Keith Stackpole

Having started in the middle order, Stackpole became a formidable opener with a superb Ashes record

After the emotion of Sachin Tendulkar's last Test, a look at some farewells that didn't go quite so well

Now as 40 years ago, Bill Lawry can get excited at the drop of a hat - by a shot, a ball, a catch. His job, he says, is to make the man in the garden come into the house to check what happened

Batsmen who have been out to the first ball of a Test

South Africa's 4-0 clean sweep of Australia in 1969-70 showcased some of the game's all-time greats yet none of them ever played Test cricket again

Keith Stackpole, the former Australian opener, has given up his commentary position with the ABC

Past and present Victorian First Class players will be re-united tonight for the last supper in the MCC Long Room

1949 In Bombay, one of the greatest openers of all time is born