Towel Day: Remembering Douglas Adams
May 25, of course, is Towel Day — in memory of the man who told us The Answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything. An awestruck fanboy Abhishek...
Abhishek Mukherjee
(Abhishek Mukherjee is a cricket historian and Senior Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. He generally looks upon life as a journey involving two components — cricket and literature, though not as disjoint elements. A passionate follower of the history of the sport with an insatiable appetite for trivia and anecdotes, he has also a steady love affair with the incredible assortment of numbers that cricket has to offer. He also thinks he can bowl decent leg-breaks in street cricket, and blogs at http://ovshake.blogspot.in. He can be followed on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ovshake and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ovshake42)
Moments in history
Allan Border slams fourth century in consecutive First-Class matches in England
On May 25, 1985 Allan Border completed his fourth consecutive First-Class hundred to set off an England tour. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at a captain’s...
Moments in history
EAS Prasanna: The off-spinning magician!
Erapalli Prasanna, born on May 22, 1940, was arguably the greatest Indian off-spinner. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of one of an...
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Charlie Palmer: Incredible figures of 14-12-7-8 — seven of them bowled!
On May 21, 1955 Charlie Palmer bowled an unbelievable spell of 8 for 7 (8 for 0 at one point of time) at Grace Road against a mighty Surrey. Abhishek...
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Albert Trott: The first bowler in First-Class history to take two hat-tricks in an innings
On May 22, 1907 Albert Trott became the first bowler to take two hat-tricks in a single First-Class innings. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at one of...
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JJ Ferris: A bowler with a staggering Test record who died young
JJ Ferris, born May 21, 1867, was an ace left-arm swing bowler. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a bowler who ranked among the greatest...
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Star-studded Yorkshire bowled out for 23 in one of the most sensational upsets in County Championship history
On May 20, 1965 a star-studded Yorkshire were bowled out for 23 by Hampshire at Middlesbrough.Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the most unbelievable...
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Ted Alletson 189 in 90 minutes: Arguably the greatest onslaught by a tailender in cricket history
On May 20, 1911 Ted Alletson scored 189 in 90 minutes against Sussex at Hove. Since lunch he had scored 142 in 40 minutes, which included the time...
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The day Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza posted the highest seventh wicket partnership in Tests
On May 18, 1955 Denis Atkinson and Clairmonte Depeiaza put up 347 runs for the seventh wicket against Australia at Kensington Oval. Abhishek Mukherjee...
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‘Tich’ Freeman: Colossus who ruled the County Championship for Kent
‘Tich’ Freeman, born May 17, 1888, was an ace British leg-spinner. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a colossus whose stats...
