Moments in history Page 20

Brian Langford: A Somerset colossus
Pradip DholeApril 11, 2017 11:21 AM IST
In his evocative obituary of Brian Langford published in the Independent, Stephen Chalke describes how the young Langford would take the bus to Taunton regularly
Jack Badcock: One of the strangest Test batting careers
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 10, 2017 5:08 PM IST
Jack Badcock scored a Test hundred; never went past 10 again; and was a Sheffield Shield giant.
ICC World Cup 2007: AB de Villiers scores 146 on one leg against West Indies
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 10, 2017 2:59 PM IST
AB de Villiers reached 100 from 114 balls. Then he pulled a hamstring, but refused to retire hurt. The next 16 balls fetched him 36.
Alec Stewart: Batting, keeping wickets and leading England through her dark days
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 8, 2017 4:10 PM IST
Alec Stewart was England s captain, batsman and wicketkeeper. When he retired, he was England's most-capped Test cricketer and second-highest Test run-scorer.
World Cup 2007: Bangladesh left-arm spinners strangle South Africa
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 7, 2017 3:37 PM IST
Mohammad Ashraful scored a violent 87. Then Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, and Shakib Al Hasan took over.
Tony Greig spins West Indies out with 13 wickets to clinch thriller at Queen’s Park Oval
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 5, 2017 5:37 PM IST
Tony Greig finished with match figures of 69.1-17-156-13 the best post-War overseas match figures for an Englishman at that time. Only Ian Botham (13 for
‘Snuffy’ Browne: Test cap No. 1 for West Indies
Pradip DholeApril 3, 2017 10:16 PM IST
There is no question about the fact that Browne was an undoubted hero as far as cricket in British Guiana was concerned in the early
Neville Cardus performed the alchemy of changing reportage to literature
Arunabha SenguptaApril 2, 2017 1:53 PM IST
Before Neville Cardus, cricket was reported. With him it was felt and appreciated. Unfortunately, Yes, his cricket chronicles mingle fact and fabrication to the extent
Emrys Davies: The Glamorgan rock
Pradip DholeMarch 31, 2017 11:45 PM IST
Of the Championship matches played at Rodney Parade, Newport, the game played from May 31 to June 2 of 1939 was by far the most
Aftab Baloch: A First-Class 428, but only 2 Tests
Bharath RamarajMarch 31, 2017 3:08 PM IST
Aftab Baloch is best remembered for the one moment he had in his career against Baluchistan.
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara: Cricket captain and first Prime Minister of Fiji
Abhishek MukherjeeMarch 30, 2017 4:33 PM IST
Ratu Mara toured New Zealand with a Fijian side and led Fiji to a famous win over West Indies. They also call him the Founding
Jack Cowie: New Zealand's first bowling superstar
Abhishek MukherjeeMarch 30, 2017 9:33 AM IST
With a 40-wicket restriction, Cowie has the best average among all New Zealand bowlers, ahead of Richard Hadlee and Shane Bond; they are the only
No, Michael Angelow was not the first streaker in Test cricket
B SreeramMarch 26, 2017 2:11 PM IST
Michael Angelow was not the first streaker to take field during a Test. In fact, he was not even the second.
The first streaker at Lord's cricket ground
Arunabha SenguptaMarch 26, 2017 1:45 PM IST
It was August 4, 1975. The person was called Michael Angelow.
Mohammad Ashraful becomes Test cricket's youngest centurion — on his debut
Sarang BhaleraoMarch 22, 2017 4:59 PM IST
Born on September 8, 2001, Mohammad Ashraful a 17-year-old prodigy displayed his precocious talent by scoring a century on Test debut for Bangladesh. In the