My Favourite Cricketer

Mover and shaker

Mover and shaker

Worrell inspired, stirred, roused. And therein lay his greatness

07-Aug-2007•Telford Vice

Jeff the ripper

Jeff the ripper

Observing Thommo at close quarters did not dim affection for the bowler with the ballet dancer's feet and a larrikin streak

04-Aug-2007•John Benaud

King of the Colchester castle

King of the Colchester castle

Patrick Kidd was born to worship Gooch - in the same hospital as the batsman, who was making a ton at the time and was still making them 20 years later

03-Jun-2007•Patrick Kidd

Hello Dolly

Hello Dolly

How a stepped-on sandwich sparked a permanent adoration for D'Oliveira

28-Dec-2006•Steven Lynch

The brave little prince

The brave little prince

With a swivel of the wrists, Gundappa Viswanath reduced giants to clods

29-Sep-2006•Soumya Bhattacharya

All the time in the world

All the time in the world

The Pollocks happened to be excellent cricketers. One of them was rather more than that

06-Mar-2006•Simon Kuper

The eternal idol

The eternal idol

For a seven-year-old Glamorgan fan who couldn't place Pakistan on a map, Majid Khan was an exotic, romantic hero, and a cricketer of substance and style

09-Oct-2005•Huw Richards

An irresistible force

An irresistible force

Douglas Jardine's desire to win back the Ashes at all costs brought him the urn, and vilification in England and Australia

23-Sep-2005•Christopher Douglas

Golden rotter

Golden rotter

Plays like a peach, falls like a prat. You've just got to love Shane Warne

11-Aug-2005•Tanya Aldred

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