This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Wilfred Rhodes
Fri, September 04 2015
Ashes 1902: Sherlock Holmes at The Oval
August 13, 1902. The day Gilbert Jessop blew the Australian attack away in an avalanche of audacious hitting, and the Yorkshire pair of George Hirst and Wilfred Rhodes added the final fifteen runs to ensure an English victory by one wicket. Arunabha Sengupta looks at certain claims that Rhodes might not have been at the ground but for the presence of the great Sherlock Holmes.
Sun, August 24 2014
Life after 40: Numbers that should be a source of great inspiration for Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar’s numbers in international cricket are staggering to say the least. His consistency and longevity speaks volumes of his ability as a cricketer.
Tue, February 09 2016
15 all out: The lowest-ever score in a First-Class match on Australian soil
Wilfred Rhodes, 5 for 6. Ted Arnold, 4 for 8.
Tue, September 15 2015
Wilfred Rhodes: Nearly 40,000 runs and 4,204 wickets — what an all-rounder!
Wilfred Rhodes (born October 29, 1877) was a great left-arm spinner who also made himself into a top class opening batsman. Arunabha Sengupta pays tribute to the man who has inspired some of the greatest cricket literature.
Fri, July 04 2014
Triangular Tests 1912: Failed experiment of multi-national Test tournament
The start of the innovatively planned Triangular Test series.
Wed, August 27 2014
As Dravid hits 39, Tendulkar to follow shortly, the best may be ahead
Rahul Dravid celebrated his 39th birthday on Wednesday and entered a very select club, even as things otherwise look bleak for India. However, Arunabha Sengupta argues that this may be the start of the brightest phase yet for the Golden Age of Indian batting.