Moments in history Page 3

What made Maurice Tate switch from spin to seam
Pradip DholeJuly 9, 2018 5:04 PM IST
“Maurice, tired and perhaps annoyed at the veteran batsman’s contemptuous treatment of those slow off-breaks, suddenly increased his pace and swung his body for all
Thomas Dale: A cricketer arrested for playing under an alias
Pradip DholeJune 29, 2018 10:13 PM IST
Thomas Dale changed his name to Thomas Jordan. Things did not go too well when they found out.
'The Vagabond' who kickstarted England-Australia cricket tours
Pradip DholeJune 25, 2018 7:20 PM IST
John Stanley James changed his name to Dr Stanley James, then to Julian Thomas, and wrote under the pseudonym of The Vagabond.
The third of the Don Bradman-Archie Jackson-Alec Marks triumvirate at NSW
Pradip DholeJune 18, 2018 2:30 PM IST
Alec Marks formed a trinity with Don Bradman and Archie Jackson.
Horror day for Australian sport
CricketCountry StaffJune 17, 2018 4:57 PM IST
Australia lost by 38 runs in cricket, 21-26 in rugby, 1-2 in football, and 1-2 in tennis.
Nottinghamshire take field in plain clothes against Hampshire
Abhishek MukherjeeJune 11, 2018 10:03 AM IST
Hampshire needed a solitary run to win, so the Nottinghamshire fielders didn’t even bother to change.
When Bill Ponsford made a mess of Herbie Collins’ master-plan
Abhishek MukherjeeJune 8, 2018 2:11 PM IST
Herbert Sutcliffe was in tremendous form, but Herbie Collins found a method to get him out alright. Unfortunately, Bill Ponsford ruined everything…
The first ‘timed out’ decision that never happened
Abhishek MukherjeeJune 4, 2018 1:36 PM IST
Timed out became a mode of dismissal only in 1980, but this incident dates back to 1911.
Moss: Only bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings on FC debut
Pradip DholeMay 30, 2018 7:47 PM IST
Albert Moss remains the only one to take all 10 in an innings on First-Class debut. ‘Fitz’ Hinds would later take 10 as well, but
Ted McDonald packs a Punch on Austin
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 29, 2018 2:31 PM IST
Ted McDonald had tormented England all summer; and on this case, he turned out to be more than a handful for an NSW batsman.
When WG Grace couldn’t ask brother EM to budge from the crease
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 25, 2018 6:28 PM IST
WG Grace won the toss and decided to bat. However, before he walked out to the centre, he was surprised, not-too-pleasantly.
The day of fleet-footed fielders on the Bodyline tour
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 16, 2018 2:38 PM IST
Bodyline had been already implemented on the tour, but the spirit was still genial in the NSW match. The fielders seemed to be keener to
Cricket match between women, aged, overweight men, and a dog
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 14, 2018 3:40 PM IST
The Forget-me-nots were a formidable unit of female cricketers. On this occasion they were pitted against eleven aged, overweight men and a dog.
Stuart Surridge wins a match for Surrey inside 88 overs with an absurd declaration
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 30, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Stuart Surridge’s bold captaincy played a significant role in Surrey’s golden run in the 1950s.
Roy Marshall: The Hampshire giant who kept English cricket alive in her dullest days
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 25, 2018 7:58 PM IST
Roy Marshall is, along with other things, looks at the third-highest First-Class run-scorer among non-Englishmen.