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Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 3: Lindsay Kline
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 30, 2018 6:00 PM IST
Lindsay Kline averaged 22.82 with ball in Test cricket, doing particularly well overseas. Alas, he played only 13 Tests.
Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 5: Johnny Wardle
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 31, 2018 6:00 PM IST
Johnny Wardle, a left-arm finger-spinner, took to bowling Chinaman and found reasonable success on Australian pitches.
Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 4: Garry Sobers
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 31, 2018 6:00 AM IST
Garry Sobers bowled outswing, inswing, and finger-spin. He also bowled wrist-spin...
Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 2: Chuck Fleetwood-Smith
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 30, 2018 9:28 AM IST
“If ever the result of a Test match can be said to have been decided by a single ball, this was the occasion,” wrote Don
Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 1: Ellis Achong
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 27, 2018 4:45 PM IST
Part 1 of the series on Chinaman bowlers deals with Ellis Achong, often wrongly credited with the first popular exponent of the genre of delivery.
First Test of every side: Part 1 of 3 — Australia, England, and South Africa
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 7, 2018 9:00 AM IST
The first instalment of the series covers the first Tests for England, Australia (both 1876-77), and South Africa (1888-89)
Laurie Lee knocked out by beer bottle during a Test match
Abhishek MukherjeeApril 9, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Laurie Lee, famous English poet, novelist, and screenwriter, had chosen the wrong day to watch cricket.
Alan McGilvray ‘claims’ extra runs to win a match
Abhishek MukherjeeMarch 15, 2018 1:29 PM IST
The runs were originally not claimed by the batsmen, but New South Wales captain Alan McGilvray did not believe in altruism.
Why Phil DeFreitas suddenly bowled faster one day
Abhishek MukherjeeMarch 7, 2018 8:46 AM IST
Fast bowlers are often motivated to bowl extra quick, but Phil DeFreitas’ case was slightly different.
Bill Athey un-sledges Merv Hughes
Abhishek MukherjeeMarch 6, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Merv Hughes came in, snarling, hurling the choicest of words. Bill Athey merely acted the country yokel.
When runs were scored with no fielder on the ground
Abhishek MukherjeeFebruary 22, 2018 7:00 AM IST
It was the most singular of circumstances. Upon much deliberation, the umpires awarded Humphrey Gilbert two runs.
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 15: Improvising batsman, annoyed bowler
Abhishek MukherjeeFebruary 21, 2018 10:51 AM IST
This is about a curious case that may occur when a batsman stands outside the crease to a fast bowler.
Walter Powys bowls all four kinds of extras in his maiden First-Class over
Abhishek MukherjeeFebruary 20, 2018 8:00 AM IST
It was Walter Powys’ first over in First-Class cricket.
Bat, battery, Bradman, and Brisbane boy
Abhishek MukherjeeFebruary 19, 2018 9:00 AM IST
As Don Bradman was busy annihilating the Englishmen at their den in 1934, there were others who turned the course of events to their benefits.
When a batsman ran towards the slip cordon
Abhishek MukherjeeFebruary 15, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Making your Varsity debut against CT Studd, that too when your side was under pressure, was not the most nerve-soothing of scenarios. William Hamilton was