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  • Eleven

    Batting

    Two events in the last few weeks, the heroics of Ashton Agar at the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge,…

    The tail-enders who briefly become heroes
  • What’s in a Name

    Some Cricketers

    The Reverend Sydney Smith – the ‘Smith of Smiths’ – said that his idea of Heaven was to be eating…

    The curious poetry of cricketers' names
  • 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…

    A rare feat, and the quiet nobility of a draw