He had a surgeon to thank for being able to celebrate his 29th birthday, yet more than half a century later Nari Contractor is alive and well and, occasionally, still available for comment

With the one-off test between Afghanistan and Ireland now concluded, Glen takes a look at what both teams did well and where they can still improve

Hobbsy: A life in Cricket – the biography of former England, Essex and Glamorgan leg spinner Robin Hobbs – by Rob Kelly, was published in 2018 by Von Krumm Publishing. Cricketweb is delighted to feature an extract from Rob’s fine book.

After spending a pleasant break in the Caribbean and taking in a few cricket matches Glen shares his thoughts on some of the issues raised by England’s somewhat inconsistent performances

After his previous features on Geoff and John Martin looks at the Edrich family for a third time, on this occasion profiling Bill, of Middlesex and England