Stuart Wark

Fantastic Fazal

Fantastic Fazal

Neil Harvey said he was virtually unplayable. Frank Tyson said he was "like Bedser, only better". Remembering Pakistan's first great bowler, Fazal Mahmood

18-Feb-2014•Stuart Wark

The speed-gun myth

The speed-gun myth

Commentators spend a lot of time discussing bowling speeds but a machine can't tell us how fast a batsman considers a bowler to be

28-Jan-2014•Stuart Wark

Remembering the West Indies support cast

Remembering the West Indies support cast

The legendary fast bowlers are celebrated, as they must be, but many others played a part in the team's supremacy

02-Jan-2014•Stuart Wark

Whatever happened to Urnie?

Whatever happened to Urnie?

Is the alternative Ashes trophy that came into existence in 1982-83 still around to be handed to the winning team?

17-Dec-2013•Stuart Wark

The best player not to play a Test

The best player not to play a Test

From the mid 1890s until the First World War, the Philadelphia Gentlemen could match the world's best sides. All thanks to Bart King

22-Nov-2013•Stuart Wark

Were cricketers more hardy in the old days?

Were cricketers more hardy in the old days?

Are players' injuries treated better now than in the past or are they simply managed more conservatively?

31-Oct-2013•Stuart Wark

The amazing Sobers' amazing series

The amazing Sobers' amazing series

In England in 1966, he glowed with the bat and toiled with the ball in a comprehensive win, but were his efforts better than Imran's against India in 1982-83?

02-Oct-2013•Stuart Wark

When Imran walked on water

When Imran walked on water

Botham's 1981 Ashes has been enshrined in legend, but was it the greatest all-round performance in a single series?

18-Sep-2013•Stuart Wark

The original Little Master

The original Little Master

Hanif Mohammad almost single-handedly carried Pakistan's batting in their early days as a Test nation

25-Aug-2013•Stuart Wark

Hazare or Merchant?

Hazare or Merchant?

In part two of the search for India's first great batsman, we look at two run-accumulators who shared the same first name

22-Jul-2013•Stuart Wark

Who was India's first great batsman?

Who was India's first great batsman?

In part one, a look at three Indian-born batsmen who went on to achieve glory in other countries

11-Jul-2013•Stuart Wark

The Aboriginal question

The Aboriginal question

Aboriginals make up only a small percentage of Australia's cricketers, raising questions about the board's track record in terms of player integration

26-Jun-2013•Stuart Wark

One-day cricket turns fifty? Not quite

One-day cricket turns fifty? Not quite

Michael Turner, the Midlands Knockout Competition, and the origin of the limited-overs format

05-Jun-2013•Stuart Wark

England v New Zealand: a 150-year history

England v New Zealand: a 150-year history

It may not be a rivalry as storied as the Ashes, but it has lasted just as long

16-May-2013•Stuart Wark

So you're not a keeper?

So you're not a keeper?

Today any failed selection is called a blunder. But back in 1890, in a case of mistaken identity, Australia picked a batsman as their reserve gloveman for the tour of England

14-Apr-2013•Stuart Wark

The greatest Zimbabweans?

The greatest Zimbabweans?

Which is the best-ever team from Zimbabwe? The obvious answer would be the 1998 side that won a series in Pakistan but, pre-independence, Rhodesia were a powerful force in South African domestic cricket

23-Mar-2013•Stuart Wark

Remembering Australia's first tour of India

Remembering Australia's first tour of India

The Australian cricketers of 1956-57 were not so keen to tour India as they are today but that first encounter was memorable for a number of reasons

27-Feb-2013•Stuart Wark

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