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MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
Tue, January 19 2016
Brendon McCullum to deliver MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture 2016
Brendon McCullum will deliver the lecture in June, 2016 at Lord's.
Fri, September 04 2015
Rod Marsh criticises the use of ball-tracking system for LBW decisions
In the present circumstances, Marsh was sounded very hopeful about the future of Test cricket.
Mon, August 03 2015
VIDEO: Jeff Thomson, Imran Khan chat about fast bowling
Imran talks recalls the fear of facing Michael Holding, and Thomson talks about differences in speed-measuring techniques for bowlers.
Tue, October 27 2015
Sangakkara’s MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture in 2011
Sangakkara got a standing ovation at the end of his lecture, the first since Desmond Tutu in 2008.
Thu, September 04 2014
Ian Botham, what do you have against IPL?
Botham's said that IPL shouldn't be there at all as it has changed the priorities of the players.
Mon, July 21 2014
Ian Botham to deliver MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture
Botham has remained in public eye as a broadcaster, columnist and his extensive charity work.
Sun, August 03 2014
Post-Sachin Tendulkar retirement: Ten cricket-related things that could happen
Cricket can be without Sachin Tendulkar, but can Sachin Tendulkar be without cricket? No way! The passion that Tendulkar has for the game is something in the realms of fantasy, the kind of which the world has rarely seen in any field. Tendulkar will continue to be a larger than life figure in Indian cricket, while at the same time do greater good for mankind.
Fri, January 11 2013
Simon Taufel to deliver 2013 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
Former umpire Simon Taufel has been invited to deliver the 2013 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on Wednesday. Taufel will be delivering the lecture on July 24 later this year.
Mon, September 15 2014
Was it in spirit of cricket, Mr Sangakkara, to protect Mahela from possible ban?
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined for maintaining a slow over rate in the ICC World T20 Super Eight game against Windies. When their next game came up against England, what do we see? Sangakkara, and not captain Jayawardene, walks out for the toss, since "Mahela has lost three tosses in a row"!
Tue, September 02 2014
Greig’s murky past doesn’t make him the right man to talk about spirit of the game
In the MCC Spirit of Cowdrey Lecture 2012, Tony Greig severely attacked the financial focus of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Arunabha Sengupta argues that while there may be merit in some of his arguments, Greig should take a look at the ugly bootmarks that he himself has left on the spirit of the game.