• 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Home and Away

    Some Cricket Matches

    The first Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the Galle International Stadium was an interesting but ultimately disappointing…

  • The Mark of Greatness

    Some Cricketers

    Before the English summer of 1968 the cricket authorities relaxed the applicable rules so that each county could hire an…

    Barry Richards walks off to applause
  • The Old Fox

    Some Cricketers

    The so-called showpiece one-day Lord's final - in its current incarnation, The Royal Lindon One -Day Cup - has undoubtedly…

  • Oops, Sorry

    Some Cricket Matches

    England managed to redeem themselves and draw the (absurdly short) Test series against Pakistan with an emphatic innings victory in…

  • An Unexpected Triumph for Pakistan

    Some Cricket Matches

    Have England produced, in living memory, a worse performance than that served up to three successive full houses at Lord’s…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • In the Beginning

    Some Cricket Matches

    Ireland's men made a remarkably promising start to their Test careers (the women are ahead of them) despite losing to…

    playing an off drive