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Eddie Paynter
Wed, November 22 2017
Gabbatoir and The Ashes: A history and a threat England will find hard to overcome
A 4-11 head-to-head (add 5 draws to that) makes poor reading, but there is more to it: England had won their first 2 Tests at The Gabba; and a third win came in the Packer era when England had their full team and Australia, at best, a third-string side.
Sun, July 02 2017
The P’s: Great batsmen, fantastic bowling attack, superb team
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with P, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a plethora of great batsmen and some of the most fantastic bowlers to have played the game.
Thu, May 19 2016
England vs Sri Lanka: A cricketing thread that stretches as far back as the Ashes
The link between England and Sri Lanka did not start with Sri Lanka’s first Test in 1982. It goes back a century earlier than that.
Sat, November 05 2016
Eddie Paynter: 15 facts about the Englishman who became a legend even after starting late
Edward ‘Eddie’ Paynter was a former England batsman and a cricketing great who is best known for playing outstandingly well during the famous ‘Bodyline’ series.
Sat, November 05 2016
Eddie Paynter: England’s Bodyline hero who boasts the 5th highest Test batting average
The story of a Lancashire legend and a Bodyline hero.
Tue, February 09 2016
Eddie Paynter gets out of hospital bed to score match-changing 83 in an Ashes Test against Australia
Despite running a temperature of 102°F, Eddie Paynter got up from his hospital bed, took a taxi to the ground, got into the dressing room in his pyjamas, changed into his cricketing whites and proceeded to score 83.
Thu, September 11 2014
Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting, Kallis & Steve Waugh prove 20 Tests eligibility criterion is flawed in evaluating greatness
Graeme Pollock and George Headley usually follow Don Bradman when the greatest batsmen are listed according to career averages. Normally 20 Tests is considered as the eligibility criterion when preparing such lists. Arunabha Sengupta points out that this method is flawed because careers are prone to major fluctuations during the early stages, and 20 Tests is a very poor indicator of the final quality of a batsman.