Game of the Century: When England met Australia for a one-off Test to mark the centenary of the first-ever Test in 1977 Australia October 14, 2026
Michael Slater – A Swashbuckling Opening Batsman Australia May 6, 2026 0Michael Jonathon Slater was born on February 21, 1970, in New South Wales. The right-hander from the New South Wales...
Srikkanth: A Dashing Player of Cut and Hook India May 5, 2026 0Srikkanth was not merely a dashing player of cut and hook. He was also a leading exponent of one of...
Sunil Gavaskar Speaks to Paddy Feeny During his Stint with Somerset in 1980 Regarding Fitness India May 5, 2026 0In 1980, when Sunil Gavaskar was playing for Somerset, he had a brief chat with Paddy Feeny regarding the importance...
Saeed Anwar: The Stylish Jewel Pakistan May 5, 2026 0Saeed Anwar said he never imagined that he could play for so long after disasters started to get paired on...
Taslim Arif – The Unlucky Wicket Keeper Pakistan May 5, 2026 0Former Pakistan wicketkeeper/batsman Taslim Arif died in Karachi on the night of March 13, 2008, about two months short of...
Bill Brown – The Member of Bradman’s Invincible Team Australia May 4, 2026 0‘Invincible’ Bill Brown, one of the last of the famous Australian Invincible Side of 1948, died on March 16, 2008,...
Shahid Mahmood – First Pakistani to Take All 10 in First-Class Cricket Pakistan May 4, 2026 0Shahid Mahmood has taken all 10 wickets in an innings of a first-class match. There have been three, with slow-medium...
Norman O’Neill: The Prince of Australian Batting Australia May 4, 2026 0Norman O’Neill is one of the princes of Australian batting in the post-war era. He died at the age of...
Merv Wallace: The Unsung Hero New Zealand May 4, 2026 0Merv Wallace should have been one of the greatest names in New Zealand’s cricket history. That he wasn’t largely because...
Mushtaq Muhammad: An Outstanding Cricketer Pakistan May 3, 2026 0Mushtaq Muhammad is recognized as an outstanding cricketer, but not always for all the valid reasons. His public image is...
Viv Richards did not walk when he was out early at Delhi in 1974 West Indies May 3, 2026 0It did not help that when he was 12, Viv Richards was caught by Farokh Engineer behind the stumps off...
Hail Curtly Ambrose – He Gave Nothing Away West Indies May 3, 2026 0Can anyone be as ubiquitous as Curtly Ambrose? Over the decade of nonstop cricket, he has failed to change. He...
Bizarre Dismissals – Abdul Aziz Death and Honor of being involved in the Run out of Hanif Muhammad at 499 First-Class Cricket May 2, 2026 0Abdul Aziz is not a name that springs readily to cricket followers’ lips. But in 1959, the young lad had...
Keith Miller: Australia’s Greatest Ever All-rounder. Australia May 2, 2026 0There was a story that when Bradman imposed a curfew on the team, Keith Miller presented himself at the captain’s...
Erapalli Prasanna Shocking Omission India May 2, 2026 0About 50 years ago, another Indian off-spinner, Erapalli Prasanna, found out what it was like to be benched on a...
Walter Hadlee – The Father of Sir Richard Hadlee New Zealand May 2, 2026 0Walter Hadlee is known for his contribution to New Zealand cricket and is regarded as a cricketing legend in the...
Pakistan vs India First Test at Faisalabad in 1978 India May 1, 2026 0Hussain Syed reports on the Pakistan vs India First Test at Faisalabad in 1978, but yet another boring draw. A...
Hanif Muhammad Marathon 187 Turns the Table at Lord’s, 1967 Pakistan May 1, 2026 0The First Match between Pakistan v England was played at Lords on July 27, 28, 29, 31, and August 1,...
Mandy Mitchell-Innes (1914-2006): A Very Intelligent University Talent England May 1, 2026 0Norman Mandy Mitchell-Innes, England’s oldest surviving Test cricketer, died on December 28, 2006, at the age of 92. He was...
Harry Graham (1870-1911): The Greatest Wet Wicket Hitter Australia May 1, 2026 0Harry Graham was born on November 22, 1877. He played six Tests for Australia between 1893 and 1896. He scored...
Vinoo Mankad: India’s Most Prodigious all-rounder India April 30, 2026 0The advertisement used to insist that Vinoo Mankad’s successes on the cricket field were partially due to his using Brylcream...
Has a team ever won a Test series 3-2 after trailing 2-0? Australia August 14, 2024 0Recently, I came across a question: has a team ever won a test series 3-2 after training 2-0? Here is...
First-ever Official One-day International at MCG 1971 Australia August 16, 2023 0January 5, 1971 at the MCG. The first-ever Official One-day International that sparked a revolution invariably start in small ways....
Len Hutton 364 at The Oval in June 1938 England October 20, 2022 0Len Hutton 364 at The Oval in June 1938. No more remarkable exhibition of concentration and endurance has been seen...
2007 World Cup – A Catalyst Toward Caribbean Identity Construction Ebooks September 15, 2022 0It was paramount for the English-speaking Caribbean to host a successful Cricket 2007 World Cup and field an outstanding West...
