365 days and counting...

Now that in real life I've become a nameless, faceless, worker-bee in a big corporation, it's hard to keep you posted on my pretend-person life; so I missed maidenbowling's first birthday (21-OCT, in case anyone was curious).

But, hey, better late than never.
And I thought I must celebrate this occasion by listing out my favorite Cricket blogs/posts/bloggers (from the past one year.)
I understand that you people have busy lives, but do click on the links; you won't be disappointed.

(Blogs/posts listed by author's names in alphabetical order.)

1. I enjoy reading Achettup's posts; he is a brilliant writer. While, I am guessing, the "Ponting's email hacked" post was quite popular, this one is my favorite.

2. Read any of Amy's posts and you'll be laughing out loud. However, search for "AB de Villiers" and you will stumble onto some of her best work.

3. The now "retired" dopaisekatamasha is my favorite cricket blog. Ever.
It was simple, straightforward, and presented a unique point of view.
Every time I read a post, I was left wondering, "who would've thought of that?!" And each post was backed by research and analysis, and reflected the passion that Homer feels for cricket.

The blog also gets major points for a totally cool name.

4. It's a pity that Dammith doesn't write as often as he used to. Fly-slip is one of the best cricket blogs out there. You must read his ode to "Splendid Mendis".

5. I stumbled onto Jrod's brilliant CWB by mistake; I don't even remember what I was searching for in Google. And I discovered the wonderful world of cricket blogs. While CWB is a treasure trove of insightful posts, these three stick out:

a. Jrod's application for the Kiwi coaching post.(I guess he could re-apply now!)
b. Jrod talks about the "English firm".
c. Jrod treats the teams like ladies.

To steal from Sam/Sameer/Chandler, Jrod is the Baap of Blogging!

6. While I've never ever played cricket in my life, this post by Megha, for some strange reason (because it was heart-felt?) took me back to my childhood days.

7. Nestaquin is a propah writer, very unlike yours truly, so consider the (pleasant) shock I received on reading this post. And I like this one for the debate it generated.

8. I really enjoy reading Nightwatchgirl; while the focus is solely English cricket, and the posts pithy, the blog packs quite a pleasant punch. I liked this one because we get to know the woman behind the blog; well almost.

9. Purna chimes in from Canada and I enjoy her blog very much. She has such a clever way with words... I wish I could write like that!

10. Thanks to SP, every time I think of Veeru/GG/Veeru-GG, this image flashes in my head. True, it does.

11. R-Rated joy ride; Suave's post on England's performance in 2008 in India had me in splits!

12. Suhas' writing is understated; while I prefer his non-cricketing blog, I liked this post (from his cricket blog) for selfish reasons and this one because he cared when no one else did.

That be all. There were some more, but hey I even made space for the 12th man.
Later.

p.s. I Promise to proof-read( at least twice) my posts this year and ensure that they are free of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors (how do you people tolerate me?).

p.p.s. Bloggers, please don’t leave messages thanking me.