unsorted

In 1989-90 England had five Afro-Caribbean players on a tour of the West Indies

India and Pakistan have played only 47 Tests against each other in 51 years

Edward Craig reveals the players who weren't so quick off the blocks

Are chuckers new or a throwback

England's first senior tour to Zimbabwe was fractious from the start

John Arlott salutes the Master in 1952

RC Robertson-Glasgow recalls two memorable centuries at Taunton in August 1925

How the other 24 beat Mark Ramprakash to the landmark

Tilly Mills relates the tales of some formidable cricketing deeds performed by two of her ancestors in Kent in the 19th century...

David Frith recalls a meeting with Andy Sandham

Kevin Mitchell on the Both v Chappelli spat

Richard Hobson meets Sanath Jayasuriya ahead of Sri Lanka's series against England

Vic Marks on why English players should grab at the increasingly few opportunities they get to play first-class cricket in other countries

Sons of Test players are increasingly following their fathers into the Test arena. Huw Richards investigates a trend that is led by England

England's home games sell out well in advance but there is a growing feeling that some fans are being priced out. By David Conn

Lawrence Booth on the probable expansion of Kolpak

Sid Waddell on his favourite cricketer, Fred Trueman, a man he worshipped and ended up working with on television

The Australian public love to hate Muralitharan. Malcolm Knox examines why as the spinner aims to break Warne's Test wickets record in front of them

Simon Wilde suggests a policy of priorities to get the best out of the hobbled allrounder Andrew Flintoff

Durham's victory in the Friends Provident Trophy final showed just how far they have come in 15 years as a first-class county. Huw Turbervill charts their progress from Minor County to champions