Profile of John Arlott: Being Human
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It was John Betjeman who changed the course of his life. The young man had moved on from his early…
Continue Reading...Vinoo Mankad: The first great all-rounder of India
| March 25, 2021
1956-57. Peter May’s England was in South Africa. A series full of drama, suspense, swings of fortune, and often superb…
Continue Reading...Eden Gardens bursts into flames, Kolkata Test of 1998-99
| February 7, 2021
It could have been a fascinating finale, and it almost was for three and a half days. And then it…
Continue Reading...The first-ever Test in Pakistan, nothing short of a miracle
| November 28, 2020
New Year’s Day, 1955. The Dacca Stadium. That was what it was called. Today it is enmeshed in the a…
Continue Reading...James Anderson: An objective look at a fantastic feat
| October 13, 2020
Weather too has a sense of occasion. After hours of frustration, rain held up at Southampton just in time to…
Continue Reading...Cricket during Apartheid, Book Review
| June 20, 2020
The proposed South African cricket tour of England in 1970 was cancelled as a result of an incredible campaign carried…
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