For almost 17 years, apart from the Lloyds, Richards, Marshalls and Garners, there was another name that was synonymous with West Indian cricket: Dennis Waight. In an age where there was not much attention paid to fitness, he was the one who kept the dominant team of the 1980s in shape, working as he did as their physio. Here are a few excerpts from his interview with CricketWeb:

In this feature Martin tells the story of Abdul Kardar, a powerful figure in the earliest days of Pakistan cricket

Jake and Marco discuss England and Australia’s recent Test series, and studiously avoid comparing the two sides.

I’ve had the dvd of this biopic with me for over a year but its only now that I decided to watch it since I am currently working on the 4th updated edition of my 2008 book, Captain Cool: The MS Dhoni Story (Westland) the last edition of which was released in September 2013. It […]

We are delighted to have a guest feature from prominent cricket writer and author Ken Piesse, who recently had the pleasure of meeting the daughter of Australia’s old Bodyliner, Len Darling

Following on from his 70th birthday tribute to his old friend Bishan Bedi, Gulu has ventured into verse about four more of his childhood heroes

In the second part of his review of World Sports magazine, Dave finds Cardus extoling the virtues of both Trent Bridge and WG Grace.

Don Bradman is without question the greatest that the game has seen. Eddie Gilbert is one of the few bowlers who can legitimately claim to have won their personal battle with him

Dave recalls inspirational cricket writing from his childhood, in particular the great Neville Cardus, who shared our own Martin Chandler’s sentiments on Lancashire (and Yorkshire).

In this feature Martin tells the story of Percy Fender, a talented and intelligent cricketer and, outside the game, a man who could not be accused of doing anything other than living life to the full