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MAY 01, 2013

The unluckiest cricket fan? Think again

Michel van Oorschot: When your team is a minnow, the players you support are your older brothers, trying to dish out punches to the playground bullies
Peter Borren and his team-mates come across as real people, not as cricketing deities living in a bubble of glitz and glamour © KNCB
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APRIL 17, 2013

A big series for Zimbabwe and Bangladesh

Jake Rassack: Test cricket's basement battle is not the most high-profile series this year, but it could produce some significant cricket
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Ireland, you will be back

Jarrod Kimber: Ireland leave the tournament soggy and sick. In their must win game, they never bowled a ball. Ireland cricket has had far better tournaments than this
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Get the dictionary, minnows need a new term

Jarrod Kimber: Odd terms in cricket seem to be the norm. The original meaning for Chinaman allegedly comes from when an English player couldn't believe he'd been bowled by a West Indian player of Chinese heritage
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Afghanistan are professional cricketers, don't forget

Jarrod Kimber: The story of Afghanistan cricket is absolutely amazing. It's got a book, a documentary, and is mentioned in almost every article about them
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Minnows no more

Jarrod Kimber: When an Australian fielder leans in to talk, there is a good chance a batsman is getting some flak
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