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WG Grace gets the hump

WG Grace gets the hump

Martin Williamson on WG Grace's bitter row with Gloucestershire and his move to form London County CC

28-Jan-2006•Martin Williamson

Indebted to James Seymour

Indebted to James Seymour

Martin Williamson on the debt owed by England's cricketers to James Seymour, who played more than 500 times for Kent between 1900 and 1926, and was part of their great pre-war side

21-Jan-2006•Martin Williamson

When Gower's tour took off

When Gower's tour took off

Martin Williamson looks back at the infamous Tiger Moth fly-by which landed David Gower and John Morris in hot water

14-Jan-2006•Martin Williamson

The ultimate one-Test wonder

The ultimate one-Test wonder

Martin Williamson looks back at Andy Ganteaume, who made a hundred on his Test debut ... and never played again

31-Dec-2005•Martin Williamson

India's Christmas cracker

India's Christmas cracker

Martin Williamson looks back at a three-over farce on Christmas Day at Indore

24-Dec-2005•Martin Williamson

Not out ... dead

Not out ... dead

For many cricketers across the world, the idea of ending their lives doing what they love - playing cricket - has a certain romantic appeal

19-Dec-2005•Martin Williamson

The Wykehamist who stood alone

The Wykehamist who stood alone

Martin Williamson looks back the highest score by a schoolboy in England

17-Dec-2005•Martin Williamson

A Canterbury tale

A Canterbury tale

Martin Williamson traces the history of one of the games most enduring pieces of art

10-Dec-2005•Martin Williamson

A sad end to an elegant career

A sad end to an elegant career

"The good years started as the result of a brawl. They ended with another fight"

03-Dec-2005•Martin Williamson

Fury in Faisalabad

Fury in Faisalabad

A look back at one of the most acrimonious Tests of all time

26-Nov-2005•Martin Williamson

A farewell to a cricket ground

A farewell to a cricket ground

Bramall Lane, Sheffield, for over a century the heart of Yorkshire cricket, stages its last county match this month

A wholly inadequate cover-up

A wholly inadequate cover-up

When the covering at Lord's left Pakistan fuming

12-Nov-2005•Martin Williamson

The umpire and bucket controversy

The umpire and bucket controversy

When a prank which saw a Pakistani umpire drenched with a bucket of water had far more serious consequences

05-Nov-2005•Martin Williamson

When Packer stalked Pakistan

When Packer stalked Pakistan

Ask anyone about controversial England tours to Pakistan, and 1987-88 or 1968-69 are the most likely to spring to mind. But sandwiched in between those two was a series which was, in its own way, almost as miserable as the others

29-Oct-2005•Martin Williamson

The sublime Sobers

The sublime Sobers

We look back to when Garry Sobers played what Don Bradman called 'the best innings I have ever seen in Australia'

07-Oct-2005•Martin Williamson

When people power sunk South Africa

When people power sunk South Africa

We look back to the year that the actions of the Australian people led to the cancellation of a cricket tour

01-Oct-2005•Martin Williamson

'You have disgraced the annals of Hampshire cricket'

'You have disgraced the annals of Hampshire cricket'

The day that Jack Newman was sent from the field by his captain

24-Sep-2005•Martin Williamson

'You've been asking for a punch all night'

'You've been asking for a punch all night'

Some selection meetings involve heated exchanges of opinion, but few end up in a 20-minute brawl

26-Aug-2005•Martin Williamson

Mike Gatting's annus horribilis

Mike Gatting's annus horribilis

A look at Gatting's unfortunate turn of events after the Ashes glory

24-Aug-2005•Martin Williamson

Jim Laker's other ten-for

Jim Laker's other ten-for

We look back to 1956 and Jim Laker's ten wickets against Australia - but not the one at Old Trafford, but the one for Surrey at The Oval three months earlier

12-Aug-2005•Martin Williamson

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