Obituaries

'Tom Maynard was destined for stardom'

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Selvey, writing in the Guardian , says that Tom Maynard, the Surrey and England Lions batsman, who died after being hit by a London Underground train on Monday, was a batsman of prodigious talent and prospect.

English cricket

'Franchises won't boost T20 cricket in England'

Feb 25, 2013: Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Sri Lanka’s offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan’s suggestion for a franchise based T20 competition in England, with fewer county teams participating, won’t be effective as county allegiances have been

England

Why whine about the rain?

Feb 25, 2013: It's not like June in England was sunny Oz previously

Ireland

Why Ireland deserve Test status

Feb 25, 2013: In the longer form of the game, Ireland have been consistently bagging solid results, despite the fact that they often have to do without their stronger players who are on county duty

West Indies cricket

Viv Richards on the West Indies legacy

Feb 25, 2013: Former West Indies captain Viv Richards tells former England captain Nasser Hussain, in the Daily Mail , that he is proud of the legacy left behind by the powerful West Indies side of the 1980s.

Friends Life t20, Monday June 18

Feb 25, 2013: Liddle’s big impact in short form

Indian Premier League

'IPL is a very difficult format'

Feb 25, 2013: Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly, writing in Wisden , compares international cricket to the IPL

England cricket

The VVS Laxman Cricket Club, Bradford, England

Feb 25, 2013: Budding cricketers in England might have a host of clubs to support, but here's one that is making news more for its name than its record - 'VVS Laxman Cricket Club'

Indian cricket

Anil Kumble’s lesson for the youth

Feb 25, 2013: Former India captain Anil Kumble has 619 Test wickets and 337 ODI wickets to his credit

Test batting: location summary, by innings and vs country

Feb 25, 2013: An analysis of players' Test careers by innings number, opposition and host country

English cricket

Bell settles quickly into Pietersen's role

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Bell has proven beyond doubt - and rather quickly - that he is a natural successor to Kevin Pietersen in England's one-day line-up, says Steve James, in the Sunday Telegraph .

One-day cricket

One-day cricket's player-investor conundrum

Feb 25, 2013: In light of Kevin Pietersen's retirement from limited-overs cricket, Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent , says one-day cricket is still the preferred format for the investors but may well die out if the players withdraw their support and

Bowling

The science of swing

Feb 25, 2013: Sports aerodynamics consultant and NASA scientist Rabindra Mehta on how weather conditions affect the ball’s aerodynamics, in the Dawn .

Friends Life t20, Sunday June 17

Feb 25, 2013: How to market T20

West Indies cricket

Wes Hall, a West Indies icon

Feb 25, 2013: Wes Hall's status as a West Indies legend has been reaffirmed with him being knighted

Indian cricket

Three teenagers, three seasons, 25,000 runs

Feb 25, 2013: The Indian Express ' Bharat Sundaresan and Devendra Pandey tell the story of three boys in their early teens who have been setting records in Mumbai

Nepalese cricket

Dhoni bats for Nepal cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The Indian team may have got a rare breather in a usually clogged international schedule, but MS Dhoni continues to be a busy man

England cricket

A smoking area for Shane?

Feb 25, 2013: There has been a lot of renaming at Hampshire's homeground

West Indies cricket

Why Best's knock matters

Feb 25, 2013: In an interview with Daily Telegraph , Tino Best says his innings of 95 was emotional since it showed how much he cares for West Indies cricket and also because it would finally put to bed the ‘mind the windows’ comment by Andrew Flintoff eight

New Zealand cricket

Victoria Park 'wishful' Test venue in Auckland

Feb 25, 2013: A plan to revamp Victoria Park, a popular sports park in the middle of Auckland, and make it a Test venue is gathering momentum, according to New Zealand Herald