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Underarm
Thu, February 09 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 8: William Clarke
William Clarke was the greatest of the lob bowlers. But, that was just a fraction of his contribution to the cause of cricket.
Thu, February 02 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, part 7: William Lambert
A champion batsman, a near-unplayable lob bowler and one of the first authors of technical manuals of the game, this fascinating pioneer was also one of the first cricketers to be banned for match-fixing.
Wed, February 01 2017
Lobsters in Cricket: Part 6 George ‘The Squire’ Osbaldeston
A versatile all-round sportsman, compulsive gambler and life-long philanderer, he was one of the most colourful characters of early cricket.
Tue, January 31 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 5: George Brown
CricketCountry historian Arunabha Sengupta recounts the life and career of this colourful bowler of tremendous pace whose delivery once supposedly killed a stray dog loitering on the boundary line.
Mon, January 30 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 4: Edward Hayward ‘EH’ Budd
CricketCountry's Historian Arunabha Sengupta recounts the life and career of the man who once hit a ball clean out of Lord’s.
Fri, January 27 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 3: Lord Frederick Beauclerk
In this series on the history of the forgotten art of lob bowling, CricketCountry historian Arunabha Sengupta discusses the life and career of this colourful cricketer.
Wed, January 25 2017
Lobsters in cricket, Part 2: Tom Walker
Tom Walker was a splendidly dour defensive batsman who perfected the art of stonewalling against the dangerous innovations of David Harris.
Wed, January 25 2017
Lobsters in cricket, Part 1: David Harris
In this first episode of the series about the forgotten art of lob bowling, Arunabha Sengupta talks about the life and career of the man who, according to the John Nyren, author of Cricketers of My Time, was ‘the best bowler ever known’.
Fri, October 21 2016
Trevor Chappell: 12 facts about the less-famous figure from Australia’s first family of cricket
The less-heralded sibling of former Australian captains Ian and Greg, Trevor played just 3 Tests and 20 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for his country.
Tue, June 07 2016
George Simpson-Hayward: The last great underarm bowler
George Simpson-Hayward achieved success through his unconventional methods.