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What do cricketers' autographs tell us about them?

What do cricketers' autographs tell us about them?

Can those hurried scrawls reveal the private workings of a professional player's mind?

02-Jul-2014•Nicholas Hogg

The corrida of uncertainty

The corrida of uncertainty

There is much to admire in the rhythm and timing of a batsman's leave-alone, which at times seems to borrow from the quintessentially Iberian art of bullfighting

21-May-2014•Scott Oliver

Blistering Best

Blistering Best

Sometimes recreational cricketers get a chance to face players of international-calibre, and to stand 22 yards from a pace storm

07-Mar-2014•Scott Oliver

A tale of two Yorkshire lads

A tale of two Yorkshire lads

The careers of two present-day England players have been noticeably intertwined since their days in youth cricket

14-Feb-2014•Matthew Bremner

Playing hookey for Shorty

Playing hookey for Shorty

If you were a cricket fan born and raised in Bangalore in the '70s and '80s, chances are you did everything in your power to watch Gundappa Viswanath bat

12-Feb-2014•Sriram Dayanand

Legends in their own backyard

Legends in their own backyard

For a number of Australian greats down the years, cricket has begun rather close to home

17-Apr-2013•Ashley Mallett

Cricket's Pinteresque silences

Cricket's Pinteresque silences

The sport is full of pauses that enhance the drama, just like in Harold Pinter's plays

24-Nov-2012•Saad Shafqat

The effortless artistry of VVS Laxman

The effortless artistry of VVS Laxman

When you watched him bat, there was a sense that you were witnessing the creation of something beautiful yet not inaccessible

01-Sep-2012•Krishna Kumar

Meeting Mr Miandad

Meeting Mr Miandad

How a fan came to write the story of the Pakistani great's life

29-Apr-2012•Saad Shafqat

Back in ten

Back in ten

A one-time cricketer gets into whites again, and lives to tell the tale

25-Mar-2012•Sam Blackledge

You came, I saw, you conquered

You came, I saw, you conquered

Gum-chewing, ball-thwacking, awe-inspiring superstar Viv Richards is sixty today

07-Mar-2012•Sriram Dayanand

Behind the scenes at Lord's

Behind the scenes at Lord's

As an ordinary person you don't get to see the workings of the home of cricket. Not unless you sign up as an archery volunteer for the Olympics

26-Feb-2012•Liam Herringshaw

Australia: an infatuation

Australia: an infatuation

What was it about them that made them the team to follow for an Indian boy growing up 30-odd years ago?

14-Jan-2012•Krishna Kumar

Bradman versus Warne

Bradman versus Warne

What if the greatest batsman of them all had faced the finest legspinner ever?

07-Jan-2012•Ashley Mallett

Lessons from a middle-aged cricketer

Lessons from a middle-aged cricketer

Don't give up the game just because your joints are creaking. Take inspiration from these tales of a cricket-mad community

04-Dec-2011•Mudar Patherya

Dear Mr Arlott

Dear Mr Arlott

John Arlott wasn't just the voice of cricket. He was a source of comfort and hope to two cricketers who felt themselves alone against the cricket establishment

27-Nov-2011•Sriram Dayanand

The electric art

The electric art

There's nothing more exciting in cricket than watching a quick man tear in with a batsman in his sights

01-Oct-2011•John Woodcock

Lashings v Crab? No complaints

Lashings v Crab? No complaints

What happens when a team of international vets faces off against Sheffield's finest club cricketers for charity?

05-Sep-2011•Kanishkaa Balachandran

A snooze, a smoke, a roar

A snooze, a smoke, a roar

The Test match-watching experience has changed over the years - the players' faces are obscured, the grounds are more coldly impersonal - but the buzz of a big game remains

11-Aug-2011•David Frith

Nine days in heaven

Nine days in heaven

A fan makes a long-anticipated pilgrimage to the home of cricket

10-Aug-2011•Sriram Dayanand

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