Can bat, can bowl

Nov 23, 2011: Allrounders who batted in the top five and bowled a sizeable number of overs in one-day internationals

The top-order allrounders

Nov 16, 2011: Shane Watson and Jacques Kallis are among the rare allrounders who bat in the top five and bowl a substantial number of overs

Who is closest to Bradman, Lohmann and Garner?

Nov 9, 2011: Which batsman, after the Don, has the best average over a 52-Test sequence? Are there bowlers with averages and economy rates comparable to those of George Lohmann and Joel Garner?

The Karachi caper, and other fighting tons

Nov 2, 2011: Batsmen who scored centuries in Test innings where several wickets had fallen for very little

Heroic hundreds in wrecked innings

Oct 26, 2011: Batsmen who scored centuries amid collapses, like Brendan Taylor did against New Zealand

O captains, my captains

Oct 19, 2011: England have used six captains in 2011, the most in a year. We look at other teams that passed the leader's hat around

Played 42, won 0

Oct 12, 2011: Cricketers who finished their careers with impressive records but were part of few or no victories

The series that ended it all

Sep 21, 2011: Eleven Pakistan players from the 2010 tour of England have not played Tests since. Which series have been the last for the highest number of cricketers?

They did all right without hundreds

Sep 13, 2011: Misbah-ul-Haq and Angelo Mathews have among the best averages for batsmen without a century

Wicked ends to wicket droughts

Aug 31, 2011: Bowlers who came back from poor stretches of form with impressive performances

A chasm between England's averages

Aug 24, 2011: They averaged nearly 60 with the bat and 26 with the ball during their rout of India. The difference between the two averages is among the largest for a series

Cook's 294, and other revivals

Aug 17, 2011: Batsmen who made a double-century or a hundred after dips in form

Rahul's recall, and other elderly comebacks

Aug 10, 2011: The longest gaps between Tests and ODIs for players on the wrong side of 35

England's 319-run win sets new record

Aug 3, 2011: Teams that won by the largest run and wicket margins after conceding a first-innings lead

England's longest debutant-less streak

Jul 27, 2011: Teams that played the most consecutive matches without a debutant

Openers averaging 45 (years)

Jul 20, 2011: Who formed Test cricket's oldest opening combination? And how far back do you have to go to find a middle order older than Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman?

Sri Lanka's best struggle in England

Jun 22, 2011: How players have fared in England compared to the rest of their careers

Sammy's first-Test advantage

Jun 15, 2011: How bowlers fared in terms of average in their first outings against different teams

Strong first impressions, and some weak ones

Jun 8, 2011: How batsmen fared in terms of average in their first outings against different teams

The ones that got away

Jun 1, 2011: Batsmen who were never dismissed by the top ten wicket-takers in Test cricket, despite playing them several times