Shot Stories

The roles they played

Jun 2, 2016: Playwright Terence Rattigan's 1953 film The Final Test featured six England Test cricketers

Think You Know Yourself?

Pidge picks 'em off

Jun 2, 2016: Glenn McGrath deals with the questions in our quiz in efficient, metronomic fashion

High Fives

Out, vile cliché

Jun 2, 2016: We all know them, we've all overused them; here are some of the worst

Feature

Girls aloud

Jun 2, 2016: Or how the IPL is redefining television commentary

Encounter

A sandwich with the supremo

Jun 2, 2016: Time has mellowed the celebrated and derided Ray Illingworth. But only just

Feature

When cricket went indoors

Jun 2, 2016: The sport was a rage in 1980s Australia. And then it wasn't

Hate to Love

The villain who wasn't

Jun 2, 2016: Can you piss off a whole country and yet remain a cracking bloke? Yes, if you are Trevor Chappell

Dear Cricket Monthly

The master and the madman

Jun 2, 2016: Letter from... Toronto

Photo essay

Kigali tales

Jun 2, 2016: As Rwanda seeks to move past its violent history, some locals find solace and enjoyment in cricket. Their story in pictures

Moments

Call in Colin

Jun 2, 2016: At 41, Cowdrey gamely took on Lillee and Thomson, because how could he not?

Durham v Nottinghamshire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Chester-le-Street

Collingwood stars in comfortable win

Jun 1, 2016: Paul Collingwood proved the match-winner for Durham in the NatWest T20 Blast tie against Nottinghamshire at chilly Chester-le-Street

Glamorgan v Essex, NatWest T20 Blast, South Group, Cardiff

Steyn stalled as Ryder leads Essex home

Jun 1, 2016: Essex strolled to a seven-wicket victory with 22 balls to spare in their T20 Blast encounter with Glamorgan in Cardiff

Sussex v Somerset, NatWest T20 Blast, South Group, Hove

Nash, Mills upstage Gayle in Sussex romp

Jun 1, 2016: Chris Gayle's return to the NatWest T20 Blast was overshadowed by a superb hundred from Chris Nash as Sussex beat Somerset in a one-sided contest at Hove to make it two wins from two in the South Group

West Indies tri-series 2016

Khawaja finds his peace in the middle

Jun 1, 2016: Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has said that the shattering death of Phillip Hughes and his Muslim faith has contributed to a more balanced outlook on the game

India news

Combined northeast teams to play BCCI tournaments across age groups

Jun 1, 2016: BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said combined teams from India's northeastern states will be selected to play BCCI tournaments across all age groups going forward, to help develop young cricketers from the region

Worcs v Gloucs, Specsavers Championship Div 2, New Road, 4th day

Klinger, Taylor tons power Gloucs to fourth-innings target

Jun 1, 2016: Gloucestershire's enterprising approach was rewarded on the final afternoon as century-makers Michael Klinger and Jack Taylor powered them to a five wicket win over Worcestershire in the Specsavers County Championship clash at New Road

England news

Morgan shelves Test ambitions for 'special' white-ball side

Jun 1, 2016: Eoin Morgan has accepted that his commitment to limited-overs cricket may have ended his hopes of winning back a place in England's Test team

Jersey news

Jersey captain Gough credits stable squad for promotion

Jun 1, 2016: Jersey captain Peter Gough has said that the camaraderie within the squad since 2014 has been crucial to the side's success

ICC news

ICC planning two Test divisions amid major overhaul

Jun 1, 2016: Promotion and relegation could be introduced into Test cricket as early as 2019, if ICC chief executive David Richardson has his way

India news

Rollback of 'Big Three' revamp not confirmed - Thakur

Jun 1, 2016: BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said that a rollback of the constitutional revamp that gave India, England and Australia greater administrative and financial power at the ICC is not a certainty