Once Upon an Anecdote

Creepshow

April Fools Day in Trinidad? Got to be skeletal room service

26-Dec-2010

'Boycs was big but I was lager'

A pint to get Geoffrey out? You're on

14-Nov-2010

Wayne gets the bird

Big fast bowler v seagull

19-Oct-2010•Andy Atkinson

The other Harper

An umpire makes friends with a namesake

19-Sep-2010

Driving under the influence

When Botham asked for spikes of a different kind

30-May-2010•Mark Pennell

The mock's on you

The con artist who went down and came up sans a piece of clothing

05-Mar-2010

Lamb gets a roasting

Mess with Bunter and you'll get it in the neck

11-Feb-2010

The keeper dunnit

You put on a match-winning stand in a World Cup game your team-mates are resigned to losing and the match award goes to someone from the other side

19-Jan-2010

The No. 10 who ran

Edgbaston 1999 comes back to haunt at a race track in Durban

29-Dec-2009•Shaun Pollock

Puree Cup

Need to end a game quickly? Bring out the tomatoes

05-Dec-2009

Chairman of the bored

Mushy gets a soaking

11-Nov-2009

King of pain

Being forward short leg for Viv Richards

17-Oct-2009

Cheer up, mate

An Englishman becomes part of the Aussie entourage... with a little encouragement

03-Jul-2009

Clapham has left the building

World famous guitarist makes dressing-room appearance... and exit

29-Jun-2009

Sunny says

When Gavaskar said, "Watch me score a hundred" and proceeded to do just that

08-May-2009

Chucking at Sir Viv

From throwing to a legend to playing against him

16-Apr-2009

Asleep at the wheel

A good night's sleep never hurt anybody - except Tony Blain and New Zealand

26-Mar-2009

Headless chicken run

The man who followed orders all too well

27-Feb-2009

Dad's lad

When Mike Griffith followed in the footsteps of his father

06-Feb-2009

Slip slidin' away

A five-for - of a different kind

16-Jan-2009

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