Orthodoxy is all well and good, but sometimes you need to dump it in the interests of the spirit of play

By making a simple, common-sense ritual standard practice, it is possible - at the lower levels, at least - to achieve a far higher success rate when seeking to catch a batsman short

There's nothing quite like playing cricket in an unusual venue to reacquaint yourself with the essence of the sport

A large percentage of umpiring decisions are invariably met with indignation and angst. It shouldn't be that way

Whether you have a bat that cost more than your house or one that's older than that house, the important thing is that you enjoy playing with it

If there's a gap between what you think you can do and what you can actually do on the field, you won't be a match-winner

Your relationship with your club might be more like a romance than you thought

Getting the timing right, when playing and elsewhere, sets you free

Why the top-drawer player's basic strength would work against them at a lowly level of cricket

Drives, pulls and cuts are for pros. In the real world, things are different

Wicketkeepers are only noticed when they fumble. But they are the real attention magnets - or ought to be

A shoulder injury forced a cricketer to change his batting orientation - and even bat one-handed. He found it wasn't such a bad thing after all