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Beer, verse and Arlott

Beer, verse and Arlott

A review of cricket books on beer, verse and John Arlott

26-May-2007•Will Luke and Jenny Thompson

A professional solution to an amateur game

A professional solution to an amateur game

With Irish cricket at a crossroads, Cricinfo talks the CEO Warren Deutrom about the next steps for the game

25-May-2007•Andrew McGlashan

A paradise for seam bowlers

A paradise for seam bowlers

In Tests at Leeds since 1995, fast bowlers have taken 279 wickets at 31.07, while spinners have only managed 34 at nearly 46 apiece

23-May-2007•S Rajesh

Most Test wins, and the man with the Chaminda Complex

Most Test wins, and the man with the Chaminda Complex

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

21-May-2007•Steven Lynch

Monty emulates Bedi

Monty emulates Bedi

Monty Panesar became the first spinner to take six wickets in a first-innings of an opposition's batting at Lord's since Bishan Singh Bedi took 6 for 226 in 1974

20-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

A flawed offering and a welcome delight

A flawed offering and a welcome delight

A review of Simon Wilde and Gideon Haigh's latest offerings

20-May-2007•Jenny Thompson and Andrew McGlashan

More than just another hundred

More than just another hundred

Before today, it had been over 17 months, 10 Tests and 17 innings - the longest interval in terms of chances to bat - since Sachin Tendulkar's last Test century

19-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Skewed numbers

Skewed numbers

In the wake of the meltdown in India's cricket economy following the team's poor showing in the World Cup, how sustainable is the game's current business model?

19-May-2007•Ashok Malik

Prior's dream debut

Prior's dream debut

Matt Prior became only the third wicketkeeper to score a hundred on debut, and the fifth batsman to do so at Lord's

18-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

India play to their plan

India play to their plan

The gameplan was to bat once and bat big, and with some sensible, yet often exciting, batting, India took a long stride towards that

18-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

The hot and fiery summer

The hot and fiery summer

Martin Williamson reviews Grovel by David Tossell

18-May-2007•Martin Williamson

Mortaza makes haste, slowly

Mortaza makes haste, slowly

On the field, Mashrafe Mortaza performs one of the most thankless jobs in cricket: spearhead the fast bowling attack of a subcontinent team

18-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

The story of an institution

The story of an institution

Martin Williamson reviews Test Match Special - 50 Not Out

17-May-2007•Martin Williamson

England start off as firm favourites

England start off as firm favourites

Though West Indies hold a 52-38 overall advantage in Tests, England have won ten of the last 12

17-May-2007•S Rajesh

Too many questions, too few answers

Too many questions, too few answers

India won the ODI series but their below-par performance has highlighted more problems than solutions

15-May-2007•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

'The software needs improvement'

'The software needs improvement'

Dav Whatmore speaks on the progress of Bangladesh cricket and also the shortcomings

15-May-2007•Sambit Bal

A collector's dream continues

A collector's dream continues

Martin Williamson reviews the Willows reprints of the 1924 and 1925 Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks

14-May-2007•Martin Williamson

Most runs, most spectators, and most letters in a name

Most runs, most spectators, and most letters in a name

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

14-May-2007•Steven Lynch

A gamble that didn't pay off

A gamble that didn't pay off

Martin Williamson reviews the diary of Justin Langer and Steve Harmison

13-May-2007•Cricinfo staff

Minimising the dot balls

Minimising the dot balls

Bangladesh scored 116 runs in boundaries to India's 114, but they played out 38 more dot balls

12-May-2007•S Rajesh

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