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Steven Lynch

Steven Lynch

Editor of Wisden on the Ashes

A lot of lbws, but a lack of fifties

A lot of lbws, but a lack of fifties

Last week's Providence Test throws up a lot of interesting trivia

24-May-2011•Steven Lynch
The namesakes

The namesakes

Cricketers who were named after famous predecessors

23-May-2011•Steven Lynch
Gilbert, Gillespie, and a missed hat-trick

Gilbert, Gillespie, and a missed hat-trick

Also, first-class ties, England's double-captain, and the lowest total in one-dayers to include a century

17-May-2011•Steven Lynch
By a whisker

By a whisker

Players who came close to major landmarks only to fall agonisingly short

16-May-2011•Steven Lynch
The prisoner, and a parliamentary Prideaux

The prisoner, and a parliamentary Prideaux

Also, the worst bowling strike-rates, cricketers named "Scrubs" and "Tufty", and most dismissals on first-class debut

10-May-2011•Steven Lynch
It wasn't me

It wasn't me

Mistaken identity? Cricket abounds with instances

09-May-2011•Steven Lynch
Viv's slow start, and Ryan's awesome average

Viv's slow start, and Ryan's awesome average

Also, a first-class baby, Tendulkar's nineties, Murali's ducks, and a triple in the second

03-May-2011•Steven Lynch
Good things in small packages

Good things in small packages

Eleven short cricketers who rose to heights they weren't used to

02-May-2011•Steven Lynch
Ngoche's noughts, and Cook's hundreds

Ngoche's noughts, and Cook's hundreds

And: Nairobi's record, Compo's football career, nine bowlers in an innings, and more on Bradman's India trip

26-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
Life in the stratosphere

Life in the stratosphere

Players who were head and shoulders above their team-mates

25-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
Broken bats, and Bradman on board

Broken bats, and Bradman on board

And: Watson's records, a triple with a borrowed bat, and signing off with a double

19-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
Talent: plenty, caps: zero

Talent: plenty, caps: zero

To date 2621 men have played Test cricket. Here are 11 who might well have but for various reasons didn't

18-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
The five-wicket over, and the uncapped scorer of 400

The five-wicket over, and the uncapped scorer of 400

Also: the most sixes in an ODI innings, and players who've scored hundreds in their final World Cup match

12-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
Unbreakable

Unbreakable

Much of the fascination of cricket is interwoven with its numbers and statistics. Here are 11 records that are unlikely to be beaten

11-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
Mahela's miss, and a spooky stat

Mahela's miss, and a spooky stat

Also: stranded on 99, the most hundreds in a World Cup, the most Man-of-the-Match awards, and more

05-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
All play and some work

All play and some work

Cricketers, especially in the past, had to earn livings separately in order to be able to pursue their love for the game

04-Apr-2011•Steven Lynch
Afridi's target, and Tharanga's record

Afridi's target, and Tharanga's record

Playing for India and Pakistan, Tendulkar's World Cup runs and one-day losses, and eight-ball nostalgia

29-Mar-2011•Steven Lynch
The games cricketers play

The games cricketers play

Cricketers who excelled at other sports

28-Mar-2011•Steven Lynch
Clarke's tattoo, and Ponting's record

Clarke's tattoo, and Ponting's record

Most sixes in a World Cup innings, unbeaten zeroes, uninterrupted by zeroes, and starting and finishing with ten-fors

22-Mar-2011•Steven Lynch
They didn't play cricket, did they?

They didn't play cricket, did they?

You'd do a double take on seeing these names on a scorecard

21-Mar-2011•Steven Lynch
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