Author: Bill Ricquier

  • Basil d oliveira in action for england against australia 902068338

    29 April 2017
    Theresa May has called a general election which is going to be held on 8 June. It is relatively unusual…
  • The watershed

    18 April 2017
    I was watching the Delhi Daredevils play the Kolkata Knight Riders on television the other day. It turned out to…
  • Honours even in srilanka

    17 April 2017
    No country exemplifies the current tendency towards very different outcomes in home and away Test matches in a more extreme…
  • Australia v india img 2315

    4 April 2017
    Image: India vs Australia by Vijay Chennupati [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons What does it take to make a really…
  • T20 pixabay cricket 166904 640

    25 February 2017
    " Look for the positives" : you know something has gone really badly when a commentator , or someone in…
  • Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views

    18 February 2017
    Australia' s tour of India, commencing this month, promises to be a very intriguing one. India have rediscovered their love…
  • Hail to the chief stockvault cricket ball103760

    2 February 2017
    The election of Donald Trump as the forty - fifth President of the United States has caused, if not global…
  • Close up of David Warner celebrating

    8 January 2017
    Image: David Warner celebrating while playing for Australia. By Zaczac157 [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons David Warner…
  • Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views

    1 January 2017
    Batting first wicket down is the most demanding job for batsmen in Test cricket. Opening batsmen know what to expect.…
  • Up and down freepix

    30 December 2016
    How common is it for a Test side to lose by an innings after making 400 or more first time…