TheMiddleStump

2019 Ariticles

Development

April 26, 2019

23rd HOWZAT National Junior Cricket Super League For Chief Philip Asiodu Trophy

The Howzat National Junior cricket league For Chief Philip ASIODU Trophy-organized by the Howzat Foundation for Cricket, concluded recent...

Musings

March 28, 2019

Musings OF A GROUNDSMAN - CODE OF MISCONDUCT

In a society, there are unwritten rules. Codes that allow us as individuals to coexist. But as humans, there are times when codes may be ...

League

March 22, 2019

PORTHARCOURT CRICKET LEAGUE FINAL

The much-anticipated PHCL final is here. After months of exciting, hard-fought group games. One of Benvic CC or Whales CC will be crowned...

League

March 9, 2019

GOOD NEWS - ABUJA CRICKET LEAGUE AND EDO WOMEN'S T20 LEAGUE

Aaaand we-re back After a brief hiatus, The Middle Stump has been knocked back in place and we are ready to play. We have news for you! T...

League

February 26, 2019

CRUSADERS CC REMAIN UNBEATEN AFTER BRUISING INTEGRITY FORCE BY 106 RUNS

After winning the toss, Crusaders CC elected to bat first. The new ball was swinging around, and the bowling was very tight from the Inte...

Musings

February 18, 2019

Musings OF A GROUNDSMAN - COMMON SENSE TEST

Cricket, they say, is a gentleman's game. I've always known it to be so. I've always tried to play it so. Not because the only people who...

Musings

January 25, 2019

Musings OF A GROUNDSMAN - CHIN MUSIC

In my early years of minding the ground at my first cricket home, the tradition that I saw trainers hand down to bowlers was to always pi...

League

January 25, 2019

ANOTHER THRILLING WEEKEND AS GCI, GCU, ILCC, LACC, BENVIC, WHALES STEP OUT TO MAINTAIN WINNING FORM.

Its a blockbuster weekend of cricket action in the CCC League. The bumper fixture list gives us 5 matches across 3 venues to feast on. Th...

League

January 23, 2019

CCC LEAGUE WEEK 2 - GCI BACK TO WINNING WAYS

GCI bounced back from their hammering in the opening weekend to beat FGCW by 8 wickets. FGC, having been put in to bat, were reduced to 3...

League

January 11, 2019

THE NOTORE LAGOS CRICKET LEAGUE RETURNS THIS WEEKEND WITH 4 MATCHES ACROSS 2 VENUES.

Hello and happy new year from all of us at themiddlestump.xyz.We are so happy to tell you that cricket is back. It feels like Christmas a...

Development

January 8, 2019

ACUSN LAGOS SETS PACE, ORGANISES ONLINE SCORING SEMINAR

ACUSN Lagos set pace, organises online scoring seminar Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers in Nigeria (ACUSN) Lagos State Chapter ...

Musings

January 7, 2019

Musings of a Groundsman: Inconsistent Constant

1978 was the year the world saw international cricket being played in coloured strips for the first time. Coloured jerseys, white ball......

League

January 7, 2019

Brian Game

More than any other sport I have been involved in, cricket is cerebral For a few years now, I have been fixated on answering the same q...