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Colin Cowdrey
Mon, May 18 2015
An overweight cricketers’ XI: Do not take them lightly
Cricket is one of the few sports that can be accommodating for the overweight.
Mon, May 18 2015
Gubby Allen’s horror at the Oval Test of 1968 and the beginning of cricket sponsorship in England
That was perhaps the moment that sponsorship came into the frame of English cricket in a big way.
Wed, January 21 2015
Gordon Rorke was ‘in-the-face of the batsman’ – quite literally!
Rorke’s controversial ‘drag’ led to the administrators of the game reviewing the no-ball law
Wed, December 24 2014
Colin Cowdrey’s career in pictures
Sun, December 25 2016
Colin Cowdrey: 10 little-known things about the England legend
Colin Cowdrey, born on December 24, 1934, is one of the greatest cricketers to have played the game.
Tue, October 27 2015
Sangakkara’s MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture in 2011
Sangakkara got a standing ovation at the end of his lecture, the first since Desmond Tutu in 2008.
Sun, August 28 2016
Dream Team: 11 cricketers whose full name makes intriguing initials
There are some intriguing initials in the world of cricket.
Sun, July 06 2014
Magic Moments of Indian tours to England Part 5 of 16 – Abbas Ali Baig, Polly Umrigar and India’s audacious chase at Manchester
Baig and Umrigar's fighting centuries stood out despite losing the Test by 171 runs.
Thu, August 07 2014
FIFA World Cup: Cricketing history during football’s showpiece event — Part 2 of 4
Cricketing action that transpired during the FIFA World Cup from 1958 to 1970.
Mon, July 21 2014
Ian Botham to deliver MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture
Botham has remained in public eye as a broadcaster, columnist and his extensive charity work.