Movers and Shapers

The man who was the Golden Age

How Victor Trumper came to be the embodiment of cricket's Golden Age, and an emblem for values his countryment still hold dear

07-Nov-2009•Gideon Haigh

The wonder that was Waz

Despite struggling against injury and illness for much of his career,Akram went on to bring about a seminal change in the way cricket was played

17-Oct-2009•Gideon Haigh

The great black hope

The Atlas of West Indian cricket was a colossus among modest talents

03-Oct-2009•Gideon Haigh

A giant of his time

A colossus, both as a player and a personality, he was a barracker's delight and Australia's MVP

19-Sep-2009•Gideon Haigh

A prince among batsmen

Over a century ago, the English game was transformed by an Indian who went on to become the most popular cricketer in the Empire

24-Aug-2009•Gideon Haigh

The wise old king

If we don't remember him as an elite legspinner, a thinking captain or one of cricket's true professionals, it's because of the phenomenal work he has done as a commentator, writer and observer

01-Aug-2009•Gideon Haigh

Out of our comfort zone

The most prolific Test bowler of them all has made a case for tackling cricket by one's own lights, and forced a generation of players and cricket watchers to reassess their conceptions of the game

18-Jul-2009•Gideon Haigh

Agent provocateur

He was the main event both on and off the field - sledging, jesting, fighting, winning, and getting up people's noses most of all

04-Jul-2009•Gideon Haigh

For love (and money)

A "professional who batted just like an amateur", he was perceived as businesslike, but was actually a brilliant, spontaneous, original player

20-Jun-2009•Gideon Haigh

Un-Indian idol

Kapil Dev bowled fast at a time when his country didn't produce fast bowlers; his spirit lives on through the style and aggression of modern Indian teams

30-May-2009•Gideon Haigh

Man and superman

Off the field he may have been an awkward hero, on it Garry Sobers was "evolution's ultimate specimen"

16-May-2009•Gideon Haigh

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