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WG Grace
Wed, January 27 2016
WG Grace scores his 100th First-Class hundred
WG Grace was the first man to reach the milestone.
Wed, January 13 2016
MCC 0 for 7: The worst start to a First-Class innings
A total of eight MCC batsmen were out for ducks as the team was bundled out for 16.
Sun, May 08 2016
Mother’s Day: Six of cricket’s most celebrated mothers
Mothers are, all said and done, a rather serious issue, and cricket has had its own share of them.
Wed, August 06 2014
Last Tests of 56 great batsman — Part 1 of 2
As Sachin Tendulkar gears up to play his farewell Test on November 14, 2013, Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at how some of the other greats of the sport have performed in their last Tests.
Fri, June 24 2016
Ashes 1893: John Atkinson Pendlington presents WG Grace with Linear Scoring Method
The legacy that was handed over to the Bills — Ferguson and Frindall.
Tue, October 29 2013
Ashes 1888: Australia lose 18 wickets before lunch at Old Trafford
As many as 18 wickets fell before lunch on August 31, 1888 as England got caught on a 'sticky’ wicket. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the day when Bobby Peel and treacherous combined to claim the Ashes for England.
Thu, October 24 2013
Sachin Tendulkar named in Wisden all-time Test XI
Indian ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who will retire from Test cricket after playing against the West Indies in his landmark 200th match in Mumbai next month, has been named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Tendulkar, has been put at the number four spot in the team announced to mark 150 years of ‘Bible...
Wed, October 23 2013
Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne named in Wisden all-time World Test XI
Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Australian spin wizard Shane Warne have been named in Wisden’s all-time World Test XI.
Sun, December 20 2015
Ashes 1882-83: Billy Midwinter’s second swap
The curious career of Billy Midwinter took another turn on February 17, 1883. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the second swap in the Test career of the man who had played for both England and Australia against each other.