1978

The end of the innocence

May 18, 2013: The felling of a tailender by Bob Willis triggered the acceptance that helmets were needed in the game

1880

Well done... and straight to prison

May 4, 2013: The tale of a man who took 4 for 49 and was promptly arrested for deserting the army

1963

Opening Pandora's one-day box

Apr 20, 2013: Fifty years ago, an effort to bring crowds back to cricket led to the birth of a new format

1903

Snow, sleet ... and cricket

Apr 6, 2013: In 1903, the English county season got off to a start with a match between London County and Surrey. But the match, which featured WG Grace and Bangalore Jayaram, was played amid sleet and snow showers

1969

Australia's greatest challenge

Mar 23, 2013: In 1969-70 Australia won their series in India: a battle between spinners and batsmen, played against a background of widespread violence

2006

Putting Sachin in the shade

Mar 9, 2013: When two Hyderabad schoolboys smashed a record set 18 years earlier by Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli

1998

When Lara led a players' strike

Feb 23, 2013: West Indies cricket hit a new low in November 1998 when the captain and his squad refused to travel to South Africa

Cricket Wars

Players face bans if they take part in Cricket Wars

Feb 12, 2013: Players who take part in the unofficial Cricket Wars tournament face a lengthy ban from the game after Cricket Kenya refused to sanction the event

1978

'I've run you out, you ****'

Feb 9, 2013: The nadir of Geoff Boycott's brief time as England captain came when he was deliberately run out by one of his own side

Netherlands

Netherlands to play ODI against South Africa

Jan 30, 2013: South Africa will play Netherlands in a one-day international as part of their preparations for this summer’s ICC Champions Trophy.

Kenya

Kenya's Cricket Wars postponed for second time

Jan 30, 2013: The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time

Cricket Wars

Kenyan Cricket Wars postponed again

Jan 30, 2013: The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time

Cricket Wars

Kenyan Cricket Wars postponed again

Jan 30, 2013: The controversial Cricket Wars tournament which was due to take place this weekend at Nairobi Gymkhana has been postponed for a second time

Kenya

Kenya's Cricket Wars postponed again?

Jan 29, 2013: There is growing uncertainty over the planned Cricket Wars tournament due to take place this weekend (February 1 to 3) at Nairobi Gymkhana with organisers still unwilling to confirm which cricketers are taking part or how to buy tickets in advance.

Basil Robinson 1919-2013

Former Canada captain Basil Robinson dies

Jan 29, 2013: Basil Robinson, a brisk offspinner who played for Oxford University and went on to captain Canada, has died at his home in Ottawa at the age of 93

1985

Botham, Hollywood and James Bond

Jan 26, 2013: When Beefy was told he had the 'looks, build and accent' to be the next 007

USA news

USA's planned T20 league postponed

Jan 25, 2013: The proposed professional Twenty20 league in the USA scheduled to be held in June and July 2013 has been postponed for a year

ICC

East Asia Pacific awards announced

Jan 23, 2013: The ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Region has announced the winners of the 2012 Pepsi ICC EAP Development Programme Annual Awards.

Kenya

Cricket Kenya refuses to sanction unauthorised event

Jan 22, 2013: Cricket Kenya's new chairman Jackie Janmohammed is facing the first challenge of her tenure with her board refusing to sanction a planned three-day tournament in Nairobi

ICC

ICC European Division 1 heading to England

Jan 22, 2013: ICC Europe has today announced the tournament schedule for 2013.

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