The passing of the mercurial Abdul Qadir is sad news for cricket. Six years ago Martin penned a feature about him, and now seems like an appropriate time to restore that to the site’s home page
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In this feature Martin looks back at the career of one of Australia’s most effective medium fast bowlers, Terry Alderman
At the end of an eventful and ultimately successful World Cup for England, Glen looks back at the progress they have made over the past four years
No batsman from Trinidad has a higher Test batting average than Charlie Davis, but he is seldom remembered today. In this feature Martin tells his story
Martin claims to have been a young man when Marcus Trescothick set off on his professional career, which is reason enough for him to feel some sadness at the decision to call it a day after more than a quarter of a century
When most England cricket fans think of 2005, their thoughts turn immediately to the great Ashes series which took place during the British summer of that year. However, in the preceding South African summer, Marcus Trescothick gave us a taste of things to come in Johannesburg. In Masterly Batting, author James Mettyear recalled the events leading to what the creators of that book determined to be the seventh best Test century of all time, and CricketWeb is proud to feature that essay in its entirety.
Genuinely quick left arm bowlers have always been rare, particularly so in England. In this feature Martin tells the story of one such man who, had he been blessed with a more equable temperament, might today be remembered as the best of the few
Marco and Ganesh discuss the World Cup so far and what is in store for the next two weeks
Australia’s 1999 WC triumph was not only overcoming significant adversity during the tournament, but significant upheaval in the years leading up to it.
Being a fast bowler between the wars was hard work, which is no doubt at least part of the reason why Ken Farnes chose to play as an amateur