Ali Bacher: The man who played important roles in South African cricket, before and after the ban
Ali Bacher, born May 24, 1942, led South Africa in four victorious Test matches against Australia in their last series before isolation. It was...
140 years before IPL spot-fixing: Ted Pooley and cricket's first betting-related suspension
In the wake of the betting scandals that have rocked the cricket world, and laments about the modern day corruption bringing the ‘gentleman’s...
Nasser Hussain retires from cricket after a last hurrah
On May 24, 2004, former England captain Nasser Hussain scored a match-winning unbeaten century at Lord's in the first Test against New Zealand....
Denis Compton: The knight in shining armour of English cricket
Denis Compton, born May 23, 1918, was one of the greatest batsmen of England whose career might have traced even higher paths if he had not been...
Woorkeri Raman: A career that did not reach the expected heights
Woorkeri Venkat Raman, born May 23, 1965, was an Indian Test cricketer whose international career never fully took off, although there was no denying...
EAS Prasanna: The off-spinning magician!
Erapalli Prasanna, born on May 22, 1940, was arguably the greatest Indian off-spinner. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of one of an...
Charlie Palmer: Incredible figures of 14-12-7-8 — seven of them bowled!
On May 21, 1955 Charlie Palmer bowled an unbelievable spell of 8 for 7 (8 for 0 at one point of time) at Grace Road against a mighty Surrey. Abhishek...
Albert Trott: The first bowler in First-Class history to take two hat-tricks in an innings
On May 22, 1907 Albert Trott became the first bowler to take two hat-tricks in a single First-Class innings. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at one of...
The day Harold Heygate became the first batsman to be “timed out”
May 22, 1919. Harold Heygate becomes the first man in history of cricket to be timed out — although the scorecards said ‘out, absent’....
IPL: Manish Pandey becomes first Indian centurion in the tournament
On May 21, 2009, the Indian Premier League (IPL) got its first Indian centurion. Nineteen-year-old Manish Pandey, player of the Royal Challengers...
