It’s here!!
Spring is now in full swing; I am sure many others feel the same but the light early morning and the night-time not starting until around 9pm always seem to creep up quickly. It was only a few weeks ago I had to get a train in the dead of night one morning to got to a work meeting in Leeds. Now I am sure the more avid readers like me are building up to the season starting, something to be taken very seriously indeed. This began with the warmer weather in March getting by spikes changed on my boots, taking them to get a few repairs and patches replaced on them then cleaning and applying dubbin to keep he leather supple for the 2026 season. Most of you won’t have Ian Mason specials like I do (see previous articles about this) but this act is certainly something that marks the begging’s of the season. I remember as a kid a couple of other activities that have gone with time. These are getting the linseed oil on bats, getting the equipment out and my dad making sure he had properly...