Martin Williamson

BC Cooray's nightmare

In early 2001 an umpire united both sides as well as spectators in agreement that his officiating was atrocious

02-Jul-2011•Martin Williamson

Kenya's new contracts cut ties with the past

Cricket Kenya has announced it will give 13 players central contracts for the coming year, with a further seven, most likely up-and-coming youngsters, likely to be added next month

30-Jun-2011•Martin Williamson

England's one-off Test ground

While another Test ground makes its debut, the salutary example of Bramall Lane, England's forgotten Test venue, should not be overlooked

18-Jun-2011•Martin Williamson

Sri Lanka's impressive Lord's debut

On paper, when England and Sri Lanka met for the first time in England at Lord's in the late summer of 1984, there should have only been one winner ... but Sri Lanka had other ideas

04-Jun-2011•Martin Williamson

A long overdue purge

Martin Williamson on why the sweeping changes being undertaken by Cricket Kenya have not come a moment too soon

01-Jun-2011•Martin Williamson

The most explosive innings of all time?

One hundred years ago this week, 27-year-old Ted Alletson played what remains one of the most brutal knocks in any form of cricket

21-May-2011•Martin Williamson

Fast... but black

In 1892 an unknown bowler called Krom Hendricks was at the heart of a row that was to cast a shadow over South African cricket for almost a century

07-May-2011•Martin Williamson

Kenya unveil ambitious new domestic structure

Cricket Kenya has announced new 20 and 50-over domestic competitions aimed at bolstering the standard of cricket in the country

03-May-2011•Martin Williamson

Former England legspinner Eddie Leadbeater dies

Former Yorkshire and England legspinner Eddie Leadbeater has died in a nursing home in Huddersfield at the age of 83

18-Apr-2011•Martin Williamson

The low-key birth of one-day cricket

At a time when English domestic cricket is under constant review, we look back to when a county secretary had an idea that revolutionised the game

09-Apr-2011•Martin Williamson

Former England allrounder Martin Horton dies

Martin Horton, who played two Tests for England in 1959 as an allrounder, has died after a long illness at the age of 76

04-Apr-2011•Martin Williamson

South Africa end up on the wrong end of a rain-rule farce in the World Cup

In the game against England, the World Cup newbies fell afoul of the new, supposedly fairer, rain rule

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Kenyan cricket continues to regress

After their World Cup misadventure, Kenya remains an object lesson for other Associates of just how easily things can go wrong

21-Mar-2011•Martin Williamson

Peter Loader dies aged 81

The former Surrey and England fast bowler, Peter Loader, has died at his home in Australia at the age of 81

16-Mar-2011•Martin Williamson

Kenya upset Brian Lara and West Indies

West Indies were a shambles going into the 1996 World Cup, and the unknown amateurs of Kenya exploited that to the full in one of the game's biggest upsets

12-Mar-2011•Martin Williamson

The wrong trousers

The 2003 World Cup was hardly cricket's finest hour ... but perhaps the most embarrassing incident for the hosts came at an otherwise forgettable match between India and Netherlands at Paarl in the first week

26-Feb-2011•Martin Williamson

Kenya weaker than other Associates

ESPNcricinfo previews Kenya's chances in the 2011 World Cup

14-Feb-2011•Martin Williamson

Andy Bichel's all-round show sends England packing

The drinks carrier who seized his chance with both hands

•Martin Williamson

Super Cat mauls Australia in the final

Elegant brutality was the only way to describe Clive Lloyd's century in the final of the 1975 World Cup

12-Feb-2011•Martin Williamson

Sunil Gavaskar's World Cup go-slow

The first World Cup match saw the most bizarre of innings from Sunil Gavaskar

12-Feb-2011•Martin Williamson

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