Moments in history

When 10 players took catches in a First-Class innings
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 31, 2018 11:27 AM IST
The innings in which ten fielders took a catch each remains unique.
Anil Kumble’s little-known miracle for Northamptonshire
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 28, 2018 11:04 AM IST
Nottinghamshire won the toss, piled up 527 and still managed to lose by an innings. Anil Kumble claimed 4 for 118 and 5 for 43.
Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes in a County game against Somerset off Dennis Breakwell
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 27, 2018 12:08 PM IST
Before Ravi Shastri and after Garry Sobers, Mike Procter had clobbered six consecutive sixes in First-Class cricket.
Ashes 2001: Wounded Steve Waugh mauls England with unbeaten 157
Karthik ParimalAugust 24, 2018 8:33 AM IST
Many believed Steve Waugh’s Ashes were over after he tore his calf midway through the third Test. But the gritty character that he is, Waugh
When cricket debuted at the 1900 Olympics in Paris
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 20, 2018 11:53 AM IST
Cricket and the 1900 Olympics. France won silver. Who would have thunk?
Shoaib Akhtar: Fast, furious, and misunderstood
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 13, 2018 11:49 AM IST
Shoaib Akhtar was fast, very fast, probably the fastest. But there was more to him than that.
Roy Marshall: The Hampshire giant who kept English cricket alive in her dullest days
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 25, 2018 7:58 PM IST
Roy Marshall is, along with other things, looks at the third-highest First-Class run-scorer among non-Englishmen.
Srinivas Venkataraghavan: One of kind cricketing marvel
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 21, 2018 3:42 PM IST
Srinivas Venkataraghavan was a part of the legendary spin quartet. He was also a selector, a captain, an umpire, and a match-referee at international level.
When a batsman appealed to the umpire and got a decision his way
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 19, 2018 8:45 AM IST
Henry Marshal took the long walk back to the pavilion before something dawned upon him.
Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th 100: The day India heaved a collective sigh of relief
Jaideep VaidyaMarch 16, 2018 2:08 PM IST
March 16, 2012, was a landmark day for India. It was a day when the then Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, declared the Union Budget for
ICC World Cup 2007: Herschelle Gibbs smashes six sixes in an over
Karthik ParimalMarch 16, 2018 9:16 AM IST
On March 16, 2007, South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs became the first man in the history of international cricket to score six sixes in an over.
Charles Augustus Ollivierre: First black WI to play in County Championship
Pradip DholeFebruary 15, 2018 10:31 PM IST
Charles Ollivierre came from the small island of St Vincent. He went to England with the 1900 West Indians, and was spotted by Derbyshire. He
Raman Surendranath: Relentless swing merchant from the Army
Abhishek MukherjeeJanuary 3, 2018 9:52 PM IST
Raman Surendranath had the ability to bowl incredibly long spells and swing the bat in useful conditions.
Googly bowlers, Dave Nourse, Percy Sherwell engineer South Africa’s first ever win in a heart-stopping Test
Arunabha SenguptaJanuary 3, 2018 9:51 PM IST
It took them 16 years and 12 Test matches, but South Africa finally achieved their first ever Test victory, that looked destined to go down
When Lindwall ‘floored’ his critic and then South Africans
Arunabha SenguptaJanuary 3, 2018 9:50 PM IST
A side-splitting incident from the Australian tour of South Africa 1949-50.