1994

The dirt in the pocket affair

Mar 24, 2017 It seems extraordinary to recall now, given all the seismic scandals that have clawed away at the integrity of cricket over the past decade, but at the start of the 1990s, there was no issue more emotive than ball-tampering

When Vaughan was golden

Jan 30, 2016 Until Joe Root came along, the last time England could boast about having the world's best batsman in their ranks was in 2002, the year of Michael Vaughan

The summer of a man's life

Oct 3, 2015 The summer of 1947 was the zenith for the County Championship, and of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich

1976

Facing Holding with a little thin towel

Sep 19, 2015 Brian Close and John Edrich won plenty of admirers - and took as many hits - on a brutal evening in Manchester in 1976

1979

When Sunny made 438 look gettable

Sep 5, 2015 Had India pulled off a remarkable victory at The Oval in 1979, Sunil Gavaskar's 221 would be up there as the greatest Test innings

The Oval grind of 1938

Aug 22, 2015 Playing a Test to the finish, however long that might take, seemed a good idea once upon a time. But a 900-plus total showed why that wasn't the case

1972

The fungus that floored the Aussies

Jul 25, 2015 Australia's 1972 tourists were fuming after the pitch at Leeds was left bare, slow and perfectly suited to the bowling of England's Derek Underwood

1981

Beefy's 28-ball Ashes broadside

Jul 20, 2015 Ian Botham had had a quiet match at Edgbaston in 1981, until he was summoned into the attack for one last burst at the Australians