Gareth Bland - ARTICLES

Peter May struck a thrilling century on Ted Dexter’s Test debut in 1958. Gareth Bland examines both the innings and Dexter’s views on the enigmatic May

Gareth Bland profiles the defining innings in the Test match career of the Victorian era great Arthur Shrewsbury

On the 30th anniversary of their maiden World Cup triumph, Gareth Bland recalls India’s greatest day.

Gareth Bland recalls the final Test match in the career of England fast bowler Bob Willis, where the Warwickshire legend’s bowling was destroyed by West Indies’ number 9 Michael Holding.

Gareth Bland profiles the beleaguered Australian captain Michael Clarke, who can look to an illustrious predecessor, Allan Border, for inspiration as he attempts to raise his side’s game ahead of The Ashes

Gareth Bland looks back at a promising Test career sadly curtailed by injury: the Australian batsman Martin Kent played just three times, all in Botham’s Ashes summer of 1981

Gareth Bland looks back to 1978/79 when India and Pakistan renewed their cricketing rivalry after a gap of almost 18 years.

At Trent Bridge in 1965 the 21 year old Graeme Pollock struck one of the most celebrated of all Test centuries. Gareth Bland revisits the innings

Debates have always raged about technical standards in the English game. Gareth Bland revisits a notable example from the Wisden of 1980

Following Martin’s December feature, Gareth Bland considers the significance of England’s first post-terrestrial world star, the brilliant Alastair Cook