George Binoy

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

A 92-year old record, and Murali's mastery

In the recent Test series against South Africa, Muttiah Muralitharan added another bauble to his treasury. His 22 wickets that spurred Sri Lanka to a 2-0 win were the most for a bowler in a two-Test series

30-Aug-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

How the forfeiture denied Yousuf a shot at a record

With one innings left, Mohammad Yousuf had a shot at surpassing Zaheer Abbas's Pakistan record for most runs in a series but because of the forfeiture on the fourth day his tally remained 631, 19 short of Abbas

23-Aug-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Pakistan's most successful venue in England

The stats preview for the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval which starts on Thursday

17-Aug-2006•George Binoy

Homesickness, and those who don't suffer from it

This week, we look at the biggest differences between home and away averages for bowlers

16-Aug-2006•By Travis Basevi and George Binoy

There's no place like home

Batsmen with the biggest differences between home and away averages and vice versa

09-Aug-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Strydom stars in series-clinching triumph

Zimbabwe, led by Vusi Sibanda, made a confident start in pursuit of a series-clinching win in the fourth one-day international at Harare

04-Aug-2006•The Bulletin by George Binoy

England favourites to wrap up the series

A stats preview of the third Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley

03-Aug-2006•George Binoy

Cricket round the clock

This Sunday, August 6, will see a first in the history of cricket: five full international matches will be played on the same day

02-Aug-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

England's chance to right Old Trafford record

A stats preview of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford

26-Jul-2006•George Binoy

Laker's 19 and other solo spells

The great one-man bowling shows

26-Jul-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

And today's Man of the Match is ...

Which players have won the Man-of-the-Match award the most times? Who wins it the most regularly? And who has never won the award?

19-Jul-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

The lowest defences, and tortoises beating hares

Since 2000, only on six occasions has a team defended a target of 175 or below and only Zimbabwe and West Indies have been unable to chase targets below 150. This week, we look at the lowest totals that have been successfully defended in ODIs

12-Jul-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Dravid's virtuoso act and other one-man shows

This week, we look at matches where a batsman outperformed his team-mates, and the opposition too, by a country mile

04-Jul-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Sajid Mahmood's near escape

The List looks at bowlers with the most expensive figures in ODIs and Tests

28-Jun-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Is Smith a bigger matchwinner than Bradman?

We look at batsmen with the highest percentage of hundreds in wins and losses

21-Jun-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Wreckers-in-chief

The List features bowlers and their five-wicket hauls in matches won and lost

14-Jun-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Tail wagging the dog

The List looks at instances where the tail out-performed the top order with the bat

07-Jun-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

The West Indian Energizer Bunny

Bradshaw bowled 40 overs in the second innings and 25 of them on the trot on the fourth day, beginning before lunch and ending after tea

05-Jun-2006•George Binoy

Sehwag's short ball malaise

Edwards had a short-leg and leg-slip in place and angled the ball into Sehwag's ribs - a form of bodyline - and had Sehwag hopping all over the place in extreme discomfort

04-Jun-2006•George Binoy

The inability to control Gayle

The Indian bowlers allowed Gayle to free his arms by bowling too wide or too full, and because of their inexperience they couldn't find an alternative strategy to control him

03-Jun-2006•George Binoy

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