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Gordon Greenidge: A fascinating study of a cricketer co-produced by two cultures

By On May 1, 2013, 12:57 pm

Gordon Greenidge, born May 1, 1951, was one of the most destructive opening batsmen ever.  Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the...

Graeme Fowler: One match after scoring a Test double century, his international career was over at age 27

By On April 20, 2013, 10:54 am

Graeme “Foxy” Fowler, born April 20, 1957, was an English cricketer who thrived when most frontline players left for the rebel tour...

McDermott's cricketing career and life were like a rollercoaster rides – exhilarating highs and sudden plunges

By On April 14, 2013, 4:02 pm

Craig McDermott, born April 14, 1965, was one of the most successful of Australian fast bowlers whose career was forever plagued by injuries. Arunabha...

Dilip Vengsarkar: The No 1-ranked batsman in the world between 1983 and 1987

By On April 6, 2013, 2:57 pm

Dilip Vengsarkar, born April 6, 1956, is one of the best Indian batsmen of all time. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the career of the man who, during...

David Gower: A batsman whose feats are better chronicled by poets and painters than sports writers

By On April 1, 2013, 12:47 pm

April 1, 1957.The birth of David Gower, a batsman of surreal beauty at the crease. Arunabha Sengupta relives the ups and downs, sublime joys and...

March 23, 2002: Ben Hollioake’s promising career comes to a tragic end

By On March 23, 2013, 12:41 pm

On March 23, 2002, cricket lost one of its most promising young players, Ben Hollioake, in a car crash. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the regrettably...

When Allan Lamb scored 18 runs off the last over to register a miraculous win against Australia

By On January 22, 2013, 11:02 am

In an unbeaten innings of 77 off 102 deliveries, England’s Allan Lamb took 99 deliveries to score his first boundary. Yet, the beauty of that...

The day David Gower rode a Tiger in the middle of a Test match!

By On January 21, 2013, 8:14 am

On January 21, 1991, David Gower and John Morris left the cricket ground during a tour match against Queensland, hopped on a Tiger Moth at the nearby...

Zoo’s who of cricket!

By On January 19, 2013, 3:43 pm

Zoo’s who of cricket!

Joel Garner – the head and toes were both under threat when batsmen faced this Barbadian giant

By On December 16, 2012, 12:06 pm

Joel Garner, born on 16 December 16, 1952, was a dangerous-looking bowler and a thorn in the flesh of many an opposition. The “Big Bird”...