David Mutton takes a look back at Tom Armitage, one of the participants in the first-ever test match.

At Perth in 1975 Roy Fredericks played one of the greatest attacking innings of all time – in this feature Martin looks back fondly at one of his boyhood favourites

Three editions of my biography of him later and Sachin Tendulkar has finally announced his retirement – these are my initial thoughts.

David Mutton looks back at the strange and scandalous life of one of Australia’s Victorian stars.

Former Sussex skipper John Barclay (Trout) once took his life in his hands for his team. This extract from his latest book tells the story

David Mutton looks at the hidden history of cricket in the soul of black America.

They may not be the best known brothers to have played Test cricket, but Athol and Eric Rowan deserve to be remembered more than they are

In this feature David Taylor looks at the rare but always entertaining event of a ‘keeper joining the attack.

In this feature Martin tells the story of the great South African wrist spinner, batsman, war hero and coach, although in the end Aubrey Faulkner was undone by simple human frailty

David Mutton looks at two of the early foreign stars of the English game.