Scott Oliver

Eleven English club sides that are actually obscure Caribbean fast bowlers

Sometimes recreational cricketers get a chance to face players of international-calibre, and to stand 22 yards from a pace storm

Bob Taylor, who spent many years as an understudy to Alan Knott, talks about finally getting his chance, stumping Miandad, and keeping at Lord's aged 45

Jason Gillespie talks about what separates a good fast bowler from a great one, and why it's important to find a balance between rest and practice

A clever little plan that involves him dividing and thus ending the rule of the Big Three

Former England spinner Eddie Hemmings recalls how he began to bowl offies, Kapil's sixes at Lord's, bowling on green wickets, and rooming with another snorer

A six-team tournament above the Championship might strengthen the supply line for the England team

When National Service is reintroduced, central contracts are discarded, and Bob "Oberführer" Willis rules with an iron fist

Former England fast bowler Chris Old talks about Brearley's captaincy, run-ins with Boycott, and the miracle of Headingley '81

Former England keeper Bob Taylor talks about what you need to be world-class behind the stumps

Peter Lever talks about facing Thommo, nearly killing Chatfield, and the time he refused to bowl upwind

No net practice required since your time umpiring while your team bats will tell you everything you need. Then just pray the ball leaves your hand

A proposal for what Sachin should do after retirement

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is among the last of the cricketers around from the 1990s. But then longevity has always been the essence of his game

A village cricketer begins his quest when his youthful heart is first sent soaring by a hero, and is thereafter tantalised by the possibilities of batsmanship

Derek Randall talks about the Centenary Test, playing with Garry Sobers, and his love for Nottinghamshire

The art of captaincy must take into account smokers, sleepers, and atrocious bowlers

England gets stick for playing "overseas" players. It's time the old enemy got some

What the future holds: cricketers munching anabolic steroids, the invention of the upswinger, and the confiscation of packed lunches

An American celebrity league, drop-in stadiums, and sponsored appeals