Author: Bill Ricquier

  • 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.…
  • 30 December 2016
    How common is it for a Test side to lose by an innings after making 400 or more first time…
  • 17 December 2016
    Sri Lanka tend not to travel well. That is a generalisation of course, and like most generalisations, is a little…
  • Cook batting during the third Test during the 2013 Ashes in England. England won the series 3–0; it was Cook's first Ashes series as captain.

    14 December 2016
    "Cook Batting,2013" CC BY-SA 2.0, Image credit to Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK The subcontinent is always a challenge for touring…
  • 13 November 2016
    When play ended on the first day of the first Test between India and England at Rajkot, the England left…
  • Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views

    16 July 2016
    In the week that Theresa May became the oldest person to enter 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister since James…
  • 20 June 2016
    Flying from Singapore to London to watch England's third Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's, I found myself watching an…
  • Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views

    21 May 2016
    Where have all the slow left armers gone? It is a question especially pertinent to English cricket. England almost always…