AuthorDavid Black

Welcome back! Durham’s real life season has been a bit of a disaster, but at least they have the excuse of starting in negative points. Here, back 1999 on International Cricket Captain, Durham are still a relatively new first class county and have just about shaken off the wooden spoon tag. But they’re still not good. And under my tutelage, they are somehow getting worse… Fresh from the Hampshire humping, we had two one day friendlies at opposite ends of the spectrum. An easy win over Scotland...

While we wait for the the ECB to announce the new TV rights – anyone else expect a Sky monopoly with a few ‘free’ games on Sky Mix thrown in? – here’s part 3 of Dave Black’s adventures on International Cricket Captain … The first match should have been a win. It’s not unreasonable to expect us to take at least one wicket in the final session on a fourth day pitch but for whatever reason, we had to settle for a draw. Now we welcome Hampshire to Fortress...

Welcome back! The very fact that a part 2 was commissioned means that part 1 was a success in my eyes. If you remember, we we’re back in 1999, trying to make Durham a force on International Cricket Captain 2. When I left you we’d just finished Day two, and we lead Worcestershire by 176 runs, although the visitors have 5 wickets remaining. We have however snared the danger men Hick & Moody, so if we can make inroads on a sunny day three morning, who knows what could happen… It’s 11am on an...

Today I’d like to introduce a new series we hope to feature regularly on TFT. And you’ll be pleased to know that it has nothing to do with Jos Buttler and his towel. It’s a series for everyone who had a misspent youth playing cricket video games. And if you didn’t – and you actually had a life – hopefully you’ll enjoy the trip down memory lane anyway. The series comes from TFT reader Dave Black. He tells the story of Durham’s 1999 season. Well...