Matches (29)

Pakistan T20I Tri-Series (1)

BAN vs IRE (1)

Abu Dhabi T10 (4)

IND vs SA (1)

WBBL (3)

SMAT (19)

114

PAK

(18.4/20 ov, T:115) 118/4

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Schedule Table Report Series

IRE

170/6

BAN

(19.4/20 ov, T:171) 174/6

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Schedule Report Series

Nicholas Hogg

Who would be a player-umpire?

The pros have to deal with the pressure of high stakes and being shown up by technology, but the village ump's job isn't any easier

05-Jun-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The need for heroes

Can any modern player fill the gargantuan boots of Botham, Viv Richards or Harold Larwood? Glenn Maxwell is making a mighty fist of it

21-May-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The first ball of the season

Why a ton of history, dating back to childhood games in the backyard, is necessarily tied up with thoughts about the beginning of the cricket season

02-May-2014•Nicholas Hogg

From hockey sticks to whalebone

Bat-making as a craft has undergone revolutionary changes and then some since the days of Hambledon

20-Apr-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The golden land of pre-season

It's that time of year when you dust your kit and conveniently forget how the last season went

03-Apr-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Anger isn't all bad

Ben Stokes may have broken his wrist by punching a locker door in anger, but that's much the same emotion he needs to channel at the top of his run-up

21-Mar-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Who cares about bats anyway?

We don't think much about our bats, do we? No, not much at all

07-Mar-2014•Nicholas Hogg

What's the best job in cricket?

Streaker guard? Grass cutter? Bat maker? Or a sushi-eating cricket missionary?

21-Feb-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Tea garlands, spin demons, and a seven-wicket haul

How a team of sweating writers from England got through a joyous cricket tour that took in Colombo and Kandy

18-Feb-2014•Nicholas Hogg

When a six is not enough

How long before the mighty heave that clears the stadium is awarded more than half a dozen runs?

22-Jan-2014•Nicholas Hogg

A Christmas wishlist

A genuine English fast bowler, application for KP, a time machine for Sreesanth, and other humble requests

24-Dec-2013•Nicholas Hogg

Tours from hell

Think it's gone all pear-shaped for England in Australia? Other teams have had it worse when playing away from home

19-Dec-2013•Nicholas Hogg

The comeback

Just as Mitchell Johnson has risen from the ashes of cricket ignominy and ridicule, England need a new hero of the hour to inspire their fightback

04-Dec-2013•Nicholas Hogg

The Ashes and the audience effect

Having a baying crowd in your corner can only be a good thing, can't it?

20-Nov-2013•Nicholas Hogg

What has happened to the art of swing?

If a bowler hits the popping crease with a booming sidewinder that starts outside off and is about to uproot leg stump, not many batsmen are going to try anything fancy

07-Nov-2013•Nicholas Hogg

Moving past a howler

How do you deal with a costly mistake on the field? By sobbing, praising your opponent's skill, or by using the power of your imagination?

24-Oct-2013•Nicholas Hogg

Practice makes perfect?

Does a technical, complex sport like cricket contain new tricks that can't be taught to old dogs?

14-Oct-2013•Nicholas Hogg

Ladies and gentlemen

Would playing more mixed-sex cricket be an advancement of the sport?

03-Oct-2013•Nicholas Hogg

What does it mean to be in the zone?

Some call it a groove, others call it form, but all cricketers know when they're in it

26-Sep-2013•Nicholas Hogg

The long and short of the run-up

The best in the business may say you can achieve a lot from a shortened run-up, but can you forego the power trip a long one gives you?

12-Sep-2013•Nicholas Hogg

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