For nearly two decades now Australia has been the benchmark in world cricket in all forms of the game. But look out, India is about to take over.

This week we look at the expensive but penetrative bowlers, the real teamwork in the field, the most wickets in an over, the double-centuries, and the centurion centurions.

For the past forty years the English county game has welcomed players from all over the globe.
During this time county cricket has had an era of glory from the sixties to the start of the nineties, when it could boast talents such as the three Sirs – Viv Richards, Garfield Sobers and Richard Hadlee, as well as many more. More recently however county cricket has begun to flounder.

Ratings systems suffer from exclusivity – they rank either batting or bowling (sometimes all-rounders), but never everything together. This means we can’t compare a great batting performance with a great bowling performance. The ICC Test Player Ratings system is interesting because you can search not only the best ever but also any given date in Test cricket history. However, that rating system is limited in that you can only search on batting, or bowling, but not both together.

This week we finish our World Cup XI quest, and also look at the double-centuries, the Umpiring career span records, those who scored big against the Kiwis, and women’s Tests.

This week we look at Bob Taylor’s 40+ Tests, the father-and-son bowlers, the captain who never lost, the unscheduled rest day and the bowler who conceded 1000 runs in a series

Cricket Web’s Fantasy Cricket has undergone a few changes since your last visit, these have been in the pipeline for sometime now and we would just like to thank all our users who have taken the time to feedback your suggestions and ideas for the game. Every single response has been reviewed and discussed, and unfortunately not every idea has made the cut this time around but changes are continually being made so please keep an eye out, as they may appear soon!

In light of the recent spotlight on Zimbabwe, we take a look at one of history’s most under-appreciated cricketers, and his fight to free his country.

Sorry for the delay everyone since the last article but the schedule is tough. I am writing before the Surrey game to be played at Headingley Carnegie this week.

There are certain things that a person looks forward to for their entire life and as the event approaches they worry that it will never match their long held expectations. This was how I felt about my visit and tour of Lord’s. Fortunately, despite my concerns, the grand old cricket ground didn’t disappoint.