Virginia Woolf was born January 25, 1882. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a pioneer of modernism who — among many things — played cricket.
Read MoreJane Austen and the round arm revolution
Cricket is mentioned in Northanger Abbey, but not very flatteringly and only twice. But Jane Austen is startlingly linked to the evolution of the game. Arunabha Sengupta talks about the way about her letters, her words, her relations and the round-arm bowling revolution.
Read MoreHarry Potter casts his spell at The Oval
August 23, 2009. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy watched a day’s cricket at The Oval, even spending some time on the Test Match Special. Arunabha Sengupta takes a look at the cricketing connections of Daniel Radcliffe.
Read MoreAgatha Christie - when cricket vied for her attention with crime
Agatha Christie, born September 15, 1890, was one of the most popular crime fiction writers of all time – almost certainly the most prolific. Arunabha Sengupta writes about the cricketing connections of the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Read MoreOscar Wilde's Cricketing Connections
Born October 16, 1854, Oscar Wilde never exchanged his pen for the willow. However, Arunabha Sengupta traces some connections of the great writer with cricket, not all of them very flattering for either the man or the game.
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Strangers, Brothers and Cricket - CP Snow and his passion for the game
CP Snow, born October 15, 1907, was a renowned novelist best known for his ‘Strangers and Brothers’ series of novels. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the many close and touching ways that cricket played a role in his life and works.
Read MoreJohn Fowles - the incredible cricketing experience of the Novelist
It is not very well known that John Fowles, the British novelist who passed away on November 5, 2005, was a fine cricketer in his youth and a devoted fan of the game. Arunabha Sengupta relates one bizarre cricket viewing experience during the final years of his life.
Read More2013 - A Pace Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke
Mickey Arthur and Michael Clarke are collaborating on their book on innovative concepts to win in India. The publication is set to hit the stands under the name “2013: A Pace Odyssey” by Arthur C. Clarke. Arunabha Sengupta reports.
Read MoreArthur Conan Doyle - the game's afoot
Arunabha Sengupta sketches the many cricketing connections of the man who created Sherlock Holmes.
Read MoreWodehouse at the Wicket - Cricketing connections of English language's greatest humorist
PG Wodehouse, the greatest humorist in English language, wrote quite a bit about cricket and was a useful cricketer himself. Arunabha Sengupta explores the cricketing connections of the great writer on his 131st birthday.
Read MoreSamuel Beckett - The only First-Class cricketer to win Nobel Prize for Literature
Samuel Beckett, born April 13, 1906, is the only Nobel Prize winning author to have played First-class cricket.Arunabha Sengupta looks at his short cricketing career with a new theory about Beckett’s seminal work ‘Waiting for Godot’. To him, the play is nothing but a metaphor of cricket.
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