Spot-fixing and Woolmer’s death: How numbers can help detect anomalies
With the kind of technology available, and astute use of mathematical models, many anomalies in the field of play can be readily flagged as suspicious....
Arunabha Sengupta
(Arunabha Sengupta is a cricket historian and Chief Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. He writes about the history and the romance of the game, punctuated often by opinions about modern day cricket, while his post-graduate degree in statistics peeps through in occasional analytical pieces. The author of three novels, he can be followed on twitter at http://twitter.com/senantix)
Moments in history
Alan Melville: The man who scored four Test centuries in consecutive innings separated by eight years
Alan Melville, born May 19, 1910, had one of the most curious careers. He led in all but one of the Tests he played in, overcame incredible injuries,...
David Warner and the other cricketer-journalist duels
David Warner’s outburst on Twitter has created a new benchmark for player-journalist feuds, but such rifts are not new in the cricketing world....
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Hedley Verity: One of the greatest left-arm spinners in the game who died as POW in Italy at age 38
Hedley Verity, born May 18, 1905, was one of the greatest left-arm spinners ever. Even Don Bradman fell to his guile. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...
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Leslie Hylton: The only Test cricketer hanged for murder
May 17, 1955. Leslie Hylton, West Indian pace bowler of the 1930s, was hanged in Jamaica on charges of murdering his wife. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...
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Bhagwath Chandrasekhar: The man who turned his disability into a lethal weapon
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, born May 17 1945, was afflicted by poliomyelitis as a child and his right-arm remained withered as he grew into manhood....
IPL 2013: TRPs could soar following the spot-fixing disclosures
There are reactions that range from outrage to anger to pain to disillusion. The arrests of Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan...
Moments in history
Dermot Reeve throws his bat and prompts a rule change
May 16, 1996. Start of the county game between Warwickshire and Hampshire that saw some bizarre tactics on the final day. Arunabha Sengupta looks...
Moments in history
Ted Dexter: One of the most colourful characters to grace English cricket
Ted Dexter, born May 15, 1935, was one of the most fascinating characters of English cricket with fearless stroke-play, dashing image and debonair...
Moments in history
Glenn McGrath was the biggest difference for a very good Australian side transforming into near an invincible unit
Glenn McGrath was not only a great fast bowler who bowled Australia to innumerable victories; he also managed to raise the performance of his bowling...
