• Cricket in the Eighties

    About the Game

    Remember the 1980s? Reagan, Thatcher and Gorbachev, the Berlin Wall, the Falklands, the Pope and his Popemobile, the assassinations of…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • Ajit Wadekar (1941-2018)

    Some Cricketers

    Ajit Wadekar, who has died at the age of 77, was a pugnacious left-handed batsman and fine close fielder, especially…

    Ajit wadekar
  • The Rain it Raineth Every Day

    About the Game

    The weather is peculiarly important in cricket. Of course, it can be critical to any sort of activity that is…

    Floodlight through mist with rain sodden pitch
  • First Among Equals – Part 1

    Some Cricketers

    This article first appeared in my book, The Pakistani Masters. It has been updated following Imran's success in the general…

    Imran Khan sitting in outfield
  • First Among Equals – Part 2

    Some Cricketers

    This article first appeared in my book, The Pakistani Masters. It has been updated following Imran's success in the general…

    Imran twitter
  • First Among Equals – Part 3

    Some Cricketers

    This is the third and final part of an article that first appeared in my book, The Pakistani Masters. It has…

    Khan captain