The Spitfire Diaries

11/08/2025

Our take on yesterday's defeat at Beckenham. It wasn't great but we can at least emphatically clear the admin team of one charge levelled at them.

Kent Spitfires 238 for eight lost by seven wickets to Durham 239 for three You can debate the merits of Beckenham as an outground venue (and the fanbase will until every last member with memories of The Mote and Tunbridge Wells is gone) but in terms of home advantage it’s offered Kent almost nothi...

08/08/2025

A late take on the reversal at Arundel: https://thekentspitfire.co.uk/cohen-solation-prize/

01/08/2025

Here's our take on Leicestershire. Featuring abuse of the Telegraph, Operation Brock, happy rumours (for once) and a decent performance.
https://thekentspitfire.co.uk/ben-sational/

26/07/2025

"Tuesday afternoon in Cardiff was Delgado’s time trial, Gary Sprake hurling the ball into his own net and Gerald Ratner calling his own jewellery crap, all rolled into one."

The Tour de France concludes this weekend and readers of a certain age may remember the 1989 edition, won by Greg LeMond, who overhauled Laurent Fignon on the final day. The headline was the margin of victory: at eight seconds the narrowest ever. What was largely forgotten, by that stage, was the re...

19/07/2025

Tension, shouts of "Judas", shared euphoria and the ongoing reinvention of Harry Finch. Our take on last night is now live:
https://thekentspitfire.co.uk/essex-blast/

14/07/2025

Our lukewarm take on yesterday's win is now live, featuring references to hope, epic misfortune and signing Andy Carroll
https://thekentspitfire.co.uk/middlesex-blast/

12/07/2025

Our report from last night's defeat to Somerset is now online and it's every bit as uplifting as you'd expect.

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10/07/2025

Report from last night's win at Hove. Channelling your inner Steve McQueen
https://thekentspitfire.co.uk/