Martin Williamson

The end of a Victorian hero

In 1971 Bill Lawry became the first Australian captain to be sacked in the middle of a series ... and he paid the price for negativity and daring to challenge the authority of the Australian board

15-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

Within the laws but against the spirit

Cricinfo looks back at other incidents that have stretched the spirit of the game

14-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

Once more into the breach

The story of when 41-year-old Colin Cowdrey was summoned from his armchair, flown round the world, and thrown in at the deep end against the fastest bowlers in the world

09-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

Bob Berry dies aged 80

Bob Berry, who played twice for England in 1950 and was the first man to be capped by three counties, has died at the age of 80

08-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

Face reality and bite the bullet

Martin Williamson takes a look at the crisis facing Bermudan cricket on the eve of the World Cup

07-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

From hospital to hero

The story of Eddie Paynter, who climbed out of his hospital bed to play an innings which helped England regain the Ashes

02-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

Botham's other finest hour

Martin Williamson on the other Botham's match ...the Golden Jubilee Test of 1980

01-Dec-2006•Martin Williamson

The Gabba uncovered

Cricinfo provide an overview of The Gabba, the venue for the first Test of the 2006-07 Ashes

22-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

Brimful of Ashes

Martin Williamson reviews the latest Ashes books offerings

19-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson and Will Luke

Associates heading in opposite directions

Martin Williamson looks back at Kenya's one-day whitewash of Bermuda

15-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

Ageless Tikolo turns back the clock

Kenya cruised to a 104-run run victory in the third and final ODI at Mombasa Sports Club, completing a series whitewash over Bermuda to give their World Cup preparations a major boost

14-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

The Indian world record thwarted by a sulk

Martin Williamson looks back at BB Nimbalkar's innings of 443 not out ... and a record that would have been but for a princely sulk

11-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

The crying game

Kim Hughes's tearful resignation at The Gabba in November 1984 is still talked about ... but what led to that moment

04-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

Scratching the surface

On the face of it, the arson attack by Mark Vermeulen on Zimbabwe's Cricket Academy looks fairly self explanatory...yet, nothing could be further from the truth. The stark facts of the incident barely scratch the surface

03-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

Cricket at the crossroads

This weekend's meeting of the ICC executive in Mumbai is likely to be one of the most important - and possibly rancorous - in its 97-year existence. It could also change the ground rules for the way the game is governed

02-Nov-2006•Martin Williamson

The winner takes it all

The series between Bermuda and Kenya will leave the winners bouyed ahead of the World Cup, while the losers will have tough questions to answer

31-Oct-2006•Martin Williamson

An offer too good to be true

At Centurion in January 2000 Hansie Cronje offered Nasser Hussain a target so generous that he 'couldn't believe it'. Only now do we know why ...

28-Oct-2006•Martin Williamson

Percy's assault on the rule book

Percy Fender ... a tactical genius but one who in 1931 stretched the Laws to the limit

21-Oct-2006•Martin Williamson

Regional competition for Kenya

Cricket Kenya has announced that it will be holding a provincial one-day tournament in November

19-Oct-2006•Martin Williamson

Pakistan v West Indies

Martin Williamson with a brief review of previous series between Pakistan and West Indies

18-Oct-2006•Martin Williamson

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