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Statistically he is the second best batsman ever to emerge from Australia, yet Bill Ponsford is rarely referred to as one of the greats. In this feature Martin tells his story.
Interest in the Bodyline tour is as strong as ever, but in truth the next Ashes series lost little in comparison, even though it is seldom now recalled. In this feature Martin tells the story of the 1936/37 Tests.
Gareth Bland looks back to 1978/79 when India and Pakistan renewed their cricketing rivalry after a gap of almost 18 years.
Cricket has often generated lucrative work for the legal profession. In this feature Martin looks back at the veritable feeding frenzy that Kerry Packer created.
After a weekend of watching cricket, it is that time of the year where I’m compelled to write a piece on DRS. There were two incidents that got my cricketing gears grinding. First, In the India-Australia Test, when Michael Clarke was erroneously adjudged, not out on 39, and he went on to score a century. Second, In the West Indies- Zimbabwe ODI, Umpire Peter Nero made the cardinal error of not referring a run out. Ramnaresh Sarwan was a good six inches short of the crease and needless to mention he completed a ton and took West Indies to a series victory.
At Trent Bridge in 1965 the 21 year old Graeme Pollock struck one of the most celebrated of all Test centuries. Gareth Bland revisits the innings
Abdul Qadir might not be the obvious answer to that thorny question, but Martin finds some support for that view from a source it is impossible to dismiss out of hand.
Debates have always raged about technical standards in the English game. Gareth Bland revisits a notable example from the Wisden of 1980
In this feature Martin tells the story of England’s unhappy tour of Australia in 1958/59.