Odd Men In

Dar Lyon, who viewed normality much as the bull regards the matador

Dar and his brother Bev evoke characters from an Evelyn Waugh novel

28-Jul-2020•Paul Edwards

'Undaunted and unflinching, John Edrich was one of England's bravest cricketers'

Surrey opener never backed down from a fight during career that yielded 39,790 first-class runs

21-Jul-2020•Paul Edwards

'Greatness and destiny' - Imran Khan, a man born to win

From Eastbourne to the MCG to the polling booth, Pakistan's prime minister has always relished a challenge

14-Jul-2020•Paul Edwards

Twos company: Bill Farrimond and Hopper Levett

A rare duo of wicketkeepers for whom seconds were plenty

07-Jul-2020•Paul Edwards

Frank Worrell: The captain who helped West Indies make their own West Indian way

Frank Worrell came to the West Indies captaincy late and died young but left an indelible mark on the game

30-Jun-2020•Paul Edwards

Young George Cox, who made Hove his garden

Cox was a Sussex stalwart, whose best innings came against the toughest opposition

23-Jun-2020•Paul Edwards

The forgotten 'Australian-Lancastrian' who ranks among the greats

Ted McDonald gave up his Test career to cut a swathe through county cricket in the 1920s

16-Jun-2020•Paul Edwards

New Zealand's Oxford Don

Martin Donnelly's brief Test career was interrupted by World War II but he shone nevertheless

09-Jun-2020•Paul Edwards

Four golden summers of Richardson's double-whirl

After almost 15 years in the game, Alan Richardson found a late-career peak at Worcestershire

02-Jun-2020•Paul Edwards

The Bodyline dissenter and India's Tiger prince

The eighth and ninth Nawabs of Pataudi made significant contributions to the game

26-May-2020•Paul Edwards

The umpire who set new standards and changed perceptions

Frank Chester lost an arm and a playing career but found fame as an official

19-May-2020•Paul Edwards

'When it came to sheer beauty, McCabe was on his own'

He played in the shadow of Bradman but Stan McCabe had a sparkle few could match

12-May-2020•Paul Edwards

VVS Laxman: 'An outstanding player, and an outstanding person'

VVS Laxman left a mark of class during his two spells at Lancashire, none more so than on a tricky pitch at Blackpool

05-May-2020•Paul Edwards

Anti-establishment fighter whose statistics defy belief

Charlie Parker was a giant of county game who took 3278 first-class wickets - but only once played for England

28-Apr-2020•Paul Edwards

'He had this knack, you thought you were going to get a wicket every ball'

Paul Edwards profiles Lancashire's Ian Folley, who came agonisingly close to an England cap before the yips overcame him

21-Apr-2020•Paul Edwards

'Palairet had style. It stood out a mile'

In the first of a new series, Paul Edwards takes us back to the Golden Age and an unmistakable Somerset stylist

16-Apr-2020•Paul Edwards

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Odd Men In

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