In Oct 1951, Arsenal had played Rangers under the lights and it had attracted over 60,000 spectators.
Brilliant in spurts, Gary Gilmour was often hailed as the next Alan Davidson.
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Cricket Australia (CA) has rejected claims by Channel 9 that it would influence team selection and scheduling as part of its new deal on TV rights.
There are reactions that range from outrage to anger to pain to disillusion. The arrests of Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan on charges of spot-fixing, and suspension of the trio by the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), seem to have rocked the cricket world to the core.
A pocket-sized explosive batsman, Peter Toohey was one of the torchbearers of Australian cricket during the days of World Series Cricket.
In a candid interview with Arunabha Sengupta, CricketCountry’s Chief Cricket Writer, Clive Rice talks about his playing days, the forthcoming Indian tour of South Africa and asserts that both Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer were murdered.
At Gloucester Park, Perth, on January 27, 1978, Barry and Viv Richards plundered huge scores and put on a mesmerising master-class of batting brilliance. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the rare occurrence of the two best batsmen of the world batting together in sublime form.
Fans at this week's final Australia-Sri Lanka Test in Sydney have been asked to wear tributes to the late Tony Greig and retiring batsman Michael Hussey, officials said.
Tony Greig was one of the most under-rated all-rounders in the history of the game and a hugely influential figure who shaped cricket’s destiny.