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Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 6
Pradip DholeJanuary 30, 2018 8:30 PM IST
For the first time in England, a 5-Test series was played, each of three days’ duration. Two more English venues, Trent Bridge and Headingley, were
Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 5
Pradip DholeDecember 21, 2017 1:53 PM IST
The 1886 Oval Test saw the first whitewash in the history of cricket being completed.
Movember: Celebrating cricket’s greatest moustaches – Part 2
Abhishek MukherjeeNovember 22, 2017 5:17 PM IST
The rest of India refused to be left behind. Madan Lal started the trend. Kapil Dev improved on it to grow an all-time great among
The Historic Kennington Oval – Part 4
Pradip DholeNovember 22, 2017 1:53 PM IST
By 1884 The Oval was no longer the only Test ground in England: Old Trafford and Lord’s had joined the fray.
Movember: Celebrating cricket’s greatest moustaches – Part 1
Abhishek MukherjeeNovember 19, 2017 1:39 PM IST
It is November, that time of the year when the moustaches are spotted across the world for a noble cause. This is cricket’s own contribution
Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 3
Pradip DholeNovember 6, 2017 11:47 AM IST
The bare bones of the 1882 Oval Test may be expressed as Test # 9, England v Australia. Australia had won by 7 runs. But,
Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 2
Pradip DholeOctober 31, 2017 1:38 PM IST
In 1880, The Oval hosted the first Test on English soil.
Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 1
Pradip DholeOctober 20, 2017 9:17 PM IST
The first cricket match played at the Kennington Oval for which a scorecard survives to this day appears to have been played on July 17,
England’s history of collapsing: Part 1
Michael JonesFebruary 16, 2017 12:22 PM IST
England ended their tour of India by imploding spectacularly, losing eight wickets for eight runs as Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah left them looking clueless.
Early Days of Australian Cricket: Part VII
Pradip DholeJanuary 5, 2017 4:28 PM IST
The old firm of Alfred Shaw, James Lillywhite, and Arthur Shrewsbury decided to launch their fourth enterprise in Australia despite the knowledge that another English
Early Days of Australian Cricket: Part VI
Pradip DholeDecember 27, 2016 2:10 PM IST
The 1885-86 domestic season, therefore, assumed great importance for Australia, in the absence of any visiting team. It was a time for soul-searching, for regrouping,
Early Days of AUS Cricket: Part V
Pradip DholeDecember 16, 2016 3:22 PM IST
The legend below identified the ball as being that which had been used in the dramatic closing stages of the Test at The Oval in
Cricketing Rifts 19 – ‘Best umpire’ or ‘best cheat’?
Arunabha SenguptaDecember 13, 2016 4:59 PM IST
In this episode, we take a look at the intrigue and drama surrounding the English cricketers of 1955 and umpire Idrees Baig.
Early days of AUS cricket: Part IV
Pradip DholeDecember 10, 2016 7:30 AM IST
The tour party had been selected by the triumvirate of James Lillywhite Jr, Alfred Shaw, and Arthur Shrewsbury Sr, and comprised 11 professional cricketers with
Early days of Australian cricket: Part III
Pradip DholeDecember 5, 2016 8:26 PM IST
The first match of the new season was between South Australia (SA) and Tasmania at Adelaide Oval in November.