Cricket News

England swing to innings victory

England swing to innings victory

England enjoyed an old-fashioned day of swing-induced dominance, as Zimbabwe fumbled to an innings and 92-run defeat in the first npower Test at Lord's

24-May-2003•Andrew Miller

England take charge

England take charge

Mark Butcher celebrates his hundred © Getty Images Mark Butcher's seventh century put England in a commanding position on the second day of the first npower Test at Lord's

23-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Steven Lynch

The happy ending

The happy ending

It took some time, but like a feature-length episode of Scooby Doo , Zimbabwe's bowlers finally stopped ghosting past the bat and were exposed as an all-too-human outfit

23-May-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller at Lord's

That morning-after feeling

That morning-after feeling

A blustery mid-May morning, England making unspectacular progress against a moving ball - and not a murmur of protest in sight

23-May-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

A quintessentially English affair

A quintessentially English affair

Making a point: protestors outside the Grace Gates © Getty Images If the officials of the England & Wales Cricket Board had a sleepless night fearing civil unrest and rioting in St John's Wood, they needn't have worried

22-May-2003•Martin Williamson at Lord's

England reach 184 for 3 in truncated first day

England reach 184 for 3 in truncated first day

Mark Butcher and Marcus Trescothick contributed a brace of half-centuries to give England the upper hand on a challenging first day against Zimbabwe at Lord's

22-May-2003•Andrew Miller

1

Showing 1 - 6 of 6

Most Read

Why are Sri Lanka and Bangladesh so poor at T20I batting?

Why are Sri Lanka and Bangladesh so poor at T20I batting?

12-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

England break 300 barrier on record-smashing night

England break 300 barrier on record-smashing night

12-Sep-2025 • 6 hrs ago•Sampath Bandarupalli

Hasan Nawaz brings the muscle to Pakistan's middle

Hasan Nawaz brings the muscle to Pakistan's middle

11-Sep-2025•Danyal Rasool

Well-known English cricket figure under investigation for alleged drink spiking

Well-known English cricket figure under investigation for alleged drink spiking

12-Sep-2025 • 11 hrs ago•ESPNcricinfo staff

'No agenda, just honesty' - Hesson defends assesment of senior players

'No agenda, just honesty' - Hesson defends assesment of senior players

11-Sep-2025•Shashank Kishore