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20 All Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team’s Euro Cup Adventure

August 6, 2025

It’s Thursday lunchtime in Warsaw, and I’m standing in a field outside the city, in the rain. I’m trying, and failing, to hit a Polish off-spinner. Chasing 206, we’re 23-4.  I’ve never been so happy on a cricket pitch. For this story to make sense, I need to mention that last year I released a … More 20 All Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team’s Euro Cup Adventure

The Night Train

November 1, 2008

The new people, places and situations that we encounter during our lives shape the way that we view the world. In late July 2008 I experienced all three at the same time, during an overnight train journey between Hungary and Ukraine in the middle of my vacation from the law firm in Kyiv where I had been working. The journey will stay in my mind for longer than the holiday itself. … More The Night Train