Gareth Bland - ARTICLES

Gareth Bland compares the Test careers of those two all-time great opening batsmen, Sunil Gavaskar and Geoffrey Boycott.

Gareth Bland concludes his look back at the 1993/94 duel between Australia and South Africa with his take on the first Australian tour of South Africa since 1969/70

Gareth Bland revisits 1993/94, the scene of South Africa’s first tour of Australia in 30 years.

Gareth Bland recalls the 1985 Ashes series; a contest remembered for the brilliance of David Gower’s batsmanship.

Pakistan’s first true batting great turned 80 in December. Gareth Bland pays homage to Hanif Mohammad.

Gareth Bland revisits Botham’s finest summer once more and looks at the different screen portrayals of that legendary series

Gareth Bland profiles former England captain Nasser Hussain, considered England’s most significant post-war cricketer by writer Simon Barnes

Gareth Bland assesses the Test match record of Imran Khan against his most formidable opponent. In this final feature, the Lion of Lahore’s career against West Indies comes under scrutiny.

After assessing the Test match careers of Sir Ian Botham and Sir Richard Hadlee against West Indies, Gareth Bland focusses on Kapil Dev in this feature.

Gareth Bland pays tribute to the recently retired South African captain; a player who can justly claim to have been one of the great leaders of the modern age