This year marks the 40th anniversary of the most romantic episode in Indian cricket history. On 25th June 1983 Kapil Dev stood on the balcony as the Lord’s twilight loomed and held aloft the Prudential World Cup. Their opponents, West Indies, had been expected to cruise to a third consecutive world crow
This one is not quite what it seems at first blush, but is an excellent book nonetheless
It’s been a few weeks since we reviewed a book from the ACS ‘Lives in Cricket’ series, so Martin has gone back almost to the start and read this one
Not The Spin is back and under new management – is it as good as it was?
This is a booklet demonstrates that Clown cricket and Scotland are, or at least were in 1879, a most interesting combination
In this review Archie gives us his take on an obscure but very English aspect of cricket history
Greatest Bangladesh cricketers of all time: 1. Shakib Al Hasan 2. Tanim Iqbal 3. Mushfiqur Rahim 4. Mashrafe Mortaza 5. Mohammad Rafique
Archie has been reading Tim Paine’s autobiography – is it a cynical ‘cash in’ or a worthwhile read?
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