hi guys,
thanks for the replies very helpfull!
it is still really a work in progress by the looks i had thought maybe i would get away with as it is but your commetns have made me more determined to make this better.
the lack of cricket feel is bothering me now i think i shall try the cricket ball ont he desk you mentioned (nothing speaks cricket more than a cricket ball!)
the links will be styled i must have been lazy to think they would look ok on the site, also i did try using comic sans as the font for the site to keep with the hand written feel but was told it was spoiling the feel what would you suggest?