Ivo Tennant

Nov 23, 2024 | thecricketer.com | Ivo Tennant

The Cricketer presents a 12-part series of the greatest captains to play county cricket from our archive as we prepare to induct a new addition. In part nine Ivo Tennant profiles Hampshire's charming captain Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie [~~OAKPAYWALL~~] Please ensure all fields are completed before submitting your comment!

Oct 19, 2024 | thetimes.com | Ivo Tennant

MCC’s head of ticketing at Lord’s has been sacked for handing out tickets to leading matches for personal gain. A club statement sent to the 18,500 members, after an investigation involving external solicitors, revealed that Simon Wakefield had been dismissed “on grounds of gross misconduct” and had admitted the allegations. The club spotted anomalies in records in March for major matches, which generally refers to international cricket and hence the most expensive seats in the ground.

Sep 30, 2024 | thetimes.com | Ivo Tennant

Hampshire will become the first county cricket club to be owned by overseas investors after a takeover deal struck with the owners of the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals. Kevin Pietersen, the former England batsman who played for Hampshire and Delhi, helped to broker the deal, which is worth just under £120million and includes £63million of debt.

Jul 3, 2024 | thetimes.com | Elizabeth Ammon |Paul Edwards |Ivo Tennant

Glamorgan missed out on breaking the world record for a fourth-innings run chase after a one-handed catch by a gloveless wicketkeeper meant their match against Gloucestershire ended in a dramatic tie — the first in a County Championship game for six years (Elizabeth Ammon writes). Chasing an improbable 593 to win, Glamorgan levelled the scores, nine wickets down with the No11 Jamie McIlroy requiring just a single off the final ball to achieve an historic win at Cheltenham.

Jun 5, 2024 | thetimes.com | Ivo Tennant

Stephen Fry, the writer and former president of Marylebone Cricket Club, has apologised to members for his outspoken remarks he made about them at the Hay Festival in Powys last week, admitting: “I really should learn to keep my big mouth shut.” A number of members have written to the club to say that Fry should be suspended after he attacked it for “stinking of privilege and ­classism” and over their appearance in the pavilion at Lord’s.