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Colin Cowdrey
Tue, December 22 2015
Peter May, Colin Cowdrey add 411 runs for 4th wicket against West Indies to save Test
The day Peter May and Colin Cowdrey stuck their pads out; and thwarted Sonny Ramadhin.
Thu, February 02 2017
Bobby Simpson’s all-round show thwarts England at Sydney Cricket Ground
Not only did Bobby Simpson register his best bowling figures, but also put up a superb all-round display at SCG to help peg England back in the Ashes Test.
Fri, January 11 2013
Simon Taufel to deliver 2013 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
Former umpire Simon Taufel has been invited to deliver the 2013 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on Wednesday. Taufel will be delivering the lecture on July 24 later this year.
Sat, August 23 2014
Alastair Cook breaks record during his fighting hundred at Ahmedabad
Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Skipper Alastair Cook s fighting hundred has kept the Indians at bay and kept England alive in the first Test at Ahmedabad.
Sun, September 14 2014
Commentators in cricket history 8: Alan Gibson’s genius and other demons
Alan Gibson was perhaps the most learned man ever to hold the microphone as a cricket broadcaster, someone who brought classical knowledge into his reporting. In the eighth part of the series on cricket commentators, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this man in whom flair and erudition forever battled with whimsy and the bottle.
Sun, September 14 2014
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 of the programme. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this most meticulous of commentators.
Tue, September 02 2014
Greig’s murky past doesn’t make him the right man to talk about spirit of the game
In the MCC Spirit of Cowdrey Lecture 2012, Tony Greig severely attacked the financial focus of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Arunabha Sengupta argues that while there may be merit in some of his arguments, Greig should take a look at the ugly bootmarks that he himself has left on the spirit of the game.
Sun, July 06 2014
Ball of the century: Agony for Sonny Ramadhin, ecstasy for Shane Warne
When Mike Gatting was bowled by the Ball of the Century.
Tue, May 22 2012
Lord’s Test ton took the monkey off my back: Andrew Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss hopes his long-awaited 20th Test century will provide the spark for a successful season with the bat.