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David Frith

The other side of speedy Frank

The other side of speedy Frank

A long-time friend remembers the demon bowler off the field

28-Sep-2015•David Frith
A snooze, a smoke, a roar

A snooze, a smoke, a roar

The Test match-watching experience has changed over the years - the players' faces are obscured, the grounds are more coldly impersonal - but the buzz of a big game remains

11-Aug-2011•David Frith
The lonely colossus

The lonely colossus

Solitary and often moody, Hammond was England's giant in the age of Bradman, and his figures bear testament to a career of mammoth achievements

21-Nov-2010•David Frith
For your money (and your life)

For your money (and your life)

A play-for-your-life XI who'll do you proud when it's a choice between not losing and heading to the gas chamber

20-Oct-2010•David Frith
Hero, headliner, heartthrob

Hero, headliner, heartthrob

Perhaps cricket's first pin-up, Miller's game was marked by flair, devil-may-care insouciance, and awareness always that it was all just a game

17-Oct-2010•David Frith
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

In the late 1800s, one man was synonymous with cricket, and enchanted all who came to see him bat. Truly was he nearly as big as the game

01-Aug-2010•David Frith
The head and spine of England's batting

The head and spine of England's batting

Even as those around him struggled, Hutton batted on as if on the flattest pitch in the world

21-Jun-2010•David Frith
Bodyline

Bodyline

There was outrage over England's tactics in the 1932-33 Ashes, but in the years that followed bouncers shocked no one

10-Apr-2010•David Frith
A giant of his generation

A giant of his generation

Alec Bedser was an impressive figure of a man, and his feats with the ball were befittingly large

05-Apr-2010•David Frith
No, Prime Minister

No, Prime Minister

A one-time school-mate remembers John Howard, the nominee for the ICC's top post, and a genteel disagreement they had over a certain urn

04-Mar-2010•David Frith
The golden age

The golden age

Before the First World War came a period in cricket marked by the brilliance of dashing amateurs

20-Feb-2010•David Frith
The epitome of the English sportsman

The epitome of the English sportsman

Shep was a cricketer before he was an umpire, and in both roles he loved the game immensely

29-Oct-2009•David Frith
What does this team tell us?

What does this team tell us?

The jury's choice seems a comment on the reduced role of skill in the modern game

28-Aug-2009•David Frith
Unconventional, endearing, imperfect

Unconventional, endearing, imperfect

A few errors aside, a tasty biography of the legspinner who discovered the flipper - and the cost of irking The Don

02-May-2009•David Frith
My own private legend

My own private legend

The greatest of fast bowlers, the nicest of men

14-Jan-2009•David Frith
A prince, a Pom, two Aussies

A prince, a Pom, two Aussies

Oh to see old faithfuls in living colour

06-Jan-2009•David Frith
Fun and games

Fun and games

Unlike far too many cricket writers, Johnson refuses to take the game too seriously - and thank goodness for that

13-Sep-2008•David Frith
In the name of the father

In the name of the father

Arlott wasn't perfect and this book, by his son, readily admits so

16-Aug-2008•David Frith
Golden oldies

Golden oldies

Robinson's profiles of pre-war giants is a tonic for the soul

05-Jul-2008•David Frith
Crusoe's portraits

Crusoe's portraits

Robertson-Glasgow's sharp assessments of his contemporaries are still current

10-May-2008•David Frith
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