Haroon is back with the second part of his look at Clive Lloyd’s incredible West Indies juggernaut … The Third Test A glance at the record of the third test match at Headingley on Cricinfo documents that Larry Gomes scored his second century of the series thus earning him another man of the match award. Indeed, it was a typical Gomes effort; modest and without bombast. However, in order to reach three figures, he would find an unlikely ally. Both sides arrived at Leeds with changes...
Step Back In Time: England v West Indies 1984
Today Haroon Khalid takes us back to a time when the Windies ruled world cricket and England, well, the less said the better. Enjoy. “What? Really?!, You’re joking!” It was the summer of 2017. The incredulity in the voice of my friend’s teenage son was palpable. What had prompted this disbelieving response? A few seconds earlier, no doubt bored with how tiresome this old cricketing reactionary was sounding off about how incredible the West Indies team of the 80s were, whilst at the same time...
1981 Revisited, Part 2
It’s time to welcome back Haroon Khalid for the second instalment of his look back at the 1981 Ashes series. After the dumbfounding goings on at Leeds, the teams reconvened at Edgbaston on July 30th for the fourth test. The morning of the match was warm and sunny; the pitch looked good for batting and likely to take spin later in the game. Hughes suggested the pitch was good for 800 runs[1]. Ultimately, the whole match would end up yielding 13 fewer. Given the conditions, Dilley, despite...
1981 Revisited – Part 1
Today we welcome back Haroon Khalid to TFT. Take a trip down memory lane as the first test at Edgbaston gets underway … The 2005 Ashes series is often spoken of as the greatest Ashes series of all time and with much justification. 1-0 down after the first test, England came back with a nerve jangling 2 run win at Edgbaston after the heroics of Andrew Flintoff with both bat and ball. Drawing a match they would have won had it not been for inclement weather at Manchester, England prevailed...
India 1990
As we’ve already previewed the upcoming 2018 series, and done the Adil Rashid thing to death, I thought we’d warm up for the test match with a trip down memory lane. Here’s friend of the site Haroon Khalid with his memories of the famous 1990 summer. Does the number 333 ring any bells? The summer of 1990 was in some ways similar to 2018. England were vanquished in the semi-final of the World Cup. The weather was particularly warm. A Conservative Prime Minister was battling...
1982: The Summer Of The All-Rounder
The first home test of 2018 begins today when England face Pakistan at Lord’s; therefore we’re going to bring you a touch of nostalgia to put you in the mood for some good old fashioned test cricket. New guest writer Haroon Khalid, who is a bit of a fearsome fast bowler himself, has penned the following look back at the summer of 1982, when a young Imran Khan led Pakistan in England for the first time. Enjoy! The summer of 1982, as in the case of 2018, was split between two touring...
