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...
Warwickshire bowled out for 45 and 52; lose by innings on Day One of the match!
On May 16, 1953 Alec Bedser and Jim Laker combined to trounce Warwickshire for 45 and 52. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a County Championship...
Polly Umrigar — the backbone of Indian batting through the fifties and early sixties
Polly Umrigar, born March 28, 1926, was one of greatest batsmen in Indian cricket and a colossal figure of the fifties and sixties. Arunabha Sengupta...
Alex Moir bowls two consecutive overs in a Test innings to emulate Warwick Armstrong!
On March 28, 1951 Alex Moir became only the second cricketer in the history of Test cricket to bowl two consecutive overs in an innings. Abhishek...
End of an era: Sir Don Bradman passes away
February 25, 2001. Bradman fell short of yet another century when pneumonia claimed his life at the age of 92. Arunabha Sengupta pays homage to...
Ken Barrington - arguably England’s greatest middle-order batsman
Arguably the greatest ever middle-order batsman England has ever produced, Ken Barrington was born on November 24, 1930. Abhishek Mukherjee...
Rusi Modi - one of the batting giants of India's pristine cricketing past
Rusi Modi, born on November 11, 1924, was one of the finest of the early Indian batsmen. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a man with...
