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Sydney Barnes
Wed, April 27 2016
Ashes 1907-08: England tail steals win in second consecutive Ashes thriller
A second thriller in the space of a few days, and a second classic Test we have all but forgotten.
Tue, October 13 2015
Herbie Taylor vs Syd Barnes — How believable are player memories?
The noble game comes alive because of its own assembly of characters.
Fri, September 18 2015
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tony Greig, Vinoo Mankad and other cricketers who made it to the cricket lexicon
A list of how Don Bradman, Tony Grieg, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Vinno Mankad and co. entered the cricketing vocabulary.
Sat, September 05 2015
Johnny Won’t Hit Today – The tale of JWHT Douglas
An Olympic gold medalist in Boxing and an aggressive all-rounder, Douglas was one of the fittest cricketers.
Mon, December 26 2016
Syd Barnes rules the first ever Boxing Day Test
The first ever Boxing Day Test was played at Old Wanderers in 1913.
Thu, October 24 2013
Sachin Tendulkar named in Wisden all-time Test XI
Indian ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who will retire from Test cricket after playing against the West Indies in his landmark 200th match in Mumbai next month, has been named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Tendulkar, has been put at the number four spot in the team announced to mark 150 years of ‘Bible...
Wed, October 23 2013
Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne named in Wisden all-time World Test XI
Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Australian spin wizard Shane Warne have been named in Wisden’s all-time World Test XI.
Tue, February 09 2016
Ashes 1911-12: England beat a raging bushfire and then finish off the Australians
In between their superlative performance to overcome the Australians at Adelaide, the England players fought a bushfire to save the residence of the Governor-General of South Australia.
Sun, December 20 2015
Ashes 1911-12: Sydney Barnes and Jack Hobbs create magic at Melbourne
Syd Barnes reduced the Australians to 11 for 4 within the first hour. Then, in the final innings, Jack Hobbs played one of the most silken knocks to win the game.
Mon, July 07 2014
Ashes 1911-12: Victor Trumper scores last Test hundred; England lose because Sydney Barnes gets upset
On December 16, 1911, Victor Trumper scored the last Test century of his fantastic career and England stumbled to a huge defeat. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the day when the tourists were perhaps done in by a curious piece of strategy.