Paul joined a host of sports stars recently for the Leicester Mercury Sports Awards. The event was held at the Tigers’ ground, in Welford Road, and there was something for the hosts to celebrate as Tom Youngs landed the Sportsman of the Year prize. Paul was joined by fellow former Leicestershire cricketer, Will Jefferson, to hand Lizzie Warner “Junior Sportswoman” of the year award. More information here.
When it comes to verbals in cricket, how much is too much? This question has arisen from the feisty Ashes series dominated by Australia, where there has been a great deal of flak flying on and off the field. I have been asked several times about this since the series started, and in my view, some of it has been overblown – but yes, there have been times when a line has been crossed and certain parties have let themselves down. Let us be straight here. This stuff has always gone on in cricket, and not just the highly-pressured Ashes. […]
The Tallawahs, coached by Paul Nixon, defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain on August 24, 2013 by seven wickets with 15 balls remaining to win the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League. The final saw three brilliant bowling performances – Tallawahs’ Vernon Philander (3-0-8-0) and Muttiah Muralitharan (4-0-13-0); and Sunil Narine of Warriors who had figures of 4-0-9-0. Photos courtesy of CPL T20 Ltd
