England

Many cricketers grew up on tales of Doug Wright born on August 21st, 1914, and his brilliance as a legspinner for Kent and England. Great Sir Don Bradman rated him the most dangerous he ever faced. Wright took 108...

England off-spinner Jim Laker was interviewed by John Reason for The Cricketer, England in 1966. We reproduce below Jim Laker’s views on the match and unsurpassable record as it makes interesting reading. On the day before the match, we went...

John Hampshire first played for England in 1969 against West Indies at Lord's. He was 28 years old. He made a century in his first Test innings. Indeed this is a rare feat, even today when there seems always...

Lancashire all-rounder Peter Marner was born on March 31, 1936, at Greenacres Oldham, Lancashire. Peter Marner was the youngest player to represent the county, making his debut against Sussex in August 1952 at the age of 16 years and...

Pakistan Conquers England at Multan in 2005. England started off as a favorite due to their much-hyped performance in the Ashes series against Australia. But an unfortunate incidental injury to their Captain Michael Vaughan dampened the spirits in the...

LIFE BEGAN AT THIRTY Profile of England off-spinner EDDIE HEMMINGS by Nottingham journalists John Lawson and Terry Bowles 1983.  This time last year Eddie Hemmings was jogging around the snow-packed streets of Nottingham, following instructions to keep him in good...

Mark Butcher played a dazzling inning against Australia at the Oval. England left-hand batsman Mark Butcher came back from near nothingness to cement his place. This was a rare feat in cricket history as he scored an unbeaten 173...

Norman Mandy Mitchell-Innes England's oldest surviving Test cricketer, died on December 28, 2006, at the age of 92. He was the last England cricketer who played a Test before the Second World War, and his death left the 89-year-old...

Ken Cranston, who captained England once in 1947-48, died on January 8 at the age of 89. He became England's oldest living Test cricketer on the death of Mandy Mitchell-Innes on December 28, 2006. That mantle now passes to...

Keith Fletcher on the tour of India 1972-73 but totally overlooked his magnificent 97 not out in Chennai. This sector of the tour was especially memorable for me as it provided my maiden Test hundred — a tremendous relief...