The Month in Cricket

South Africa's rebirth, and Hadlee's one-man show

Nov 1, 2014: November is a month of epic Eden moments, and tales of redemption

Dear Cricket Monthly

The fix is in

Nov 1, 2014: Letter from… Colombo

The Zaltzmeister

The Sobers of Mount Olympus

Nov 1, 2014: If not for his otherworldly assignments, the Greek god of sky and thunder would have owned cricket

Hate to Love

Glum, grim, gutsy

Nov 1, 2014: Graeme Smith was an unwatchable, immovable nuisance; he was also a terrific match-winner

Stats feature

First day first jolt

Nov 1, 2014: How do teams cope when they lose a clutch of wickets in the first session? The numbers tell a story

Interview

'Young players today don't have time to introspect'

Nov 1, 2014: Ravi Shastri holds forth on his role with the Indian team, the challenge of playing three formats, his relationship with the BCCI, and the promise of the IPL

'I'm 31 but I feel 51 and look like 61'

Nov 1, 2014: Netherlands captain Peter Borren on his fictitious nicknames, speaking three-quarters Dutch, beating England twice, and how he scares his neighbours

The Banished

Bowler non grata

Nov 1, 2014: The game turfed Ian Meckiff out in his prime. More than 50 years on, he still doesn't have a bad word to say about it

Shot Stories

Once upon Bodyline

Nov 1, 2014: It wasn't all relentless bloodshed in the Brisbane Test of 1933. There was even the occasional cover drive

The Essentials

With bells on

Nov 1, 2014: When English actor and writer Stephen Fry made some noise at HQ

Match That Changed My Life

Cue, a star

Nov 1, 2014: Kevin Pietersen walked in for the final innings of the Ashes with the weight of the world on his shoulders

Cover story

Shiv on the shore

Nov 1, 2014: When the great flood or fire finishes the world, Chanderpaul may still be batting. Here he is in his element: his home in Unity, by the Atlantic

The Jury's Out

The best commentator on TV

Nov 1, 2014: Cricket brings the drama through its narrators' soothing tones, trenchant observations, eloquence and opinions. Our panelists pick their favourite voices

Feature

Nepal climbs a mountain

Nov 1, 2014: Few things have united the country in hope like cricket has. And the driving force is the remarkable activism of its players

Comment

Not so grim up north

Nov 1, 2014: When traditional English cricket clubs need first-generation immigrants to survive, you can expect challenges

Wordplay

Process

Nov 1, 2014: A contemporary word that is neither sound nor fury, signifying less than nothing

High Fives

Dressed for success

Nov 1, 2014: How you're kitted out says a lot about you. Memorable bits of clobber that revealed the most

Comment

 Throw 'em a bone

Nov 1, 2014: There was a time when cricket needed a moral climate against chucking. Not anymore

Think You Know Yourself?

Six by six

Nov 1, 2014: How many maximums did Ashley Giles hit?

Editorial

The power of slow

Nov 1, 2014: We live in an age that prizes swiftness and urgency. More of a reason to celebrate a great batsman who urges us to pay attention