A touch of Bradman
Hundred in a session? Easy peasy for Doug WaltersAshley Mallett14-Sep-2014Doug Walters was more than a fabulous batsman of the 1970s. There was a touch of genius about him.He played a number of Bradman-like innings. He…
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Buttler's mind-eye fails him
Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between England and India at HeadingleySidharth Monga at Headingley 05-Sep-2014The gullyIn the previous ODI, on a slow and low Edgbaston track, MS Dhoni had moved his second…
Sri Lanka's nightmare to forget
Sri Lanka had scaled down their expectations for the series, given the lack of preparation, but the team has still disappointed, even by those lowered standardsAndrew Fidel Fernando15-Nov-2014Is it too late for Sri Lanka to…
Thrown in at the deep end
Players with little or no ODI experience who have been picked by Full Member countries for their 2015 World Cup squads17-Jan-2015Sheldon CottrellWest Indies, fast bowlerODIs: 0*West Indies have left some high-profile names out of their…
A Maxwell lookalike among five domestic unknowns
Five new domestic names who might make a mark during the 2015 IPL seasonAmol Karhadkar06-Apr-2015Shreyas Iyer, Delhi DaredevilsTo emerge as your team's highest run-getter in your maiden first-class season is an achievement. To do it…
England have lift-off, NZ want to ground them
A high benchmark was set by England in the opening match of the series but a young side is excited about trying for a repeat, however New Zealand are keen to show their responseAlan Gardner…
Lara's finest hour, and Hanif's many hours
Following Alastair Cook's century at the Kensington Oval, the 100th at the ground, we take a look back at some of the significant hundreds here over the yearsMatthew Varghese02-May-2015The longest inningsWest Indies v Pakistan, 1958Nine…
Rahul's ton props up India
ESPNcricinfo staff20-Aug-2015India continued to suffer at Prasad's hands as he prised out Ajinkya Rahane in the fifth over, leaving the visitors on 12 for 2•AFPKL Rahul, however, remained unruffled by the early losses and played…
The five longest Test careers
Brian Close, who died on Monday aged 84, had a Test career that lasted nearly 27 yearsESPNcricinfo staff14-Sep-2015Brian Close (England) Span: 26 years and 356 days (July 1949 - July 1976)Trivia: Close was also a…
Five of the most bizarre first-class scorecards of 2015
The year's wackiest turnarounds and weirdest matchesMohit Shah30-Dec-2015How many declarations will that be?You don't generally see three declarations in a match. In September, Leicestershire and Essex came up with three in a session, as Essex…