Nicholas Hogg

What is defined as bullying on a sporting field?

What is defined as bullying on a sporting field?

Standing up to an intimidating opposition rather than complaining about them might be an old-school attitude, but it's still relevant

16-Oct-2014•Nicholas Hogg

What sort of batting partner do you like?

What sort of batting partner do you like?

Should it be someone similar to yourself? Or do opposites attract?

26-Sep-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Missing cricket? Don't stop playing

Missing cricket? Don't stop playing

For several retired pros, life after cricket has meant more cricket. Permanently shutting out the game is harder than it looks

11-Sep-2014•Nicholas Hogg

What cricketing memories remain locked in your archive for eternity?

What cricketing memories remain locked in your archive for eternity?

Your first six? A last-ball victory? The legendary and the quiet moments of your favourite players?

31-Aug-2014•Nicholas Hogg

What other sports can enhance the cricketer?

What other sports can enhance the cricketer?

Baseball may be cricket's closest relative, but it's boxing that actually offers most to the cricketer

14-Aug-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Losing to India

Losing to India

An Englishman discovers cricket fervour in India, and realises he can't quite win a game against Indians back home either

25-Jul-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Are you born to captain?

Are you born to captain?

Are some people just made to lead and the rest to follow? Let's examine the case of the two Captains Cook

11-Jul-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The dreaded run-out

The dreaded run-out

No matter how elegant your strokeplay, the clumsy dive into the crease that fails to save your bacon is forever graceless

21-Jun-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Who would be a player-umpire?

Who would be a player-umpire?

The pros have to deal with the pressure of high stakes and being shown up by technology, but the village ump's job isn't any easier

05-Jun-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The need for heroes

The need for heroes

Can any modern player fill the gargantuan boots of Botham, Viv Richards or Harold Larwood? Glenn Maxwell is making a mighty fist of it

21-May-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The first ball of the season

The first ball of the season

Why a ton of history, dating back to childhood games in the backyard, is necessarily tied up with thoughts about the beginning of the cricket season

02-May-2014•Nicholas Hogg

From hockey sticks to whalebone

From hockey sticks to whalebone

Bat-making as a craft has undergone revolutionary changes and then some since the days of Hambledon

20-Apr-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The golden land of pre-season

The golden land of pre-season

It's that time of year when you dust your kit and conveniently forget how the last season went

03-Apr-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Anger isn't all bad

Anger isn't all bad

Ben Stokes may have broken his wrist by punching a locker door in anger, but that's much the same emotion he needs to channel at the top of his run-up

21-Mar-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Who cares about bats anyway?

Who cares about bats anyway?

We don't think much about our bats, do we? No, not much at all

07-Mar-2014•Nicholas Hogg

What's the best job in cricket?

What's the best job in cricket?

Streaker guard? Grass cutter? Bat maker? Or a sushi-eating cricket missionary?

21-Feb-2014•Nicholas Hogg

When a six is not enough

When a six is not enough

How long before the mighty heave that clears the stadium is awarded more than half a dozen runs?

22-Jan-2014•Nicholas Hogg

A Christmas wishlist

A Christmas wishlist

A genuine English fast bowler, application for KP, a time machine for Sreesanth, and other humble requests

24-Dec-2013•Nicholas Hogg

Tours from hell

Tours from hell

Think it's gone all pear-shaped for England in Australia? Other teams have had it worse when playing away from home

19-Dec-2013•Nicholas Hogg

The comeback

The comeback

Just as Mitchell Johnson has risen from the ashes of cricket ignominy and ridicule, England need a new hero of the hour to inspire their fightback

04-Dec-2013•Nicholas Hogg

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