This week we have a look at another cricket writer from long ago, although on this occasion the name is not a well known one

This week we go back to Edwardian times, and a largely forgotten man who nonetheless was a writerwho made some important early contributions to the literature of our great game

Have you ever tried in-play betting on cricket? If you haven’t, you might assume it’s just a vice for spontaneous gamblers; the types of fans who bet on a whim, using their hearts more than their heads. While this might be true of some fans, in-play bets can also be used to open up new betting opportunities.

Betway is no stranger when it comes to sponsorship deals with prestigious sports teams and events. In 2014, the betting giant landed a two and a half-year deal to serve as a sponsor of the West Ham United Football Club. Two years ago, the company also sealed sponsorship deals with the Cricket West Indies, Betway’s first sponsorship in the sport.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have long had the Indian Premier League’s most star-studded team. The IPL club have never been afraid to spend money on world-class cricket players whatever their price. Despite losing three IPL Finals – never winning the league’s top prize – Royal Challengers Bangalore haven’t been conservative with their spending.

In this post Martin takes a look at one of the forgotten classics of cricket literature, and of the life of the professional cricketer whose only book it was

This week we are delighted to have our first guest post on the blog. It is from Christopher O’Brien whose specialist subject is Neville Cardus

During the build-up to the 2019 World Cup, the BBC carried out a poll in which they asked their readers to vote for the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game.

England’s test cricketers eventually won a close-fought series with South Africa that gave Joe Root’s team a much-needed boost in the World Test Championship.

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 has been the headlines of any news in the last few weeks. It was last week when the World Health Organization finally called the threat and spread of this virus a pandemic. This makes it an uncontrolled virus for many countries worldwide.
Over 320,000 cases related to this virus are reported to exist worldwide. An astounding number of around 4,000 death toll has been reached. This has affected many people and industries including the world of sports.