jarrodkimber.bsky.social @mel-jones.bsky.social
Good data in this thread.
The Hundred (W): Average Attendances 2026
Lord's was the best attended venue in 2026, and Sophia Gardens (Welsh Fire) the worst.
Lord's was the best attended venue in 2026, and Sophia Gardens (Welsh Fire) the worst.
August 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Good data in this thread.
So @levparikian.bsky.social will your birds be doing two dusk choruses within an hour of each other, and if so, can you continue to defend them?
August 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
So @levparikian.bsky.social will your birds be doing two dusk choruses within an hour of each other, and if so, can you continue to defend them?
Semi-seriously though, this is no different from sunset at the equator/tropics, except it’s the horizon that does the eclipsing. Granted it will get lighter for a little while, but not long. The bloody sun sets at 8:29 in London today.
August 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Semi-seriously though, this is no different from sunset at the equator/tropics, except it’s the horizon that does the eclipsing. Granted it will get lighter for a little while, but not long. The bloody sun sets at 8:29 in London today.
They can’t even get eclipses right. It was much better in 1999.
August 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
They can’t even get eclipses right. It was much better in 1999.
It really is a fabulous book which doesn’t shy away from examining how the women running women’s cricket for decades were every bit as regressive and elitist as their MCC counterparts in the men’s game, while still celebrating some true heroines I knew nothing about.
Just finished reading this. Raf's passion for women's cricket oozes from every word.
It should be required reading for every current & future pro woman cricketer in England.
CTTOI It would do the men good to read it too.
It should be required reading for every current & future pro woman cricketer in England.
CTTOI It would do the men good to read it too.
August 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
It really is a fabulous book which doesn’t shy away from examining how the women running women’s cricket for decades were every bit as regressive and elitist as their MCC counterparts in the men’s game, while still celebrating some true heroines I knew nothing about.
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There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
August 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
All that said, Melie Kerr has carelessly misplaced the memo.
August 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
All that said, Melie Kerr has carelessly misplaced the memo.
MI London’s women have been spectacularly dreadful again, today. It’s almost admirable at this stage.
August 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
MI London’s women have been spectacularly dreadful again, today. It’s almost admirable at this stage.
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The Surrey Vagrants Cricket Club are coming to play our five clubs in early September, but they have three spaces remaining in their squad. Reach out to Paul Lack via the contact details if you are interested in joining their squad!
July 29, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The Surrey Vagrants Cricket Club are coming to play our five clubs in early September, but they have three spaces remaining in their squad. Reach out to Paul Lack via the contact details if you are interested in joining their squad!
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This is a joyful and evocative listen on all things #cricket literature from @norcrosscricket.bsky.social, @anniechave.bsky.social and co.
A 40-minute advert for @bookshop.org
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A 40-minute advert for @bookshop.org
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Test Match Special Podcast - What is the greatest cricket book? - BBC Sounds
It's the National Year of Reading. The team debate the best cricket books of all time.
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July 25, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This is a joyful and evocative listen on all things #cricket literature from @norcrosscricket.bsky.social, @anniechave.bsky.social and co.
A 40-minute advert for @bookshop.org
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A 40-minute advert for @bookshop.org
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I don’t understand. Why are Spain not taking off all their attacking players and giving Argentina loads of space to shoot from just outside the penalty area?
July 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I don’t understand. Why are Spain not taking off all their attacking players and giving Argentina loads of space to shoot from just outside the penalty area?
Can this football finally end so I can watch the last episode of Brokenwood Mysteries that has been cooing at me for a fortnight?
July 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Can this football finally end so I can watch the last episode of Brokenwood Mysteries that has been cooing at me for a fortnight?
That might not have been the best move. They can now run ones, twos and the occasional three now.
July 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
That might not have been the best move. They can now run ones, twos and the occasional three now.
After Leach and Patterson-White, Sam Curran might be the next best slow left-armer in the country.
July 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
After Leach and Patterson-White, Sam Curran might be the next best slow left-armer in the country.
What’s that about doubling your score after 30 overs? 194-1 gets India to 388 off the last ball.
July 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
What’s that about doubling your score after 30 overs? 194-1 gets India to 388 off the last ball.
Ooyvind Norstaad, Stig Bloemfomstein, Thor Heyerdahl, Edvard Munch, Roald Amundsen, Jo Nesbo, King Haakon VII. Your guys took an unlucky and devastating defeat in boiling hot confitions that rendered the game a borderline lottery. Can you hear me, King Haakon VII?
July 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Ooyvind Norstaad, Stig Bloemfomstein, Thor Heyerdahl, Edvard Munch, Roald Amundsen, Jo Nesbo, King Haakon VII. Your guys took an unlucky and devastating defeat in boiling hot confitions that rendered the game a borderline lottery. Can you hear me, King Haakon VII?
I’m feeling strange. To lose to Norway feels like the entirely right thing to do. Better than losing to Argentina or France. They will obviously lose at some point, and I love Norway. Sovereign wealth fund, best bit of commentary ever, The Heroes Of Telemark. This could be the easiest q-f ever.
July 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I’m feeling strange. To lose to Norway feels like the entirely right thing to do. Better than losing to Argentina or France. They will obviously lose at some point, and I love Norway. Sovereign wealth fund, best bit of commentary ever, The Heroes Of Telemark. This could be the easiest q-f ever.