Cricket is, for some reason, accepted as the gentleman’s sport, despite being marred by corruption, match-fixing, and much worse...
HG Wells, born September 21, 1866, was one of the greatest authors in English language. However, it is rarely recounted that his father Joseph Wells was a useful First-class cricketer and Wells himself harboured a passion for the game even if he did not play it. Arunabha Sengupta traces the cricketing connections of the author of 'The War of the Worlds’ and talks about a brilliant essay he penned about cricket.
The death of Martha Grace led to the abandonment of a Championship match between Gloucestershire and Lancashire. It is the only known occasion when a First-Class match has been abandoned for such a reason.
WG Grace finished things off early with ball. Then EM Grace took over... with a broomstick...