×

Moments in history

Charles Augustus Ollivierre: First black West Indian to play in County Championship

Charles Ollivierre came from the small island of St Vincent. He went to England with the 1900 West Indians, and was spotted by Derbyshire. He had a reasonable stint with them.

Continue Reading

Why John Wright got ‘trolled’ by his Derbyshire teammates

John Wright batted gustily on debut, facing 349 balls for his hard-earned 74 runs. However, he did not exactly get a hero’s welcome at Derbyshire.

Continue Reading

Percy Fender asks Surrey, his own team, to stop scoring

Percy Fender, never one to shy away from exploiting loopholes in the laws, found a novel way to maximise points.

Continue Reading

Sid Barnes chases umpire Alec Skelding with a dog

Of Test cricketers, Sid Barnes’ stature as a character has been matched by few, but perhaps he outdid even himself in 1948 when he toured England as part of Don Bradman’s Invincibles.

Continue Reading

When MS Dhoni made his Test debut

MS Dhoni played 90 Tests scoring 6 hundreds and 33 fifties. In addition, he has 256 catches and 38 stumpings to his name.

Continue Reading

LTTE, Kent cricket, and a homophone attack at Lord’s

The posters demanding Tamil Eelam did not have the desired impact on some sections of the crowd, who largely guffawed.

Continue Reading

The curious debut of Jim Parks Sr

Bob Relf did not qualify for Sussex by birth, and had to earn his qualification. He would have been eligible to play for the match in question — had he not played for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship in between.

Continue Reading

Lionel Tennyson becomes first to bat with one hand in Test cricket: scores 63 and 36

Lionel Tennyson called it probably the proudest moment of his life. There were several reasons behind this.

Continue Reading

Rusi Modi: Among the batting giants of India’s pristine cricketing past

There was Vijay Merchant, and there was Vijay Hazare. And then, there was Rusi Modi.

Continue Reading

Roy Fredericks: 15 little known facts to know about the former West Indies opening batsman

Standing at just five feet six inches, Fredericks was considered one of the most destructive left-handed batsmen of his time.

Continue Reading

trending this week