The Beamer

Midway through the rugby season and the end of the game is in sight. Rugby is starting again and our summer sport is going to suffer. The Welsh Rugby Union, believing the junior game is not in good shape in Wales and that skills among our 7-year-old are not fit for purpose has decided to launch Summer Rugby in a bid to grow playing numbers in that age group. It's not gone down well with Welsh cricketers. Former Glamorgan aces Steve James and Mark Wallace have both Tweeted disgust saying:  This is an utter shambles, nothing more, nothing less. Cannot believe @CricketWales are allowing this to happen.. https://t.co/apFP5ZxQhG — Steve James (@sjamesjourno) 16 June 2018 Ok...so are you supportive of this happening??? https://t.co/HOSsrfB6c0 — Mark Wallace (@MarkWallace18) 16 June 2018 Welsh Rugby legends on the other hand think it's the best thing since they woke up with a hangover following their Six Nations Grand Slam wins: Love this idea...Great ...

The biggest news coming out of England's bounce-back win over Pakistan at Headingly this week wasn't the fact they actually won a game, it was man of the match Jos Butler's reminder to himself on the handle of his bat. It's seems inconceivable that a man of his talent would need a written cue to remind himself how good he is but given the biggest opponent you face on the cricket field can often be yourself, the two words at he wrote make sense. In writing 'Fuck It' on the top of the handle, Butler said in corresponding interviews: "I think it’s just something that reminds me of what my best mindset is – when I’m playing cricket, and probably in life as well.  ‘It puts cricket in perspective. When you nick off, does it really matter? ‘It’s just a good reminder when I’m in the middle, when I’m questioning myself, and it brings me back to a good place.’ Butler's attitude is a good one to have especially if you're not having a good ru...

As batting collapses go, Kilgetty’s capitulation against Neyland  on Saturday ranks right up there. From a seemingly decent position of 80 odd for two, the remaining batsmen were removed with ease as the hosts were dismissed for 95. Only Dafydd Bevan with 40 and Ross Hardy with 45 showed any real resistance against the victors who have built up a 30 point lead at the top of division one as they strolled to a nine wicket win. Being part of a poor batting display is demoralising. At that moment in time, if nothing else is going wrong in your life, you feel it’s the worst. First your opponents greet every wicket with glee, then mocking humour and then a sense of pity on the rabbits that come in last; annoyed that their not going to get a decent game of cricket in that day. That wasn’t the case in Burton though as wickets were as scarce there as runs were at Kingsmoor. In Pembrokeshire cricket, if you score 239 most weeks you feel you have enough in the tank to win the game, un...