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Arunabha Sengupta
Thu, November 10 2016
Stephen Boock celebrates his double hundred
Stephen Boock's nonchalance was in display early in 1989, when the Eden Park groundsmen produced a belter of a track when the New Zealanders played Pakistan.
Thu, September 22 2016
Martin Crowe: One of the greatest of the eighties and nineties
Martin Crowe: Graceful, classy and very, very human.
Mon, September 19 2016
India’s 500th Test and the unfortunate Dilip Vengsarkar
Through his long and illustrious career, Dilip Vengsarkar was one of the most successful batsmen of India.
Sun, September 18 2016
Kenny Burn: A Test cricketer due to a glaring mistake
Kerry Burn was the man who played Test cricket due to a curious oversight. Even the mild-toned Wisden summarised his selection as ‘the one serious mistake in making up the side’.
Wed, September 07 2016
‘Lumpy’ Stevens: A supreme bowler and one of cricket’s most durable nicknames
Edward ‘Lumpy’ Stevens, who died on September 7, 1819, was one of the greatest bowlers of his day, one of the first to give the ball air and achieve absolute accuracy.
Sat, August 27 2016
Don Bradman: The knocks he played on his birthday
Don Bradman generally spent his birthdays away from the willow, sparing battered and bruised leather. There is not too much cricket played in August in Australia, after all. However, during the four England tours he did play thrice on his birthday.
Thu, August 04 2016
Arthur Haygarth: Supreme complier of Scores and Biographies
Arthur Haygarth, born August 4, 1825, was a useful cricketer himself, good enough to play for Gentlemen against Players on 16 occasions. Arunabha Sengupta documents the life and work of this supreme cricket historian.
Mon, August 01 2016
Yorkshire Day: Two All-time Yorkshire Cricket XIs
Sifting through generations of great, great cricketers and zeroing down on an elite eleven is not cakewalk, and certainly not tailored to make one popular among fellow cricket addicts.
Wed, July 13 2016
Lord’s: A dozen oddities that encapsulates the history of the ground
12 oddities associated with Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, London.
Mon, July 11 2016
Growing up with Sunil Gavaskar: Man, Milestone and Myth
Sunil Gavaskar reigns the cricketing consciousness in India with many of his monumental deeds, and some that he did not quite perform.