Scott Oliver

Freelance writer

Cricket clubs that are West Indian pacemen

Eleven English club sides that are actually obscure Caribbean fast bowlers

14-Mar-2014•Scott Oliver

Blistering Best

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

07-Mar-2014•Scott Oliver

'I didn't ever break a finger, but now they're a bit crooked'

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

26-Feb-2014•Interview by Scott Oliver

'You do what you need to do for the team'

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

21-Feb-2014•Interview by Scott Oliver

How KP can liberate cricket

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

20-Feb-2014•Scott Oliver

'I never ever worried about getting hit for six'

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

29-Jan-2014•Interview by Scott Oliver

Time to regionalise county cricket?

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

19-Jan-2014•Scott Oliver

The 2017 Ashes boot camp

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

12-Jan-2014•Scott Oliver

'Sometimes I became my own worst enemy'

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

13-Dec-2013•Interview by Scott Oliver

'Standing up to the wicket is what keeping is all about'

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

02-Dec-2013•Interview by Scott Oliver

'If I could do it all again, I'd gamble more'

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

15-Nov-2013•Interview by Scott Oliver

How to prepare to bowl in village cricket

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

10-Nov-2013•Scott Oliver

Mother Tendulkar

A proposal for what Sachin should do after retirement

08-Nov-2013•Scott Oliver

Shiv the survivor

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

04-Nov-2013•Scott Oliver

The five stages of grieving

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

18-Aug-2013•Scott Oliver

'You've got to entertain the crowd'

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

23-Jul-2013•Interview by Scott Oliver

How to set the field in village cricket

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

03-Jul-2013•Scott Oliver

Who's an Australian then?

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

28-Jun-2013•Scott Oliver

An era of bloodlust

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

17-Jun-2013•Scott Oliver

Everything's for sale

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

11-Jun-2013•Scott Oliver

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