Obituaries

Ajit Wadekar: The man who taught India to win overseas
Abhishek Mukherjee August 16, 2018 11:40 AM IST
Wadekar had led India to their first wins in West Indies and England. During his stint as manager India didn't lose a single home series.
Colin Bland: One of the greatest fielders of all time
Arunabha Sengupta April 16, 2018 10:28 PM IST
At his peak, Colin Bland was acknowledged as the greatest ever fielder. He was perhaps the greatest before Jonty Rhodes.
Bevan Congdon: A much-respected name in the annals of New Zealand cricket
Arunabha Sengupta February 12, 2018 10:45 AM IST
Congdon played 61 Tests, scoring 3,448 runs at an average of 32.22, and 11 ODIs for New Zealand.
Milkha Singh: A Test career that ended before 20
CricketCountry Staff November 10, 2017 9:29 PM IST
Milkha Singh scored the first hundred in Duleep Trophy history, but is unfortunately remembered as the brother of Kripal Singh.
Ken Higgs: Inexplicably overshadowed by Trueman and Statham
Abhishek Mukherjee September 7, 2017 2:48 PM IST
Higgs coached both Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, mentoring many an aspiring cricketer.
Doug Insole: All round sportsman and worthy administrator
Arunabha Sengupta August 7, 2017 9:17 AM IST
Doug Insole, who passed away on August 5, 2017, was revered as an administrator, but there was much more to this brilliant all-round sportsman.
Sid O’Linn: From English First Division football to Test cricket for South Africa
Abhishek Mukherjee May 5, 2017 12:42 PM IST
Sid O’Linn played cricket for Western Province, Transvaal, and Kent, football for South Africa and Charlton Athletic, and once did a hole-in-one.
John Hampshire: Elegant batsman, respected umpire
Arunabha Sengupta March 2, 2017 2:45 PM IST
John Hampshire was an elegant middle-order batsman who was the first to score a century on Test debut at Lord’s.
Peter Richardson: Gutsy batsman and prankster who enjoyed a dream start to his Test career
Arunabha Sengupta February 18, 2017 4:01 PM IST
When Richie Benaud induced a snick to get rid of young Peter Richardson, the score read 195 and the newcomer into the England side had
Imtiaz Ahmed: A wicketkeeper-batsman ahead of his times
Abhishek Mukherjee January 18, 2017 11:37 PM IST
Imtiaz Ahmed scored 2,079 runs at 29.28 in addition to 93 dismissals. While keeping wickets his 2,010 runs came at 30.45.
To my childhood hero, Martin Crowe…
Suvajit Mustafi January 18, 2017 11:35 PM IST
March 3, 2016, I did not wake by the tell-tale setting off of the alarm, but by innumerable Twitter notifications on my phone. I did
Growing up on Hanif Mohammad
Abhishek Mukherjee December 20, 2016 8:51 PM IST
Hanif Mohammad, supreme grafter who knew no fatigue, the man synonymous to Pakistan cricket for decades and a legend we never got to see but
Len Maddocks: Much more than Jim Laker’s iconic 10th wicket
Abhishek Mukherjee September 2, 2016 3:04 PM IST
Maddocks found a place in history, as the man who made Laker the first to take 10 wickets in a Test innings and 19 wickets
Harold Larwood passes away
Arunabha Sengupta July 22, 2016 1:41 AM IST
A look back at the final days of the life of Harold Larwood, who surprisingly found peace in the very country where he had performed
Donald Carr: Controversial cricketer, supreme administrator
Abhishek Mukherjee June 13, 2016 12:36 AM IST
Derbyshire stalwart Donald Carr was the first Test cricketer born in Germany, the first captain to lose a Test to India, ran into controversies by