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May 1 down the years

Gordon the enforcer

Two West Indian legends are born, and Tugga's 200

May 2 down the years

The prince of Trinidad

A legend takes the stage

May 3 down the years

An enigma with a tragic end

Hookesy arrives

May 4 down the years

Rudolph's long wait

A bunch of birthdays, and a hat-trick

May 5 down the years

All too brief

A master on matting

May 6 down the years

Fozzie the fast

Injury-prone Neil Foster is born

May 7 down the years

Duleep's triple

How long does it take to score 333? About five hours?

May 8 down the years

The finisher

The man who became part of cricket's dictionary

May 9 down the years

Packer's revolution

The circus gets on the road

May 10 down the years

'Is it me you're looking for?'

Pakistan's Lionel Richie lookalike offspinner is born

May 11 down the years

A tale of two paths

Dasher, stonewaller, antiques dealer

May 12 down the years

When Trumble made 'em tumble

Birth of a two-trick man

May 13 down the years

Sting in the tail

When West Indies chased down 418

May 14 down the years

Tatenda takes guard

The birth of the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper... and of ball-by-ball commentary

May 15 down the years

Lord of the crease

A magisterial dasher is born

May 16 down the years

Laker's dress rehearsal

A portentous day at The Oval

May 17 down the years

Spitting cobra

One of India's greatest match-winners is born

May 18 down the years

Verity, I say unto thee

The author of the cheapest ten for-for in first-class history is born

May 19 down the years

The Croucher

Birth of the man who scored at over 80 runs an hour

May 20 down the years

Carnage on the coast

Ted Alletson gets brutal

May 21 down the years

Assault and battery

The highest ODI score ever

May 22 down the years

The Big Ship

Birth of a fine batsman, useful legspinner and great captain

May 23 down the years

The original Brylcreem boy

The birth of Compo

May 24 down the years

The perfect finish

A happy end for Hussain

May 25 down the years

The ton quartet

Four Indian batsmen inched towards the first-wicket record in Tests

May 26 down the years

The hard-nosed Kiwi

The New Zealander who averaged 66 against West Indies

May 27 down the years

Mahela makes his entry

Birth of Jayawardene, Frank Woolley and Ravi Shastri

May 28 down the years

Windies' gymnastic hub

The Healy of his day is born

May 29 down the years

Drip by drip

A thrilling finish to a series decider in Antigua

May 30 down the years

The Black Bradman

The first man to score two centuries in a Lord's Test

May 31 down the years

The greatest one-day knock of all

Viv puts England to the sword

    From nobody to IPL star

Aakash Chopra: Apart from luck, you need to pick your team wisely, get to bat at the top, and have your captain's support

    Fixing? It's people like us doing it

Ed Hawkins: It's convenient to blame the underworld for every instance of fixing, but it's ordinary punters behind many of them

    The perils of scoffing at failure

Rob Steen: Excessive success can destroy inhibition, and hence the capacity for shame

New Zealand shaken and stirred

Andrew Alderson: The second-innings collapse at Lord's has revived concerns about New Zealand's top order

'Being an NZ fan is like being in an abusive relationship'

Beige Brigade: Taylor Swift's songs would speak to any Kiwi cricket fan right now

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A talent that didn't know its own worth

Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of

Him against the world

Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by

Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry

Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai

A time for anger, a time for action

Out of the shattered lives of three young men caught up in allegations of fraud, newer and stronger players must emerge

All fizz, no kick

Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second

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