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Bodyline series
Fri, January 08 2016
Bodyline series: The day Bill Woodfull was struck on his heart by Harold Larwood
Bill Woodfull staggered after being hit over the heart by a ball from Harold Larwood. Two days later, Bert Oldfield edged a pull off the same bowler to his temple.
Mon, December 07 2015
Bill O’Reilly: the greatest leg-spinner of all time
Don Bradman called Bill O'Reilly the greatest bowler he had seen.
Wed, December 02 2015
Bodyline: How the most infamous word in cricket was coined
After hostile fast bowling on the first day of the 1932-33 Ashes series, a Melbourne newspaper used a term for the first time that hurtled into infamy. Arunabha Sengupta recounts how 'Bodyline’ was coined by the Australian journalist Hugh Buggy.
Thu, May 28 2015
Busting myths about the Bradman Era: The Don’s average on sticky wickets was 20.29!
Whenever batsmen of the Bradman Era are discussed, one takes it for granted that uncovered pitches and inadequate protection against fast bowling loaded factors against them. Arunabha Sengupta looks at facts and figures to point out that much of the supposed handicaps are imagined.
Thu, April 12 2012
Switch-hit: Innovative ambidexterity or opportunistic ambivalence?
A lot has been said and written about the acceptability of switch-hit as a cricketing shot. Kevin Pietersen, in particular, executes this shot well and often. In his classic knock of 151 in the recently-concluded Test at Colombo, which England won to retain its No 1 standing, Pietersen resorted to the switch-hit time and again to unsettle the bowlers.
Tue, September 02 2014
Cricketing Rifts – 3: The intense animosity between Don Bradman & Wally Hammond
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Virender Sehwag rift may have been denied vehemently by the team management, but the divide between the two is very much an open secret. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series by CricketCountry, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.