Martin Williamson

Cricket in crisis

After a week where cricket made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, we look back on XI other times when the game has taken centre stage for events off the field

29-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Boycs, extra time and a savaged wonder

Martin Williamson takes a look back at The Week That Was - August 21 to 27

28-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Making history affordable

Martin Williamson looks at the man behind the series of Wisden Almanack reprints

27-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Clyde Walcott dies aged 80

Sir Clyde Walcott, the legendary West Indian captain and batsman, has died in a Barbados hospital. He was 80

26-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Zaheer's Bangalore walk-off

Martin Williamson looks back to when Zaheer Abbas nearly forfeited a Test match after leading his side off the field

26-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Ross Stanford dies aged 88

Ross Stanford, who was a member of the Australian Services side which toured England, India, Sri Lanka and Australia immediately after WW2, has died in Adealide. He was 88

25-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

We've had enough

MArtin Williamson looks at all matches which have been awarded to a side after failing to be played to a conclusion

25-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Speed flies in for emergency talks

Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, landed in London late on Thursday night with Pakistan's one-day series against England starting next week still not certain to go ahead

25-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Officious officialdom

The furore which surrounded the activities of the umpires during the Oval Test is not the first time that officials have found themselves in the spotlight. We highlight 11other instances where the umpires rather than the players have taken centre stage

22-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Troubled times ahead

While the debate rages about the rights and wrongs of actions on the fourth day at The Oval, the attention will soon turn to the future and what will happen to the various parties in the days ahead. Here is Cricinfo's take on what to expect.

21-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

A true allrounder

Martin Williamson reviews All-Round Genius: The Unknown Story of Britain's Greatest Sportsman, by Mick Collins

19-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Taking a stand

Martin Williamson takes a look at the stories behind the record stands for each wicket in Test cricket ... all XI of them

11-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Zimbabwe on the slide

Martin Williamson looks at the history of one-day encounters between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe

01-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Taking a stand

Martin Williamson takes a look at the stories behind the record stands for each wicket in Test cricket ... all XI of them

01-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson

Now that's what I call music ...

Martin Williamson takes a second look at cricket's contribution to the world of music

25-Jul-2006•Martin Williamson

Cash, camels and streakers

Martin Williamson looks back at the week ending July 23, 2006

22-Jul-2006•Martin Williamson

The fiery summer

The English summer of 1976 has gone down in folklore as one where water shortages and scorching temperatures left the country parched ... and it had some serious implications for cricket as well

22-Jul-2006•Martin Williamson

Langer turns up the heat

An elegant double hundred from Justin Langer, backed by solid seventies by two 22-year-olds - Neil Edwards and Arul Suppiah - helped Somerset cruise to 442 for 2 on the first day of their match against Surrey at Guildford

19-Jul-2006•Martin Williamson at Guildford

Bravo omission lands board in hot water

The decision by the West Indies Cricket Board not to offer Dwayne Bravo a retainer contract because of his pre-existing contract with TSTT - a rival of Digicel, the official WICB sponsor - has put the board back on a collision course with the West Indies

18-Jul-2006•Martin Williamson

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

Andrew Miller and Martin Williamson take a look at cricket's contribution to the world of music

18-Jul-2006•Martin Williamson and Andrew Miller

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