Gordon Greenidge: A fascinating study of a cricketer co-produced by two cultures
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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...
Joel Garner – the head and toes were both under threat when batsmen faced this Barbadian giant
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”...
