First-Class Cricket

First-Class Cricket

That’s amazing how winning in the rain. Middlesex squeezed home by two runs to win the Benson & Hedges Cup 1986 for the second time

Winning In The Rain: Benson & Hedges Cup 1986

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February 10, 2026

CB Rubie (captain & wicket-keeper)

A Match Played between Karachi and MCC in 1920’s

February 6, 2026

Gentleman and Players

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January 30, 2026

The no-ball penalty was worth two runs in 1992

The no-ball penalty introduced worth two runs in 1992

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January 12, 2026

Ravi Shastri Six Sixes 1 Century on ODI Debut

Ravi Shastri Six Sixes

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January 6, 2026

Jack Simmons – Lancashire Off Spin Bowler

December 25, 2025

Harry Creber: A Batsman at Times Batted Both Left and Right Handed

December 18, 2025

Roy Gilchrist bowling for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League in 1964. After his Test career was effectively ended by his volatile temper

Walking off the Pitch, Crompton, Lancashire August 1965

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December 15, 2025

Majid Khan joined the ranks of the great hitters to smash 13 sixes in county cricket at Swansea in 1967.

Majid Khan Hit 13 Sixes vs Glamorgan at Swansea in1967

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December 4, 2025

Ottis Gibson 10 for 47 vs Hampshire in 2007

Ottis Gibson 10 for 47 vs Hampshire in 2007

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November 20, 2025

Bizarre Dismissals – Abdul Aziz Death and Honor of being involved in the Run out of Hanif Muhammad at 499

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November 16, 2025

Charles Augustus Ollivierre played for the West Indies before they were allowed to play test matches.

Charles Augustus Ollivierre: The Trail Blazer by James D. Coldham

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November 1, 2025

It's interesting to read that Denis Smith's 21st century equals L. G. Wright's record for Derbyshire.

Denis Smith 21 Centuries Equals L.G. Wright Record

October 31, 2025

Dera Ismail Khan vs Pakistan Western Railways at Lahore in December 1964 shattered first-class records.

Dera Ismail Khan vs Pakistan Western Railways at Lahore 1964

October 23, 2025

Ghulam Mohammad was born on July 12, 1898, in India. He bats with the right hand and bowls at medium pace with the left hand.

Ghulam Mohammad: Left Arm Medium Pace Bowler (1898-1966)

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October 20, 2025

Bharanaiah Vijayakrishna: A fire-brand cricketer unfulfilled ambition

October 18, 2025

Cricket in its historical perspective showed the origins of cricket are unclear, but English historians are quite adamant that it started in England around the 12th century.

Cricket in its Historical Perspective

September 23, 2025