Matches (14)

WI vs PAK (1)

ENG vs IND (1)

ZIM vs NZ (1)

WCL (1)

County DIV1 (5)

County DIV2 (4)

U19 Tri Series (ZIM) (1)

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The dawn of television coverage

The dawn of television coverage

Television has been covering matches for almost 70 years, and the first broadcast was at Lord's in June, 1938

30-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

The day The Don got a working-over

The day The Don got a working-over

Failures with the bat by Don Bradman were not commonplace, ducks even less so

27-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

Chopping and changing

Chopping and changing

In 1921, England's selectors made a swathe of changes as Warwick Armstrong's Australians steamrollered across the country ... but the outcome was always the same

23-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

Heavy metal at the WACA

Heavy metal at the WACA

Dennis Lillee will be remembered as one of the game's great fast bowlers and a controversial one

19-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

Storming cricket's bastion

Storming cricket's bastion

Jenny Thompson looks back to the day in August 1976 when women were finally allowed to play at Lord's

14-Jul-2005•Jenny Thompson

One fleeting moment in the sun

One fleeting moment in the sun

Although it is the fate of the substitute fielder to remain forever anonymous, Sydney Copley enjoyed his one moment of glory

08-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

Cobden's match

Cobden's match

The varsity match of 1870 will always go down as one of the classic games in English cricket

07-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

The sending-off of an England quick

The sending-off of an England quick

When Alan Ward was expelled by his own captain after refusing to bowl on a sleepy Monday at Chesterfield

01-Jul-2005•Martin Williamson

Fowler's match

Fowler's match

Cricket's history has its fair share of games linked to one person - Laker's match in 1956, Botham's in 1981

17-Jun-2005•Martin Williamson

The oldest fixture of them all

The oldest fixture of them all

2005 sees the 200th anniversary of what is believed to be the oldest of all cricket fixtures still played to this day - the annual Eton v Harrow match

16-Jun-2005•Martin Williamson

Midwinter's midsummer madness

Midwinter's midsummer madness

A tale of a comic kidnapping

06-Jun-2005•Jenny Thompson

Nottinghamshire's general strike

Nottinghamshire's general strike

When Nottinghamshire were crippled by a mass walkout

03-Jun-2005•Martin Williamson

The ultimate slogger

The ultimate slogger

Big Jim Smith's onslaught at Bristol

20-May-2005•Martin Williamson

Bodyline's final fling

Bodyline's final fling

One of the last outings of Bodyline came in the unlikeliest of settings - the Varsity match of 1933 - when Ken Farnes almost bowled Cambridge to a controversial victory

19-May-2005•Martin Williamson

Perfection from a man who was anything but

Perfection from a man who was anything but

Billy Bestwick took a ten-for ... his off-field problems made that all the more remarkable

13-May-2005•Martin Williamson

Dazzling draws

Dazzling draws

The story of the not-so-boring drawn series

06-May-2005•Jenny Thompson

Almost perfection

Almost perfection

Bits-and-pieces bowler Charles Palmer produced one of cricket's most remarkable spells - 14-12-7-8 - after coming on to allow a frontline bowler to change ends

02-Apr-2005•Martin Williamson

Beamed into exile

Beamed into exile

By their very nature, fast bowlers are an aggressive breed

18-Mar-2005•Martin Williamson

The 77-run over

The 77-run over

When people are asked what is the most number of runs to come off one over, thoughts turn immediately to Tilak Raj and Malcolm Nash who both conceded 36, to Ravi Shastri and Garry Sobers respectively

12-Mar-2005•Martin Williamson

'A symbol of cricket's past and a reassurance of its future'

'A symbol of cricket's past and a reassurance of its future'

Like sport itself, the world of sporting architecture moved on in leaps and bounds in the last third of the 20th century

12-Feb-2005•Martin Williamson

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