The 2023 Ashes was an outstanding series, providing the sort of ever-changing narrative that limited-overs cricket simply cannot deliver. Four of the Tests resulted in … Read More
Spirit of the Age
Jonny Bairstow faced up to the final ball of Cameron Green’s eighth over. It was predictably short and Bairstow ducked under it. He then made … Read More
Captains Fantastic – Part Two
The second Ashes Test, at Lord’s, was in many ways as remarkable as the first. England made the running for much of the game at … Read More
Captains Fantastic
The 2023 Ashes got off to a terrific start at Edgbaston. It grabbed attention from the first ball, sent flashing through the covers for four … Read More
Ranjan Madugalle – a True Cricket Person
Ranjan Madugalle has been actively involved in international cricket for over forty years. That is a remarkable achievement. And there is no reason to think … Read More
Champions for all Time
It is fifty years since Hampshire last won the County Championship. In the period between then and now some of the world’s greatest players have … Read More
Sanath Jayasuriya – a Man Ahead of his Time
Sri Lanka has produced many great cricketers since its emergence as a leading cricketing nation in the mid-1990s. Sanath Jayasuriya can truly be said to … Read More
See How They Run
“The more you do something the better you get at it”. There is little point in arguing against this. It can apply to sport as … Read More
Test Cricket the Winner at the Basin Reserve
I was in London while the extraordinary second Test between New Zealand and England was being played at Wellington’s Basin Reserve. London is an even … Read More
A Review of Men’s International Cricket In 2022
There could be no doubt as to which was the outstanding men’s international cricket team in the calendar year 2022. England won nine Tests out … Read More
Grounds for Reflection
An empty cricket ground can be an interesting place. This is obviously the case with somewhere like Lord’s, where the mark of history is so … Read More
Aravinda De Silva: The Pocket Maestro
India’s Sachin Tendulkar was always known as The Little Master. At 5’5½” he was certainly shorter than average. His youth may also have played a … Read More