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Know your history

Know your history

As talk of Zaheer Khan and jelly-gate slowly dies down, one mustn't forget The Oval circa 1994

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Grace Road ... feels like home

Grace Road ... feels like home

It's an Asian carnival at Grace Road, what with Leicester having such a large population of both Indians and Sri Lankans

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Negative questions in positive times

Negative questions in positive times

Robin's argument might run thus: we've thumped England in a Test after being given no chance and here I am answering questions about our shoddiness in the field.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

When Basher made way for Sobers

When Basher made way for Sobers

The spirit of Garry Sobers lingers on at Trent Bridge but he has someone to thank for his stint at Nottinghamshire

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The temerity of Ashley Giles

The temerity of Ashley Giles

You know it's time somebody presented Ashley Giles with a dictionary when he stomps around the media centre demanding to know meanings of words like temerity and irony.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Once an opener, now an umpire

Once an opener, now an umpire

Former England opener Tim Robinson, who’s currently a first-class umpire, can’t get enough of the action.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A cameraman with the best seat in the house

A cameraman with the best seat in the house

Mike Hutton comes to the cricket every day but ends up sitting alone

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A good toss to lose and Rocky's knock out

A good toss to lose and Rocky's knock out

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan talks to Graham Gooch about Mohammad Azharuddin's decision to put England in at Lord's in 1990

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

'The day I was sacked'

'The day I was sacked'

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Monty the diligent university student

Monty the diligent university student

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Good weather for cricket

Good weather for cricket

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan ponders the many possibilties that rain and light offer cricket

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A delicate matter of the 'unmentionables'

A delicate matter of the 'unmentionables'

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan and David Lloyd get talking on something that's normally not discussed

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Boom boom at Lord's

Boom boom at Lord's

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan spots Boris Becker, Ashley Giles, and an acquaintance of Michael Holding at Lord's

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Gooch's wagon and Bird's wish

Gooch's wagon and Bird's wish

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan takes a look at the illustrations on the match ticket, chats with former umpire Dickie Bird, and stays away from the archery comepetition at Lord's

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The sound of bat on ball

The sound of bat on ball

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan talks about the atmosphere at Lord's and its silent thrills

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Oval moments with David Frith

Oval moments with David Frith

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan catches up with cricket historian David Frith, who recounts his memories of matches at The Oval

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The roots of real tennis

The roots of real tennis

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

It all ends in laughter

It all ends in laughter

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Gooch doesn't live up to expectations

Gooch doesn't live up to expectations

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The good old days

The good old days

Look around county grounds and you’re likely to see middle-aged, old and wary spectators who are thoroughly immersed in the cricket

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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