@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Yesterday I was at Basingstoke & NH for their SPL Div 1 match with Ventnor.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Yesterday I was at St Cross v Odiham & Greywell in SPCL Div III. No finger clicking today.

Here’s the Saltburn CC slip cordon.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was at Trojans for their SPCL Div III match v Fareham.

Gone fishing, by a shady, wady pool.

The Bayeux Tapestry has had a new panel sewn on it.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was back at Hook & Newnham for Hampshire U18s v London Schools

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was at Hook & Newnham for the Southern Prem Div III match with Hursley Park.

Trump has got himself a job with VAR and after reviewing all four Belgian goals has announced that USA won 1-0. He’s now on the phone to Infantino.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Yesterday I was at Calmore for their Southern Premier Division I match with Ventnor.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Yesterday I was back at Old Basing for their match with Kerala. Both teams were exemplary. A great afternoon.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was at Burbage CC for Wiltshire 2XI v Oxfordshire. It was hot.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was at Andover CC to watch my grandchildren take part in their first ever cricket session.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was back at Hartley Wintney for their SPCL DivIII match v Hursley Park.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I was at Purton for Wiltshire 2nd XI v Berkshire. A difficult journey as I got a puncture on M4 and ended up needing a full set of tyres.

Couldn’t agree more. Of all the major ground developments OT is the ugliest. Here’s a picture I took in 2006. Lancs v Yorks. Chappell bowling to Lehman.

On my way to umpire Wiltshire 2nd XI and this happens.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’m not umpiring but watching NZ v Sri Lanka & Eng v Ire at the Utilita.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’ve been at New Milton for their Southern Premiere Div 2 match v Waterlooville.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. On Wednesday I was at Urchfont for a T20 match with Collingbourne CC

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’ve got a day off umpiring to watch England v NZ

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today Alton for their women’s match v New Milton. 540+ runs, two big hundreds & a 90+. Also an excellent 12yr old offie and the occasional steam train.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’ve been at Old Basing for the Hampshire Cricket League match with Shrewton. This gem of a car was parked there as I arrived.

Morning Andy

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Yesterday I was at Sth Wilts CC for Hampshire U16 v Berkshire

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’m at Lymington for their Southern Prem T/20 v Ferndown.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’m at Hook & Newnham for their Southern Prem Div 2 match v Fawley. We never got the 2nd innings started.

@wgrumblepants.bsky.social has been showing us a series of beautiful cricket grounds I’m going to show you every ground I umpire at in 2026. Today I’m at Sparsholt CC for Hampshire O50s v Wiltshire.