Arunabha Sengupta on Henry Blofeld
Read MoreMargaret Thatcher: Sent her opening batsmen in after breaking their bats
Margaret Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925
Read MoreJohn Lennon and the Stop The Seventy Tour Campaign
John Lennon and his connection with STST
Read MoreArthur Haygarth: More than Scores and Biographies
Arthur Haygarth, born 4 August 1825, was a useful cricketer himself, good enough to play for Gentlemen against Players on 16 occasions. However, his incredible contribution to the history of the game was the meticulous compilation of Scores and Biographies, amounting to 15 invaluable volumes. Arunabha Sengupta documents the life and work of this supreme cricket historian.
Read MoreLagaan: Ways the landmark movie tripped on cricketing details
Lagaan — the landmark movie starring Aamir Khan that came out on June 15, 2001, in which cricket plays such a pivotal role. It has gone down one of the most successful films in the history of Indian cinema.However, Arunabha Sengupta lists several cricket related factual errors that are littered throughout the otherwise excellent film.
Read MoreDavid Foot: The West Country Maestro
David Foot was born on April 24, 1929
Read MoreShakoor Rana: Quite the character
Shakoor Rana was born on Apr 3, 1936
Read MoreThe Game's Afoot: The Curious Cricketing Connections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born May 22, 1859, was much more than the creator of Sherlock Holmes.He was a man of many interests and fascinations that stretched from science and history to spiritualism and psychic activities. And he was also an enthusiastic cricketer through his life. Arunabha Sengupta sketches the cricketing links of this multi-faceted giant of English literature.
Read MoreRowland Bowen: Never minced his words
Rowland Bowen, born feb 27, 1916, never minced his words
Read MoreBenjamin Aislabie: More than worst First-Class cricketer contender
Benjamin Aislabie, born January 14, 1774, was a serious contender for the title of the worst First-Class cricketer in history. Outside cricket, however, he had an interesting life. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a man whose cricket career was curiously undeserving in length.
Read MoreCLR James: Stretching it too far beyond the boundary?
CLR James, born January 4, 1901, was a social theorist, Marxist, historian, political activist and also a cricket writer. Beyond A Boundary, written by him from the mid-1950s and published in 1963, is considered a classic of cricket literature. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at his life and work.
Read MoreBrisbane Tied Test: Story of a Cricket Photograph
Story of a cricket photograph
Read MoreJohn McKenzie : Interview of the trendsetting bookseller
Interview of John McKenzie by Arunabha Sengupta
Read MoreHarry Altham: A historian forgotten by history
Harry Altham was born on Nov 30, 1888
Read MoreChristoph Saunders: It all comes down to doing what you love
Christopher Saunders was born on November 21, 1949.
Read MoreJim Foat: Cricket's unlikeliest cult hero
Jim Foat, cricket’s unlikeliest cult hero, was born on Nov 21, 1952
Read MoreRichard Streeton: Biographer of Percy Fender
Richard Streeton, the biographer of Percy Fender, was born on Nov 4, 1930
Read MoreKarl Lienberg: The first TV umpire to give a decision in Test cricket
Karl Lienberg, the first TV Umpire to give a decision in a Test match, was born on Oct 22, 2019
Read MoreJohn Lennon takes guard
John Lennon (October 9, 1940 — December 8, 1980), iconic singer, song-writer, the legend of Beatles fame, immortalised by his music, lifestyle, ideas about love, peace and politics, many memorable and some unfortunate quotes, and finally the tragic murder. Amidst the sex, drugs and rock and roll, fame, notoriety, FBI files and activism, Arunabha Sengupta finds a strain linking the superstar with the noble game of cricket.
Read MoreThe Wombwell Cricket Lovers' Society
The Wombwell Cricket Lovers' Society is 68
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