India’s recent crowning as number one Test-playing nation had some people discussing whether or not they’ve ever been number one before – CW’s Dave Wilson applies the ICC rating system retrospectively to provide an answer.
Kennington Oval, 17th August 1954. A great bowler surveys the scene of what was, perhaps, his greatest triumph. In this feature CricketWeb tells the story of a unique victory.
Sehwag is not a man deficient in technique. He has adjusted his technique to suit the aggressive intent that is the essence of his game. He does not care what we think and say about his footwork. He cares about what he does to the ball and in that his philosophy is simple and uncluttered.
Sehwag’s batting irks traditionalists and Bradman who had a similar effect on them provides us the context for understanding Sehwag’s apparent defiance of what we euphemistically call conventional wisdom or tradition.
Cricketers often talk about “playing tough”. You want tough? Forget the puffed-chest bravado of contemporary pretenders. Instead we give you Allan Robert Border.
Almost sixty years before Headingley, a comeback of even greater magnitude took place in the County Championship match between Warwickshire and Hampshire – CW’s Dave Wilson and Martin Chandler look into the match and its background.
Many feel that Cricket Ireland’s desire to obtain Test status is an unrealistic expectation but those who can recall a match at Sion Mills on July 2nd 1969 may not. In this feature Cricket Web looks back at a remarkable game of cricket.