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Wed, August 23 2017
The drunken agony of Richie Benaud
Eleven doubles and a treble later, Richie Benaud had a torrid night, but his agonies were far from over...
Wed, August 23 2017
Charles Anguish and birth of cricket in South Africa
The Anguish family boast of a long and distinguished history, tracing their ancestry to one Richard Anguish of Alderford, of such antiquity that his dates of birth and death are lost to posterity.
Wed, July 26 2017
John Tufton and the first LBW in First-Class cricket
This was the first recorded instance in cricket history of a batsman being dismissed leg before wicket in a First-Class match.
Wed, July 19 2017
WG Grace, on 93, declares because he never got that score before
There were a lot of things WG Grace was capable of, but declaring his team innings closed in a ‘dead match’ because he had never made a certain score was fantastic even by his outrageous track record.
Mon, May 29 2017
Miller vs Jackson: A verdict for cricket
The Court of Appeal delivered a judgement that is considered a significant victory for the game of cricket.
Wed, May 24 2017
Tim O’Brien: The fiery peer
It was London, 1948, and Her Majesty Queen Victoria was in the process of elevating one of her loyal subjects, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, publican, and Liberal MP for Cashel, one Timothy O’Brien, to a Baronetcy.
Wed, May 24 2017
Champions Trophy 2002: Bizarre rain-rule results in joint winners
After knocking South Africa and Australia in the semi-finals, India and Sri Lanka met in what was scheduled to be a high-intensity finish to the tournament.
Mon, May 15 2017
Ken Palmer faces Wes Hall and Roy Gilchrist without his box
Ken Palmer, the fighting young Somerset all-rounder, battled the pace of Wes Hall and Roy Gilchrist to score 23 in difficult conditions.
Mon, May 01 2017
John Raphael: Rugby international, Surrey cricketer, War martyr
John Raphael obituary in the Marquis de Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour ends with the words, “If character is destiny, then his is assured”, which is the dedication in the front of his posthumously published book Modern Rugby Football.”
Fri, April 28 2017
Ed Balls: MP, cricketer, dancer, Twitter phenomenon
Ed Balls, then recently appointed as the UK’s Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, accidentally tweeted his own name — and the internet has celebrated it as Ed Balls Day ever since.