Offbeat

The role of Lady Luck

In the Age , Greg Baum writes about that important ingredient in sport that is ever present but never talked about: luck

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Elaborate Fictions continued: A cricketing chain novel

Writing in chain-novel format can be an exhilarating and infuriating experience; each writer supplies inspiration and sand-in-the-wheels for his partners

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Three-star treatment for India

After a winless, demoralising tour of England, India’s cricketers might need a little reminding that they lifted a World Cup only a few months ago, right

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Elaborate Fictions: Writing an imaginary Test's report

One way to spell fandom is o-b-s-e-s-s-i-o-n; cricket fans might need that done in uppercase

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Jonty's in the house

If cricket purists raise their eyebrows at South African players entering England squads, they’re probably shaving them off at the thought of Jonty Rhodes, one of South Africa’s biggest post-Apartheid sporting heroes, entering the Bigg Boss house

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

French cricket?

How do you say 'leg before wicket' in Dutch

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Dhoni to have brain mapped?

MS Dhoni & Co may not be at their best at the moment, but one couldn’t deny that the India captain has enjoyed much success on the field – and also off it – till now

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

The global ‘ashes’ tour

Most of us (well, most readers of this site) live for cricket

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Shoaib Malik turns to tennis

Shoaib Malik may not be able to play international cricket for Pakistan until he is cleared by the PCB, but he can still experience the thrill of playing a sport against international-level opposition

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Defibrillator to the rescue

What’s the best insurance against a medical emergency on the field

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Purohit

Cricket's new six-legged ambassadors

Twenty20 cricket has brought all sorts of wild and whacky novelties into the game, changing the way it is presented, played and marketed, but the most recent innovation by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s PR team could well stump the lot

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

How cricket consoles criminals

That sport provides communities with a way to come together has been well documented

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Cricket goes to Los Angeles

Homies & POPz, a cricket team from Compton, a city in southern Los Angeles County, have returned from a trip around the world and now want to use the game to get kids in Compton and LA out of gangs and off the street

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Vaughan to trek the Great Wall of China

In May, Adam Parore conquered Mount Everest

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Lee's band set to release single

Brett Lee is all set to have Australia dance to his tune

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

A woman scoring a hundred against men

Louth CC beat Market Deeping CC by 72 runs on the back of steely century by Arran Brindle

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Tiger stopped play

To the list of cricketing stoppages, from the familiar 'rain stopped play', to the more confusing 'reflecting sun stopped play', the downright bizarre ‘stuffed toy stopped play’ can be added after an academy match at the Rose Bowl was held up by a

25-Feb-2013•Sahil Dutta

When the ball came crashing in

Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph , relives the - rather hilarious - experience of having the ball come crashing through the window of the room where he was commentating during a Glamorgan game in Taunton.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Cobras and lizards fail to stop play on Bali

As cricketers from across the globe do battle in the IPL, a home-grown revolution is happening 3000 miles away

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Cricket in baseball’s Hall of Fame

The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, has an unusual new exhibit lined-up

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

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