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Higher standards in grassroots cricket, and warmer weather, are two vital advantages South Africa has over England

Chips off the old block, Basil D'Oliveira's son Damian and grandson Brett have made it three generations of the family that have played for Worcestershire

For the last four years, Bangladesh's first-class tournament has been won by a side not from Chittagong or Dhaka

For one Test in the summer of 2003 against South Africa, he was golden. Then everything went pear-shaped

In a year when London hosts the Olympics, we look at first-class cricketers who represented Great Britain in the Games

The commitment of its players and coaches is helping the Zimbabwe club that produced several national players find its feet again

Hambantota's shiny new stadium may have been built at great cost but getting to it and finding accommodation in the vicinity is a struggle for the fans

Hundredth Tests used to be no great shakes; they then became all the rage, and now they're back to being ho-hum again

With South Africa in trouble and Flintoff looking menacing at Headingley in 2008, it was a fine time for Ashwell Prince to find himself at the top of his game

England and South Africa went to Leeds in 1998 with the series square and one to play. Nice time for a local hero to make his presence felt

There is a huge amount of interest in cricket in the city state, where the game has been around for over a century and a half. With some more funds, it could become a serious contender among ICC Associates

Former England and current South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald runs the rule over the bowling line-ups of both sides

A famous win for South Africa was doubly special for Makhaya Ntini, who became the first bowler from his country to take ten at the ground

For Rahul Dravid, analysing his cricket and working his weaknesses out methodically was a way of making up for his relative lack of conventional talent

Paul Nixon liked to think he was pushing the boundary every time he played. And it hurt him when he found the management didn't appreciate his efforts

As more and more money flows into the game, managing players has taken on more importance than ever before

Now on his third Test tour of England as captain, Graeme Smith reflects on the achievements of 2003 and 2008

At Lord's in 1998, he repaid the faith his captain placed in his batting with a match-winning hundred

The mayor of Lauderhill, which is hosting two T20s between West Indies and New Zealand, is a cricket fan. Who better as an evangelist for the game in America?

For Allan Donald, the draw at Old Trafford in 1998 felt like a gut-wrenching loss