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Jim Laker
Sun, September 14 2014
Commentators in cricket history – 7: Robert Hudson – the art of being prepared
Robert Hudson is perhaps the most unsung of the Test Match Special commentators. Nevertheless, he played the most important role in the conception of the programme. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this most meticulous of commentators.
Tue, September 02 2014
Stats across eras 8: Spin and pace domination over decades
Statistics may not tell the whole story, but numbers are the footprints and tell-tale evidences left by cricketers across time. Having looked at the best bowlers down the decades, Arunabha Sengupta now turns his attention to how spin and pace coexisted over the years, and how spin bowling was evidently affected by one-day cricket.
Tue, September 02 2014
Cricketing Rifts 5: 1950s – Many mutinies against the skippers
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.
Tue, July 19 2011
English greats ignored in ICC’s greatest Test team
In the week when England host India at Lord's in the 2,000th Test match, there was no room for any English players in an ICC poll to decide cricket fans' greatest Test team of all time.
Tue, July 05 2011
Old Trafford may host Ashes Test in 2013
Old Trafford-ground Plans for the £32 million redevelopment of Old Trafford cricket ground were given the go-ahead by England' Court of Appeal on Monday, paving the way for the Manchester venue to be in contention to stage an Ashes Test in 2013.