Martin Williamson

The birth of the one-day international

Poor weather, the threat of another draw and the fear of financial losses conspired to bring the limited-overs game to the international arena in 1971

22-Jun-2010•Martin Williamson

Albert Trott's mighty hit

A look back at a 111-year-old record: one of the biggest and most famous shots played at Lord's

19-Jun-2010•Martin Williamson

Back to the dark days

Martin Williamson argues the latest crisis to undermine Kenyan cricket is one about out-and-out self interest and could do irreparable harm to the game

18-Jun-2010•Martin Williamson

Kenya cricket thrown into turmoil by strike

Cricket Kenya has been forced to cancel a short tour to England after a contractual dispute arose between the board and the players on the eve of the trip

18-Jun-2010•Martin Williamson

Snow stopped play

A look back at one of the hottest English summers on record... when snow stopped play in June

05-Jun-2010•Martin Williamson

The year of the bat

A look back at an English summer when the pitches were flat, the scores tall, bowlers' shoulders drooped, and spectators cried for mercy

22-May-2010•Martin Williamson

Cricket's net loss

Few changes to the Laws have been as drastic or, even without the benefit of hindsight, crazy than the one tried out by the MCC in 1900

08-May-2010•Martin Williamson

O'Brien shines for Middlesex

Middlesex paceman Iain O'Brien held sway on the first day at Lord's with his best County Championship figures as Gloucestershire were dismissed for 268

27-Apr-2010•Martin Williamson at Lord's

Bradman blitz at Blackheath

When the great man scored a hundred in three eight-ball overs, spanning around 18 minutes

24-Apr-2010•Martin Williamson

Veteran of New Zealand's first Test win dies

Tony MacGibbon, who died aged 85, was one of the survivors from New Zealand's first Test win over West Indies in 1955-56

17-Apr-2010•Martin Williamson

Lost in transit

The batsman who was given out while he was on a train

10-Apr-2010•Martin Williamson

The first All-India side

A look back at the first time an All-India side took to the field

27-Mar-2010•Martin Williamson

I'm proud of what I have achieved in cricket - Cairns

Chris Cairns talks to Cricinfo about his decision to take Lalit Modi to court after the IPL supremo implied he had been associated with match-fixing

24-Mar-2010•Martin Williamson

The 77-run over

When Bert Vance went for 77, in what must rank as one of the oddest overs in first-class cricket

13-Mar-2010•Martin Williamson

ICC quandary over Nepal disturbances

The ICC faces a tough call when it has to decide what to do following crowd trouble in the match between Nepal and USA

10-Mar-2010•Martin Williamson

USA must look at home for the future

In Don Lockerbie, the USA Cricket Association, finally has a plausible and forward-looking leader, and one who has spent much of the last year outlining his ambitious plans for the game in the United States

26-Feb-2010•Martin Williamson

Alan Butcher appointed Zimbabwe coach

Alan Butcher, the former England batsman and father of former England international Mark Butcher, has been appointed Zimbabwe coach

20-Feb-2010•Martin Williamson

Rebels without a cause

Twenty years ago this week Nelson Mandela was released from prison at the same time that South Africa was hosting one of cricket's most infamous tours

13-Feb-2010•Martin Williamson

Southern freeze

Delegates of an international mineral rights workshop got together to play the most southerly game of cricket

30-Jan-2010•Martin Williamson

Cricket's winter wonderland

As England recovers from a cold snap, Martin Williamson looks back to when the bitter winter enabled England's cricketers to enjoy a short alternative season

16-Jan-2010•Martin Williamson

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