Australian cricket was looking to bounce back after their shock home 1992 World Cup failure, but the 1996 tournament would provide many challenges for them, including some from unexpected sources.

In his final feature, Dave wraps up the investigation of important runs in Test cricket and brings the study up to date by looking in detail at 100 or so batsmen who debuted between Justin Langer and Jonny Bairstow.

In this feature Martin looks at the career of Polly Umrigar, a fine batsman but with a reputation, perhaps undeserved, as a poor player of fast bowling

Following on from Martin’s piece on Big Hitting,, guest writer Patrick Ferriday provides some insight to other cricketing myths.

Big hitting is the great thrill of cricket’s shorter formats, so who is the longest striker of a cricket ball of them all? In this feature Martin looks at the life and times of Charles Thornton a man who, on the face of matters at least, still has a claim to that title

March was a busy month for international cricket – Glen takes a brief look at what went on