Category: Some Cricket Matches

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  • Up and Down

    Some Cricket Matches

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

  • It Could Have Been Worse

    Some Cricket Matches

    "Cook Batting,2013" CC BY-SA 2.0, Image credit to Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK The subcontinent is always a challenge for touring…

    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.
  • The Strange Power of the Follow-On

    Some Cricket Matches

    Nobody could have been surprised by the result of the First Test between Australia and the West Indies at Hobart.…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • Margin Call

    Some Cricket Matches

    Can a cricket team" bounce back" from a defeat by a margin of 405 runs? This is the task facing…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • All Square

    Some Cricket Matches

    England v New Zealand in a Test match at Lord's, May 2004. Image by Peter Meade  licensed under  CC BY 2.0 As…

  • A Test of Character

    Some Cricket Matches

    If there is a better Test match this Ashes summer than the first Test between England and New Zealand at…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • No Light At The End Of The Tunnel

    Some Cricket Matches

    David Gower, Ian Botham, Allan Lamb, Paul Downton, Brian Lara, Ridley Jacobs, Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell. What…

  • The Honourable Draw

    Some Cricket Matches

    Something happened twice in 2012-13 which had only happened once before in the history of Test cricket. A side batting…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views