Wally Hammond: A life of grace, grandeur and grief
Wally Hammond, born June 19, 1903, was a peerless stroke-maker through the off-side, a fascinating combination of grace and grandeur, one of the...
ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Brendon McCullum blames batsmen for loss against England
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum blamed his team's batsmen for the 10-run defeat against England in a rain-hit Champions Trophy group match...
Tom Graveney: The man who played his best cricket after he turned 39
Tom Graveney, born June 16, 1927, was one of the most elegant and graceful batsmen to play for England. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the man...
Surrey 14 all out; Nobert Phillip takes six for four
On May 30, 1983 Surrey were bowled out for 14 at Chelmsford. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the lowest First-Class score since World War II.
WG Grace becomes the 1st batsman to score 1,000 runs by May in an English season
On May 30, 1895, WG Grace became the first batsman to reach 1,000 First-Class runs by May in an English season. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at...
JJ Ferris: A bowler with a staggering Test record who died young
JJ Ferris, born May 21, 1867, was an ace left-arm swing bowler. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a bowler who ranked among the...
Surrey 496 for 4 in 50 overs — the highest total ever in a List A match
On April 29, 2007 Surrey scored an absurd 496 for four in a South Conference Match in the Friends Provident Trophy against Gloucestershire. Abhishek...
Mike Procter scores six First-Class hundreds in a row to join Don Bradman and CB Fry in a very exclusive club
March 5, 1971. Mike Procter entered the record books with his sixth century on the trot. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the remarkable run of the...
Spectators heard a spine-chilling crack and an agonising scream; a horrific injury had ended a Test career
On February 10, 1992 English fast bowler David Lawrence suffered a horrific injury. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the most gruesome injuries...
Charles Kortright – one of the fastest bowlers of all time
Charles Kortright (born January 9, 1871) was one of the fastest bowlers of all time. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the man, who once bowled a delivery...
