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John Snow
Mon, September 18 2017
Snow and Soap
You do not summon poets for soaps, but John Snow was no ordinary man.
Mon, August 14 2017
An Eleven of Scientists: A terrific pace attack
Composing one from the cricketers sharing last names with famous scientists, Arunabha Sengupta stumbles across a magnificent fast bowling unit.
Fri, July 14 2017
The S’s: Spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with S, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad.
Fri, February 03 2017
Lou Rowan: The Umpire whose Story centred around the John Snow affair
Lou Rowan is remembered for the infamous Sydney Test in 1970-71 when John Snow felled Terry Jenner with a bouncer and all hell broke loose.
Fri, October 13 2017
John Snow: 22 little-known facts about the England bowler
John Snow was one of the most formidable fast bowlers of England cricket team in the time span in between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis.
Fri, December 25 2015
Christmas cricket XI: Church, Cake, Bell, Carol, and more
This Christmas XI that would throw a challenge to many teams.
Thu, January 01 2015
When towering John Snow shoved tiny Sunil Gavaskar at Lord’s
Gavaskar denied a the allegation of a deliberate barge by Snow (though the British media, especially Times, were sure it was the other way). Snow apologised anyway, was dropped for two Tests, and England lost their first home series against India.
Fri, October 17 2014
John Snow and Jon Snow: Cricket’s connection to Game of Thrones and four other fictional characters
Jon Snow, The Doctor, Big Bird and more of cricket's fictional characters.
Sat, July 12 2014
James Anderson hits the highest no.11 score for England
James Anderson's 81 is now the highest score by an English batsman playing at number 11.
Wed, December 02 2015
Infamous on-field spats in cricket history
On-field tussles have assumed ugly proportions throughout the history of the sport.