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England vs Australia 1926
Thu, October 03 2013
Ashes 1926: Charlie Macartney scores century before lunch, after England captain Arthur Carr drops him off the fourth ball
July 24, 1926. After England captain Arthur Carr put Australia in to bat at Headingley, Maurice Tate dismissed Warren Bardsley with the very first ball; and then transpired a phase of play that remained a lifelong nightmare for the captain. Arunabha Sengupta writes about the day when Macartney was dropped by Carr off the fourth ball he faced and raced to a hundred before lunch.
Sun, July 06 2014
Ashes 1926: Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe script epic on a gluepot
August 17, 1926. After a storm had raged across South London, turning The Oval pitch into a pudding, Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe scripted one of the most remarkable opening partnerships in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the Ashes win for England with Wilfred Rhodes and Harold Larwood, two inspired selections at the twilight and dawn of their respective careers, firing the Australians out on the fourth day.
Mon, August 25 2014
Ashes 1926: Herbert Sutcliffe and Jack Hobbs play important roles to help England win timeless Test and series
On August 18, 1926, the Percy Chapman-led England side won the fifth and the final Test match at The Oval by a thumping margin of 289 runs. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the triumphant moment in English cricket in the mid-1920s.