Cricket and Literature

Bob Dylan and the Geoff Boycott connection
Arunabha SenguptaOctober 14, 2016 2:29 PM IST
With Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize for literature, we strummed the strings that bind cricket with music to find a suitable connection between the
Roald Dahl XI
Michael JonesSeptember 19, 2016 8:30 AM IST
Roald Dahl, born September 13, 1916, remains one of the most popular children’s authors of all time (although he also wrote books for adults)
Balls Galore: Cricket in James Bond canon
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 30, 2016 5:38 PM IST
James Bond, with the fascinating portrayals on silver screen by a host of excellent actors, has kindled the imagination the world over.
A Harry Potter XI
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 1, 2016 12:55 AM IST
JK Rowling is perhaps the finest storyteller in the history of the language.
If Dan Brown wrote about cricket – The Catapulta Code
Arunabha SenguptaJune 22, 2016 1:26 PM IST
Dan Brown has never written a book about cricket and perhaps never will. But what if he did?
Thirteen Guests: A chilling country-house mystery of the Golden Age with cricket playing an important role
Arunabha SenguptaJune 9, 2016 7:18 PM IST
Thirteen Guests, a chilling country-house murder mystery that has a crucial thread of cricket running through its complex and tantalising structure.
EW Hornung: The creator of Raffles, the most famous fictional cricketer
Arunabha SenguptaJune 7, 2016 11:06 PM IST
EW Hornung created the most famous fictional cricketer — the gentleman thief AJ Raffle. He also married the sister of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Towel Day: Remembering Douglas Adams
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 9, 2016 10:59 PM IST
May 25 is Towel Day, that time of the year when fans pay homage to Douglas Adams — a man who combined cricket and science
Towel Day: Cricket’s most iconic towels
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 9, 2016 10:58 PM IST
The likes of Steve Waugh and Richie Benaud have had famous associations with the piece of cloth.
Joseph Conrad’s funeral procession and the Canterbury Cricket Festival
Arunabha SenguptaApril 27, 2016 11:16 AM IST
Joseph Conrad was not particularly fond of cricket, but the last journey of this great English novelist had to pass through cricketing festivities.
A Shakespearean XI: Cricketers who share names with the Bard’s creations
Michael JonesApril 25, 2016 2:21 AM IST
A list of cricketers who shared names with William Shakespeare's creations.
Neville Cardus and the 1882 ‘Birth of the Ashes’ Test match
Arunabha SenguptaApril 22, 2016 7:18 PM IST
Neville Cardus took his characteristic amount of liberties while reconstructing the 1882 Test match at The Oval, the resulting account having as many holes as
For Jeffrey Archer cricket was no Matter of Honour : Baron Archer tripped over Lord Ted
Arunabha SenguptaApril 20, 2016 12:35 PM IST
There are several references to cricket in the works of Jeffrey Archer. However for the demanding cricket aficionados, there is a distinct lack of accuracy
The Game is Afoot: Cricketing connections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arunabha SenguptaApril 19, 2016 2:46 PM IST
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born May 22, 1859, was much more than the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
CLR James: Stretching a bit too far beyond boundaries?
Arunabha SenguptaApril 17, 2016 5:06 PM IST
CLR James was a social theorist, Marxist, historian, political activist and also a cricket writer. Beyond A Boundary, written by him, is considered a classic