Scott Oliver

Freelance writer

What does the future hold for cricket?

What does the future hold for cricket?

A host of new member countries, an even shorter format, and more such delights

02-Jun-2013•Scott Oliver

Cricket on a divided island

Cricket on a divided island

Cyprus' best-known cricketer doesn't play for the national team, but the game soldiers on in the country

09-Apr-2013•Scott Oliver

County names re-rebranded to truthfully reflect roots

County names re-rebranded to truthfully reflect roots

Lobby group demands nicknames in American style to be done away with

01-Feb-2013•Scott Oliver

When a nation loved a 'bank clerk'

When a nation loved a 'bank clerk'

In 1975, surprise England pick David Steele defied the visiting Australians, captured the public imagination, and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year

15-Dec-2012•Scott Oliver

Dodgy prawns and other delights

Dodgy prawns and other delights

England are in India. Time to dig out the food-related cricket stories

03-Dec-2012•Scott Oliver

Thomas proves age is no barrier

Thomas proves age is no barrier

Alfonso Thomas' Twenty20 bowling skills are as dangerous as ever at 35, as a recent tentative approach from Cricket South Africa can testify.

23-Jul-2012•Scott Oliver

Derbyshire's great Dane

Derbyshire's great Dane

In the 1980s, a young fast bowler from Denmark set out to play cricket for an English county. He was fierce, disciplined, popular, and lived to regret bouncing Sylvester Clarke

07-Jun-2012•Scott Oliver

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'Always put his mind, body and soul for the country' - colleagues react to Pujara's retirement

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Cheteshwar Pujara: Australia's scourge, Karnataka's villain, India's rock

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Ganguly appointed Pretoria Capitals head coach in SA20

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