June08

Ask The Spider #19

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This week we start on a quest to find the World Cup dream-teams, and also look at the most double-centuries in a Test series, the high no-result percentages, and more.

June05

Fidel Edwards: A Caribbean Cult Classic

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As West Indies head into the third Test match against Australia, they do so with aspirations of leveling the series at 1-1. The Frank Worrell Trophy is now out of their hands, but there is still the pride of a drawn series up for grabs. And whatever hope the home team bears depends largely on the potency of the front line bowling attack, particularly Fidel Edwards. A cursory look at the series statistics locates Edwards second only to Brett Lee in wickets. His 11 wickets are already a series high, though he has only once played more than 3 Tests in a series. Now it remains to be seen how far he can extend his personal record in Bridgetown.

May27

Ask The Spider #18

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This week we look at the quickest to 100 100s, the ODI match doubles, the start of daynight ODIs, and individual feats in Tests since the end of the 20th-century.

May25

From Bad to Worse for Chris Taylor

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Things have gone from bad to worse since my last article! Having recovered from the tear of my hamstring, I was selected to play for Yorkshire 2nd XI vs Notts and was told a decent knock and I would be back in the 1st team.

May19

Ask The Spider #17

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This week we look at the batting and bowling averages in all decades of Test cricket, the ODI captains who got on a run, and a fair few other little obscurities.