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...
New Zealand bowled out for 26 — the lowest ever score in a Test innings
On March 28, 1955 New Zealand were bowled out for an abysmal 26. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the lowest total ever by a side in the history...
Hugh Tayfield bowls South Africa to an incredible win with an effort ranked as the best-ever in a Test innings
February 20, 1957. Hugh Tayfield bowled South Africa to a fantastic victory in a closely-contested thriller of a Test match at Johannesburg. Arunabha...
Hugh Tayfield - a classy off-spinner and a noted economist
Hugh Tayfield, arguably the greatest South African spinner, was born on January 30, 1929. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the legend who was instrumental...
Peter May - classic, charismatic & one of the greatest post-War English batsmen
Peter May, born on December 31, 1929, was a hero of the post-War period when England dominated world cricket. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the classical...
Madhav Mantri - India's oldest living Test cricketer is 91 years old today
Ninety one years ago, Madhav Mantri, the oldest-living Indian Test cricketer was born. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of the fighting...
July 31, 1956: The day Jim Laker got all 10 in a Test innings against Australia
Fifty six years ago in Manchester, Jim Laker singlehandedly routed the Australians, taking 10 wickets in the second innings, making it 19 for the...
Commentators in cricket history - 7: Robert Hudson - the art of being prepared
Robert Hudson is perhaps the most unsung of the Test Match Special commentators. Nevertheless, he played the most important role in the conception...
Cricketing Rifts 5: 1950s - Many mutinies against the skippers
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have...
Eng vs Ind: Third Test day four statistical review
Statistical highlights at the end of the third cricket Test between India and England at Edgbaston on Saturday.
