• Start Me Up

    Hail and Farewell

    It was impossible not to feel sorry for Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire slow left arm bowler, as he made his…

  • You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

    Hail and Farewell

    Muralitharan receiving a guard of honour after passing Walsh's record, Harare 2004. Image by Ajithjay licensed under the Creative Commons…

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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,…

    Ashton Agar bowling
  • 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…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • 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…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views