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A cricketer who changed the game
Charlotte Edwards started when women’s cricket was in another era, and shepherded, not just the English team, but the entire game, into this new excit
Faf's slippery handle, de Kock's reflexes
Plays of the day from the first T20 between Bangladesh and South AfricaMohammad Isam in Mirpur05-Jul-2015The prayer answeredFaf du Plessis loses contr
Bare-knuckle DK, and the no-ball that wasn't
Plays of the day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in BangaloreKarthik Krishnaswamy02-May-2015Starc’s nifty
England's battle against the system
Over-coached, over-analysed, overwrought and, very often, over all too soon. The enormity of the entire cricketing structure in England and Wales is t
New Zealand's Sharjah records, and aged debutants
Also, most twin fifties in Tests, and a correction about most first-class wickets in a calendar yearSteven Lynch02-Dec-2014Who has scored the most twi
Errant elbows, and Priyanjan's shuffle
Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and PakistanKarthik Krishnaswamy23-Aug-2014Saved by the elbowKumar Sangakkara had just arrived a
Kusal salvo hides seniors' foibles
Sri Lanka’s august senior batsmen made 23 collectively, but a 23-year-old’s belligerence ensured his team triumphed nonethelessAlan Gardner in Chittag
Trouble at the top for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s collapse on the first day highlighted an ingrained problem in their Test batting, where they have failed to get to 100 without the loss o
Triumph over UAE on a windy day
The Ireland captain’s tour diary during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAEWilliam Porterfield17-Nov-2013Our team manager, Roy Torrens, is a p
Whoa Watto!
A big hundred by Australia’s No. 3 even warmed England heartsBobby Edge-Partington22-Aug-2013Choice of gameAs someone who lives in Cambridge, opportun