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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 CricketersBefore the English summer of 1968 the cricket authorities relaxed the applicable rules so that each county could hire an…
The Old Fox
Some CricketersThe so-called showpiece one-day Lord's final - in its current incarnation, The Royal Lindon One -Day Cup - has undoubtedly…
Oops, Sorry
Some Cricket MatchesEngland 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 MatchesHave England produced, in living memory, a worse performance than that served up to three successive full houses at Lord’s…
In the Beginning
Some Cricket MatchesIreland's men made a remarkably promising start to their Test careers (the women are ahead of them) despite losing to…
Just the Man for a Crisis
About the GameIf, nine months ago, a random group of informed Cricket followers had been asked to state who would be keeping…
Dirty Work
About the GameBall-tampering is one of cricket's great taboos, up there with throwing and match-fixing. Any doubt one might have had about…
The Beginning of the End?
About the GameIn the space of a few days in February two players on the fringes of the England Test squad, Yorkshire's…
Country Cousins
Some Cricket MatchesEngland's mildly catastrophic Ashes series is to be followed by a two-match Test series in New Zealand. On the face…
My Country Right or Left
Batting, BowlingRangana Herath did something remarkable in Sri Lanka's comfortable win over Bangladesh in the second Test at Mirpur. In taking…
Another Ashes Mismatch
The AshesIt was yet another deeply disappointing Ashes series. It wasn't just Australia's crushing margin of victory. The fact is that…
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