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Martin Williamson

Martin Williamson

A word in your ear

A word in your ear

When Bob Woolmer and Hansie Cronje fell foul of the ICC in their attempt to use technology to help their communication

07-Mar-2015•Martin Williamson
Shane Warne's World Cup shame

Shane Warne's World Cup shame

How taking a tablet allegedly given to him by his mother to get rid of a double chin cost the legspinner a year of his career

14-Feb-2015•Martin Williamson
How the World Cup became a commercial hit

How the World Cup became a commercial hit

The relatively modest sums from the first three World Cups were overshadowed by the sale of TV rights in subsequent editions

05-Feb-2015•Martin Williamson
The birth of the World Cup

The birth of the World Cup

The low-key launch of the tournament in 1975

31-Jan-2015•Martin Williamson
The start of saturation cricket

The start of saturation cricket

Australia's international tri-series came out of financial necessity and the need to appease a broadcaster

17-Jan-2015•Martin Williamson
The return of Bob Simpson

The return of Bob Simpson

When the 41-year-old former captain came out of retirement to lead Australia against India

19-Dec-2014•Martin Williamson
The bouncer that ended a career

The bouncer that ended a career

In 1962, India's captain, Nari Contractor, was left critically ill after being hit on the head by a West Indian fast bowler

06-Dec-2014•Martin Williamson
Four afternoons into immortality

Four afternoons into immortality

In 1899 a 13-year-old orphan at Clifton College established a world record which stands to this day

22-Nov-2014•Martin Williamson
Cricket while Dhaka burned

Cricket while Dhaka burned

The tour of Pakistan that was nearly aborted due to unrest relating to the Bangladeshi independence movement

08-Nov-2014•Martin Williamson
The deadly arm of Viv Richards

The deadly arm of Viv Richards

Ian Chappell and two of his team-mates took on Viv Richards the fielder in the 1975 World Cup final, and lost

•Martin Williamson
Shell-shocked and bloodied

Shell-shocked and bloodied

England arrived in Australia full of hope... and left routed, battered and bewildered

10-Oct-2014•Martin Williamson
An Englishman abroad

An Englishman abroad

The story of the great actor-cricketer Charles Aubrey Smith, and Hollywood CC, founded in the early '30s

27-Sep-2014•Martin Williamson
Down to the wire

Down to the wire

When the County Championship was controversially tied for the last time after a gripping finale to the season

13-Sep-2014•Martin Williamson
India's Constant problem

India's Constant problem

How a row over the appointment of an umpire at the start of 1982 eventually led to the Shakoor Rana-Mike Gatting stand-off

30-Aug-2014•Martin Williamson
Duty calls

Duty calls

As losses mounted at the start of World War I, cricket continued to rumble on until the public outcry grew too loud

04-Aug-2014•Martin Williamson
Boycott floored by an Indian trundler

Boycott floored by an Indian trundler

When Eknath Solkar got under the skin of Geoff Boycott, leading to a three-year self-imposed exile from Test cricket

26-Jul-2014•Martin Williamson
Gower savours life in the last chance saloon

Gower savours life in the last chance saloon

David Gower was on the verge of being dropped for good at The Oval in 1990 before he scored a charismatic 157 against India

12-Jul-2014•Martin Williamson
The new Larwood who destroyed India

The new Larwood who destroyed India

Fred Trueman was called up by England because he was fast... as India's fragile batting line-up discovered on his debut at Headingley

28-Jun-2014•Martin Williamson
Undercooked South Africa's all-time low

Undercooked South Africa's all-time low

South Africa's lack of preparation was there for all to see as they started a series by being bowled out for a record low score

14-Jun-2014•Martin Williamson
Lara's quintuple fable

Lara's quintuple fable

Six weeks after smashing 375, then the highest Test score, Brian Lara became the only man to pass 500 in first-class cricket

31-May-2014•Martin Williamson
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