Australia scores 721 in a single day’s play; Bradman hits 187 in little over two hours!
On May 15, 1948 Don Bradman’s Invincibles amassed 721 in a single day against Essex at Southend-on-Sea. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the...
Charlie Palmer: The man who narrowly missed taking nine wickets for no run!
Charlie Palmer, the Worcestershire and Leicestershire mainstay for over two decades, was born on May 15, 1919. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at...
Ian Redpath: The man Greg Chappell once said "could kill to play for Australia"
Ian Redpath, born May 11, 1941, was one of the mainstays of the string Australian side of the early seventies and one of the most difficult batsmen...
Conrad Hunte: A classy batsman and a good human being of strong moral character
Conrad Hunte, born on May 9, 1932, was one of the greatest West Indian openers. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an unsung hero of the calypso nation.
Duleepsinhji scores 333 in five and half hours to break Ranji’s record
May 7, 1930. KS Duleepsinhji set the county ground at Hove ablaze, scoring 333 in five and half hours. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the intoxicating...
Bill Lawry and Bob Simpson register Australia’s highest for the opening wicket
On May 6, 1965, Bill Lawry and Bob Simpson scripted Australia’s highest opening partnership, a massive 382, in Australia’s total of...
Herbie Taylor: The South African Neville Cardus hailed as 'one of the six greatest batsmen in the post-Grace period'
Herbie Taylor, arguably the first great South African cricketer, was born on May 5, 1889.Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a champion of his era...
Derbyshire batsman falls 5 runs short of breaking club's 117-year-old record
West Indian left-hander Chesney Hughes narrowly missed out on a 117-year-old record when he stroked a monumental unbeaten double hundred for Derbyshire...
Jacques Rudolph’s double-century on debut knocks the wind out of Bangladesh’s frail sails
On April 26, 2003, Jacques Rudolph became the fifth batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a double-century on debut, after an eight-and-a-half-hour...
CB Fry – A life worth living
Cricket will perhaps be graced by many men with skills and records that rival, and often surpass, Charles Burgess Fry. Yet, as a marvellously gifted...
