UAE cricket
A peek into street cricket in the UAE
Jul 8, 2017
| The Surfer
Paul Radley on Friday cricket that is a ritual for the masses in the UAE
Backyard / street cricket
New Zealand cricket
Ben Wheeler, from the backyard to the big stage
Jul 26, 2015
| The Surfer
Ben Wheeler, the 23-year old New Zealand fast bowler, speaks to Mark Geenty at stuff.co.nz about how backyard battles with his two brothers helped him on his path to becoming an international cricketer
Backyard cricket
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Jan 28, 2015
| The Surfer
In his piece for the Guardian's Spin, John Ashdown draws on his childhood memories and mulls on how the seemingly rigid rules of cricket can be warped - with a little creativity - to allow its practitioners a quick game of cricket in unlikely condi
The many crickets of an Indian boyhood
Jan 27, 2015
| Sankaran Krishna
Growing up in India, you play a number of varieties of the game, each contributing to the development of certain skills
Offbeat
The nature v nurture debate in cricket
Sep 16, 2014
| The Surfer
In an article for Aeon magazine, David Papineau explores the idea of nature v nurture in cricket by comparing it with other sports
Losing to India
Jul 25, 2014
| Nicholas Hogg
An Englishman discovers cricket fervour in India, and realises he can't quite win a game against Indians back home either
Cuban cricket
Bat up, Cuba
Apr 9, 2014
| The Surfer
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
New Zealand cricket
Corey Anderson thrives on confidence
Feb 1, 2014
| The Surfer
Self-belief plays a big part of Corey Anderson stunning rise from backyard cricket to national hero, as he reveals in an interview with Alan Perrott for the New Zealand Herald
Sachin Tendulkar retires
The kid who finally had to grow up
Oct 11, 2013
| Inbox
To this fan, Sachin Tendulkar is a kid who managed to extend his childhood beyond its definition