South Africa news
Bringing cricket to Khayelitsha
Jun 29, 2017 Gary Kirsten shares his thoughts on developing sporting infrastructure in the biggest township in Cape Town, coaching and leadership
The helmet effect
Jul 23, 2015 Has protective gear resulted in inferior techniques when facing short-pitched bowling, resulting in more batsmen getting hit these days?
Talking kit
Feb 19, 2015 Bats, artificial pitches, blingy bails - we've come a long way in terms of cricket equipment
ODI cricket
Cricket and semantic satiation
Feb 10, 2015 In his piece for the Guardian's Spin, Andy Bull analyses how Twenty20 cricket and rule changes have made traditional ODI strategies redundant, and remarks that mind-boggling batting feats have become so common, it's bewildering for fans
The absent cricket ball
May 24, 2014 A cricket ball at home would make daydreaming a little easier; its concrete, tangible presence would make intangible visions easier to construct
From hockey sticks to whalebone
Apr 20, 2014 Bat-making as a craft has undergone revolutionary changes and then some since the days of Hambledon
Cuban cricket
Bat up, Cuba
Apr 9, 2014 Scyld Berry's column in the Telegraph explains how a charity has been supplying bats, stumps, helmets and more to fuel Cuba's passion for cricket
Who cares about bats anyway?
Mar 6, 2014 We don't think much about our bats, do we? No, not much at all