In this second review of the top batsmen’s important runs in Test crickets, Dave looks at the next one hundred players from Peter May to Sunil Gavaskar, while revealing exactly what he has in common with John Edrich.
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Bradman was the greatest batsman who has ever played the game, but which of the 29 Test centuries was his best?
In this follow up to the previous article, Dave reviews the performances of 100 top batsmen, from WG Grace to Frank Worrell, in important innings.
They sound like a firm of undertakers, and burying batsmen’s hopes was something Les Jackson and Cliff Gladwin did consistently through the 1950s
Three generations of the Tremlett family produced county cricketers, two of whom had brief international careers. In this feature Martin tells their story
Which batsmen were most successful at scoring in Test cricket when the need was most dire? Dave looks at those who scored at the most important times.
In this feature Martin profiles Freddie Brown, the compatriot of Paddington Bear who led England to their first post war Test win over Australia, back in 1951
“One of the most extraordinary men to have played Test cricket” is how Wisden described South Africa’s Bob Crisp. In this feature Martin tells the story
On their 1998 Test tour of Pakistan, Australia overcame absent key players, recent failures in Asia and a talented opponent to record their first Test series triumph in the country since 1959.
Ken ‘Slasher’ Mackay is not the most exciting player Australia has produced by any means, but today’s side would probably be glad of him. In this feature, with some help from CW’s esteemed elder statesman, Martin tells his story