Sid Barnes: Only 13 Tests, but phenomenal numbers to show in those matches
Sid Barnes, the enigma of Australian cricket, was born on June 5, 1916— though, the year is uncertain. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back one of...
Bill Edrich: Success, failure, drinks and divorces
March 26, 1916. The birth of Bill Edrich, one of the pillars of English batting during the difficult phase immediately after the Second World War....
Clarrie Grimmett takes 13 wickets at Durban in what would turned out to be his farewell Test match
March 3, 1936. Clarrie Grimmett ended the series in South Africa with a haul of 13 wickets at Durban, bringing his tally in the series to 44. Strangely,...
Eddie Paynter gets out of hospital bed and scores a match-changing 83 in an Ashes Test
On February 13, 1933, Eddie Paynter got up from his hospital bed, took a taxi to the ground, got into the dressing room in his pyjamas, changed...
Patsy Hendren — great cricketer and greater entertainer
Patsy Hendren, born February 5, 1889, was a brilliant batsman, extraordinary fielder and one of the most popular players to have played the game....
Bodyline series: The day Bill Woodfull was struck on his heart by Harold Larwood
On January 14, 1933, Australian captain Bill Woodfull staggered after being hit over the heart by a ball from Harold Larwood. Two days later, wicketkeeper...
Clarrie Grimmett — the man who created the ‘flipper’
Clarrie Grimmett, born December 25, 1891, was one of the greatest leg-spinners of all time and the man credited to have developed the ‘flipper’....
Bill O’Reilly — the greatest leg-spinner of all time
Bill O’Reilly, born December 20, 1905, was considered by Don Bradman to be the greatest bowler he had faced or seen. Arunabha Sengupta recalls...
