Joe Root is answer to England's middle-order problem
Joe Root continued in his rich vein of form on Wednesday and raised hopes of being the solution to England's middle-order problem with a career-best...
Neville Cardus performed the alchemy of changing reportage to literature
Neville Cardus was born on April 2, 1889, supposedly in a Manchester slum. Before him, cricket was reported. With him it was felt and appreciated....
Jim Laker: The immortal off-spinner who took 19 wickets in a Test
Jim Laker, born February 9, 1922, was perhaps the best off-spinner ever produced by England, and a man of sophistication, wit and charm. Arunabha...
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...
Jack Hobbs : Forever the Master
Jack Hobbs, born December 16, 1884, was the greatest batsman in the world during his day, the man who took the mantle of the master from WG Grace,...
Alastair Cook scores third consecutive Test century
England captain Alastair Cook scored his third consecutive Test century in the first innings of the Kolkata Test against India on Thursday.
Les Ames - the best batsman-keeper before Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower & Kumar Sangakkara
Les Ames (born December 3, 1905) was the first choice England wicket-keeper of the 1930s and also a batsman good enough to score 100 First-class...
Herbert Sutcliffe – the master of bad wickets
Herbert Sutcliffe (born November 24, 1894) was one of the best opening batsmen ever. Arunabha Sengupta looks back on the career...
Ken Barrington - arguably England’s greatest middle-order batsman
Arguably the greatest ever middle-order batsman England has ever produced, Ken Barrington was born on November 24, 1930. Abhishek Mukherjee...
August 11, 1977: Geoff Boycott gets his 100th First-class century
35 years ago, Geoff Boycott drove Greg Chappell for four to bring up his 100th First-class century in what was only the second Test since...
