The story, suggestion, idea and now controversial plan has been circulating the press for the past couple of days with England’s director Andrew Strauss wanting to produce a new tournament, 100-ball competition. Perhaps with the World Cup in mind which comes about in May 2019, the host might have the right idea to boost the […]

Arthur Mailey was probably not the greatest leg spinner Australia has produced, but he is surely the most interesting

As a breed fast bowlers generally seem to be much more interesting characters than those who specialise in other cricketing disciplines. Pakistan’s 1970s paceman Sarfraz Nawaz is a typical example

You must look at the context of each heavy defeat in cricket, and in the case of Australia there is a lot of context, but the drubbing handed out by South Africa in the fourth Test in Johannesburg was historical. In terms of the 492 runs, it was the fourth biggest margin of defeat in […]

Dave looks at batting impact in general and attempts to set the record straight as regards Victor Trumper.

It is more than forty years since West Indies were able to field a top class spin bowler and it seems unlikely that situation will change in the near future. In this feature Martin profiles the last man to merit the description