These days England’s selectors and Team Management seem to do a thoroughly professional job. It wasn’t always so. In this feature Martin examines the case of Robin Smith, aka The Judge.
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Averages have some limitations insofaras providing an accurate assessment of batting prowess – Dave Wilson proposes a possible alternative view.
The significance of Basil D’Oliviera’s cricket career extended well beyond the sport itself. In this feature Martin pays his respects to one of our game’s legendary figures.
After his Test debut at Lord’s in 1972 Bob Massie looked set for great things. In fact his Test career was over within a year. In this feature Martin tells his story.
In this series our cricket heroes by CW staff, Ganesh Venkat looks back at Mohammad Azharuddin, The wristy magician from India.
Jake Howe takes a look at the world’s current Test Cricket, including Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Australia.
Another tour of Asia, another resounding series defeat for England’s ODI team. The good news is, the subcontinent is only part of the picture in World cricket – and the next World Cup there isn’t due for at least one generation.
The tightening of the ‘Kolpak’ regulations in recent times (the ruling that allows overseas players to play cricket in England without being classed as such) is one reason why many counties may have offered enhanced opportunities to promising youngsters, cricketers that would generally have been expecting a season largely consisting of second XI fixtures.
Continuing with our ten-year anniversary celebrations, here we present a simulated Test match between the Staff and Forum – a Test Match Special in every sense.
It has been said that the day benchmark00 got a namecheck in an official CW feature Bondi Beach would freeze over – well today is the day for all Sydneysiders to put their ice skates on.