Keith and Marjorie
Tales of a dashing airman-cricketer in wartime, from a lady who knew him thenAlan Butcher26-May-2015The lady sitting opposite me with clear blue eyes and smooth unlined skin was once a very attractive young woman. I…
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Sangakkara's golden duck, Sri Lanka's 50th home win
Stats highlights from the fifth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in ColomboBishen Jeswant29-Jun-20151:43By the Numbers - Dhammika Prasad broke a five-year drought92 Percentage of Test matches that have yielded a…
Broad and Root England's difference
ESPNcricinfo rates the England players involved in the Ashes seriesGeorge Dobell24-Aug-20159Stuart BroadHas he ever bowled better? While Broad's career has been littered with brilliant spells, it is perhaps not since the UAE tour at the…
'If you don't have a strip club at home, you ain't a player'
Must-have residential amenities, golfing in the airport, colon cleansing and other joys in our Twitter round-upAlex Bowden18-Sep-2015Sometimes it's only right to ask: could Chris Gayle do something that would make him seem even more Chris…
Chandimal's <i>baila</i> sets Sri Lanka's tone
Dinesh Chandimal only made 47, but his approach helped divert the course of the first day's play, and helped bend the New Zealand bowling a little out of shapeAndrew Fidel Fernando in Hamilton18-Dec-2015Willow usually emits…
A day of cricket and calm
Given the poignancy surrounding the fifth anniversary of the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake, a day of conventional Test cricket seemed fittingBrydon Coverdale in Christchurch22-Feb-2016School was in, work was on, the cricket was in town for…
Mumbai's surfeit of butterfingers
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in KolkataAlagappan Muthu13-Apr-20161:45'Teams batting second have advantage in Kolkata' - PandeyThe partnership of perilModern fielding methods dictate it is better…
How Kusal Perera cleared his name from doping charges
A timeline of Kusal Perera's suspension and the case to have his name cleared, as told by SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala and Kusal's manager Ravi de SilvaAndrew Fidel Fernando12-May-2016December 6, 2015Kusal Perera is having dinner…
West Indies collapse against swing and seam
ESPNcricinfo staff14-Aug-2016Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami sent back the West Indies openers by the fifth over•Associated PressMarlon Samuels' misery was put to an end when he was castled by an Ishant Sharma inswinger•Associated PressWhen Ishant…
Sabbir steps up to fill Bangladesh vacancy
Sabbir Rahman will have to adapt his approach if he is to succeed on his Test debut next week. But he looks to be one of Bangladesh's most exciting prospectsMohammad Isam in Chittagong17-Oct-2016In the two…