Today Billy Crawford returns with the second instalment of his 'Men Of The Moment' series. The first put Nasser Hussain in the spotlight for the way he transformed England's fortunes in 1999/2000. Next up is the heroic Mike Atherton, who won the last of his 115 England caps in 2001. Here's Billy's [...]
Lockdown. It's the perfect time to engage in hypothetical discussions. Nobody can ever win these arguments - it's just a matter of opinion - but that doesn't mean we can't have a good time trying. And what else are we going to do in the absence of live cricket? I was motivated [...]
Today we kick off a new series of articles by Billy Crawford. Over the next few weeks, while we wait to see when cricket can resume, Billy will be writing a series of pen portraits of the players who have defined each cricketing summer since since he first fell in love with [...]
Are you missing cricket? Me too. I love April but it's not the same without the start of the county championship to look forward to. The weather is improving, it's still light at 6pm, the magnolia trees (a personal favourite) are in bloom, the cherry blossom is gorgeous but .... there's no [...]
Today we welcome back James Wilson, author of Court and Bowled: Tales of Cricket and the Law. He recalls some of the more interesting Test debuts experienced by cricketers over the years. Enjoy ... The vast majority of cricketing followers, myself included, needless to say, will never come close to playing first [...]
So what are you up to at the moment? I bet you're bored silly (if you're not feeling absolutely rotten). We're just a couple of days into the UK lockdown and I'm already tired of watching TV, having all my upcoming copywriting projects 'postponed' (code for cancelled) and, perhaps worst of all, [...]
Oh this one's tough. Is it Chris Cowdrey, the Honourable Lionel Tennyson, or John Emburey? There have been so many fantastic skippers over the years - not to mention some best forgotten short lived experiments - that it's almost impossible to choose. Thankfully however, we don't cower in the face of impossibility [...]
Today we welcome back Billy Crawford who profiles one of England's best pace bowlers of recent times. Do you think that Andy Caddick was somewhat unappreciated? There are many players from English cricket’s rich history who are still remembered with love and affection many years after their retirement. Men such as Phil [...]
Today Matthew Sheldon recalls Devon Malcolm's 9-57 at The Oval against South Africa. I was lucky enough to interview Devon a couple of years ago. You can listen to the interview here. But before you do that, here's Matthew with a fan's perspective on that brilliant day back in 1994 ... How [...]
There isn't a lot going on today so Matthew Sheldon is back to reminisce about one of the finest bowling spells by an England paceman in history. The month was March. The year was 2004. The ground, once again, was Sabina Park. And the bowler in question was the brilliant Steve Harmison [...]