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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Specials - Gleanings - Cricinfo magazine http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ 'Playing for Bangladesh is the best thing that happened to me' Habibul Bashar was in the side (though he nearly wasn't) when Bangladesh played their first Test, and for many of the other high and low points in their cricket history http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/640759.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/640759.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:30:20 GMT 'I knew you weren't going to be popular all the time with all the players' Bev Congdon chats about a knock in the face from John Snow, cricket's unreasonable demands from modern players, and captaining New Zealand http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638112.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638112.html Tue, 28 May 2013 08:31:57 GMT 'I wanted to stop batsmen from getting on to the front foot' The Typhoon remembers being at his fastest, chopping willow trees to get strong, and the mateship of the 1954-55 English side http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/631181.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/631181.html Wed, 15 May 2013 15:06:48 GMT 'I'd cancel everything to watch Clarke make a century' Victoria batsman Jack Potter looks back at Shield cricket in the '60s, the young Shane Warne, and his experiences on the fringes of the Test side http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/630709.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/630709.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:55:29 GMT 'In cricket you always get a second chance' Chandu Borde played Gilchrist and Griffith without a helmet and padding and has lived to tell the tale http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/627697.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/627697.html Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:42:24 GMT 'If you didn't hook, you either got hit or got out' Rick McCosker broke his jaw in the Centenary Test, played in WSC, captained NSW, and lost the 1977 Ashes for Australia http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/605646.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/605646.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:22:33 GMT 'I never wanted to let the batsman think I'd eased off' Shane Bond never took his foot off the pedal, and didn't ever want to. He looks back at life in the fast lane http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/605045.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/605045.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:48:48 GMT 'I left cricket far too early' Ian Davis, one of the casualties of the freeze after World Series Cricket, looks back at the troubled late '70s, the advent of protective gear, and Packer http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/587966.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/587966.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:09:40 GMT 'I had the confidence that I could clear any ground' He may not have played T20, but Asanka Gurusinha would have fit right in if he had http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/599793.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/599793.html Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:55:04 GMT 'Headingley gave me my identity' Sanjay Bangar was part of India's famous win in England in 2002. He looks back at that innings and talks about being a senior statesman in the Railways side http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595326.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/595326.html Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:39:51 GMT 'Pakistan's first tour of India was my most memorable' Waqar Hasan, who loved to bat in a crisis, remembers his many milestones while playing for Pakistan during their early days of Test cricket http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/588831.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/588831.html Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:49:35 GMT 'I would have loved to have played international T20' With his slow medium-pace bowling and exceptional fielding, the former New Zealand allrounder reckons he could have done well in the shortest format http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/586096.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/586096.html Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:03:38 GMT 'Why bother to change your style as long as you're scoring?' Mike Smith, who played cricket and rugby for England, looks back at his days at Oxford, of sea travel, and fielding at short leg http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/582194.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/582194.html Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:08:04 GMT 'If I write a book, a lot of people will get hurt' Andy Roberts was all about pace and deadly accuracy. And he spoke his mind, even if it cost him a few years at the top http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576267.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576267.html Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:06:03 GMT 'I was born to be a one-day player' Dashing strokemaker Farokh Engineer was a T20 cricketer years before his time. He looks back at life with India and Lancashire http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573954.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573954.html Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:09:01 GMT 'Some people said I was too nice to be a fast bowler' Graham McKenzie didn't sledge, though he bowled pretty fast. He talks of life on tour and as a county cricketer http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/571764.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/571764.html Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:54:41 GMT 'Each time I went to play, I gave myself the best chance' Grant Flower was there for Zimbabwe's first Test, back in 1992, and their first win, two years later http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567776.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567776.html Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:05:43 GMT 'Wake me when it's time to bowl' The 41-year-old legspinner is still fascinated by his craft and knows he can still get the job done. As long as he doesn't actually have to watch too much cricket http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565775.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565775.html Thu, 24 May 2012 07:45:04 GMT 'Keeping is a bit lonely' The former Australian keeper on what attracted him to the gloves, giving up weekends for his kids, getting stared at by David Boon, and more http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/231207.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/231207.html Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:54:24 GMT 'I enjoyed playing but should have studied it a bit more' Cricketer, rugby player, lawyer and politician, Clive van Ryneveld featured in South Africa's famous Test win in England in 1951. He looks back at his sporting and working life http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/553877.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/553877.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:58:10 GMT