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Gideon Haigh

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A thorny passage

A thorny passage

The Mumbai attacks mark what may be the beginning of a difficult period for the game in India

01-Dec-2008
The first word

The first word

Rosenwater's books lacks Bradman's input - maybe that's why it's the best of the biographies of the great man

22-Nov-2008•Gideon Haigh
In defence of Punter

In defence of Punter

Ponting may deserve criticism for his moves on day four at Nagpur, but he deserves a measure of sympathy as well

11-Nov-2008
Player pages

Player pages

Reading David Foot's warm, conversational profiles of cricketers is like sharing in the camaraderie of a dressing room

11-Oct-2008•Gideon Haigh
Punter's frontier

Punter's frontier

For Ponting the India tour is more than a matter of setting his dismal record in the country straight

29-Sep-2008
Torrential eloquence, concealed sadness

Torrential eloquence, concealed sadness

In his writing Robertson-Glasgow always toiled for the right word and the arresting simile, evoking a world of grace and ease

20-Sep-2008•Gideon Haigh
Big pictures, artfully painted

Big pictures, artfully painted

Alan Ross is often classed as a cricket belletrist - with good reason. And this book is among his finest works

06-Sep-2008•Gideon Haigh
Forever superstar

Forever superstar

Modern fame is perishable; Bradman's wasn't. And his feats are just about half of what his legend survives on

26-Aug-2008•Gideon Haigh
The security excuse

The security excuse

If players' pay has ceased to be an issue to agitate about, conditions have not. At any rate, in the wake of 9/11, security is the new God before whom all must bow, and cricket is no exception

26-Aug-2008
The good doctor in full

The good doctor in full

Serious scholarship and unflagging zest make this biography one of cricket's best life stories

26-Jul-2008•Gideon Haigh
The Indianisation of cricket

The Indianisation of cricket

The concentration of power in the hands of the BCCI is not necessarily bad, but India should understand that it is one thing to have earned the right to wield unipolar power, another to demonstrate deserving it

22-Jul-2008
Whose right of way is it anyway?

Whose right of way is it anyway?

Periodic fits of morality do cricket good, and the uproar over the Grant Elliott run-out might well do so, but perhaps not for the reasons that first come to mind

02-Jul-2008
For love of the green

For love of the green

From just another item of kit to an emblem of Australian excellence - the baggy green cap has come a long way

16-Jun-2008•Gideon Haigh
The changing of the guard

The changing of the guard

A look at the history of cricket's opening ceremony

09-Jun-2008•Gideon Haigh
Of referrals and romanticism

Of referrals and romanticism

As far as innovation goes, there is in accelerated phases of evolution as much danger as in obstinate rejection of all change

23-May-2008
A cricket history of India

A cricket history of India

A work on the grand scale - ambitious, provocative, timely, and full of learning worn lightly

17-May-2008•Gideon Haigh
Good move, bad move

Good move, bad move

The MCC's proposal to limit the power of cricket bats has merit; the ICC's decision to trial the umpiring referral system doesn't

16-May-2008
International men of mystery

International men of mystery

Ajantha Mendis is the latest in a long line of unusual spinners who kept batsmen and spectators guessing

28-Apr-2008•Gideon Haigh
Brutish and short

Brutish and short

Twenty20 is seen as a concentrated form of the game, but on the evidence so far, it's more like a crude edit

22-Apr-2008•Gideon Haigh
History from the maker

History from the maker

A cricket life is usually the sum of its stories, and Bradman had some of the best

29-Mar-2008•Gideon Haigh
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