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Gideon Haigh
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Ken Barrington's demons

Ken Barrington's demons

Forty years before Marcus Trescothick's seminal book on the subject, a well-loved England batsman wrote about dealing with anxiety and depression during his career

12-Apr-2020•Gideon Haigh
Do we remember the cricket in World Series Cricket?

Do we remember the cricket in World Series Cricket?

Forty years on, the rebellion, the innovation, the technology, the coloured clothing seem to be all we can talk about

29-Nov-2017•Gideon Haigh
Class (struggle) is permanent

Class (struggle) is permanent

Overshadowed by greater writers, Dudley Carew and Bruce Hamilton wrote cricket novels set in the old world but with contemporary concerns

02-Feb-2017•Gideon Haigh
Trumper, in light and shade

Trumper, in light and shade

What one of cricket's most iconic photographs says about the historical biography

01-Sep-2016•Gideon Haigh
What do we know about the first Test cricketer?

What do we know about the first Test cricketer?

A new biography of Charles Bannerman seeks to explore why his cricketing peak was brief and lonely

08-Aug-2016•Gideon Haigh
A keen eye, a beating heart

A keen eye, a beating heart

A collection of Jon Hotten's writing that is lively with insight and anecdote, and informed by the persona of the knowledgeable and fascinated practitioner

23-Jul-2016•Gideon Haigh
Captains' chronicles

Captains' chronicles

How players' accounts of touring life evolved from terse reportage to colourful insider tales to vanilla detailing

01-Apr-2016•Gideon Haigh
Martin the invincible

Martin the invincible

At the crease Crowe was elegant and imposing. Off it, especially after he left cricket, he was completely alive, always in the moment, and possessed of a desire to learn

03-Mar-2016•Gideon Haigh
The men who sold the world

The men who sold the world

Cricket administrators have always been guided by self-interest, but today one half swears by self-aggrandisement and the other by self-preservation

02-Oct-2015•Gideon Haigh
The new world order

The new world order

Bragging rights aside, the method and means of growing the game will ultimately determine its success as a truly global event.

14-Jan-2015•Gideon Haigh
Kapil drops Viv

Kapil drops Viv

A stunning catch, an untimely injury, an umpiring error: to what extent has cricket been shaped by whim and fortune? Let us ponder the what ifs

06-Jan-2015•Gideon Haigh
A memento from another age

A memento from another age

A collection of player portraits that reminds us of a time when cricketers walked the same common clay as ourselves

20-Jul-2014•Gideon Haigh
Controlling the message

Controlling the message

Cricket boards need to realise the game will not perish if they don't monetise every "product" and police the utterances of every player

07-Oct-2013•Gideon Haigh
The sovereign republic of the BCCI

The sovereign republic of the BCCI

The Indian board is setting a precedent by ignoring the FTP, and thus seemingly reserving the right to do with international cricket as it pleases

16-Sep-2013•Gideon Haigh
Are South Africa a durable No. 1?

Are South Africa a durable No. 1?

Their predecessors in the position had short reigns but Graeme Smith's team might just be the real deal

19-Mar-2013•Gideon Haigh
Goodbye to all that

Goodbye to all that

‘I’d be upset if I wasn’t upset about it.’ Justin Langer.

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh
No Harm done

No Harm done

A fast bowler of enormous gifts, but a cricketer who makes Martin McCague look like a lionheart.

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh
A man who needs no introduction

A man who needs no introduction

It was hard to imagine Johnny Carson without Ed McMahon’s preamble: ‘And now, heeeeere’s Johnny.’ But does the world’s greatest Test wicket-taker really need an introduction as elaborate as he received today

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh
A burning sensation

A burning sensation

‘Awwwww, everyone else’s got a trophy

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh
Postcards from the SCG

Postcards from the SCG

They never keep tracks of the stats that matter.

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh
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