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Australia’s recent loss in India, their first in over three years and their second in eight, has once more set tongues wagging about their decline. This is nothing new of course, but the hints of truth are stronger than ever now. So we look back at “Australia’s era”, in a two-part special.
For the Stanford Superstars it was sheer joy, just rewards for their six weeks of preparation for the one-off cash bonanza. For England it was a missed opportunity to boost their bank balances to the tune of around 619,000 pounds, and coming up woefully short will torment them in moments of quiet reflection.
On Saturday night, England and the Stanford Superstars will play out 40 overs and the winner will take home a huge amount of cash. We take a look at the impact that this game might have on the future of the game.
Victor Trumper was one of Australia’s most graceful batsmen ever, and Archie Mac has crafted a fitting tribute in this article covering Trumper’s life.
In a continuing series of articles, this time we’re going to look at the period covering crickets Golden Age from 1900-14.
The lack of a referral system in place for the current series between India and Australia must not last beyond it.
The ICC Champions Trophy has had an often-troubled existence. Yet it is a tournament that potentially offers an unbelievable amount to the game of cricket and which perhaps quite a few people need to start taking more care of.
This time we’re going to look at the period covering the very beginnings of Test cricket, the 19th century from 1877-1899.
This time we’re going to look at the period which encompassed the conclusion of Bradman’s Test career, the 1940s. As you might guess, this period covers fewer Tests than the 1930s due to the war.
When Prince Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji stepped onto the Old Trafford playing field on July 16th 1896 for the Second Ashes Test of the summer, history was made. Ranjitsinhji, or as nicknamed by his team-mates, ‘Smith’, became the first player of Asian descent to represent England at international cricket.