In this feature Martin tells the remarkable story of one of Australia’s favourite sons, Neil Hawke
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Gareth Bland looks back at happier times for West Indies and imagines the outcome of a series between Clive Lloyd’s 1979/80 vintage and Steve Waugh’s record-breaking 2001/02 Australian side.
We have put together lists showing the top 20 players for ODIs, Tests and T20s (internationals only) for men and women during 2015.
When we enter the New Year we will be a century on from the year when Australia’s only Test player to lose his life in World War Two was born. Ross Gregory deserves to be remembered much more than he is, and in this feature Martin tells his story.
In 1966 Ken Higgs was England’s most successful bowler England, but his entire international career was to be over within eighteen months. In this feature Martin remembers a man who bears comparison with Maurice Tate and Alec Bedser
In a career that touched five decades Wilfred Rhodes set some remarkable records. In this feature Martin tells his story
In this feature Martin tries to convince the electorate that Frank Foster is worth a vote or two in the forthcoming contest in which Cricketweb will decide who should have the title of the game’s finest all-rounder
As Pakistan and England showed in Abu Dhabi in October a match that has all the hallmarks of a dull draw can still have an exciting and unexpected finish. In this feature Martin tells the story of a not dissimilar Test match from almost half a century ago
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This is why there is always so much controversy and drama surrounding great sporting rivalries. Think of Bodyline, think of Kolkata 99. And then there’s the England-Pakistan drama. Both these cricketing nations have higher profile rivalries with Australia and India respectively. This probably explains why this particular rivalry hasn’t always been talked about in the same vein. But one look at any series between these two and the fierceness and intensity is absolutely unquestionable. To say that the cricketing relationship between England and Pakistan is fraught with controversy, discord and drama that would put a soap opera to shame is easy. Yet it would be reductive to understand this narrative as just a conflict between a new nation and their old colonial masters, in a post-colonial world, although it is a vital part of this relationship. If one begins to peel off the layers and tries to understand this relationship, it becomes clear that the most essential element that makes this rivalry so exciting, is that the two parties give each other a lot of importance, whether they are always willing to acknowledge this or not.