Ankit Verma writes about the Australian cricketers who almost went missing in Nijmegen
Read MoreThe 1911 Indians lose by an innings to MCC
9 June 1911. The visiting Indians lost to MCC in two days at Lord’s.
Read MoreMaurice Tate hit for four sixes by unknown Calcutta batsman
Maurice Tate was hit for four sixes off consecutive balls by Habul Mitter
Read MoreThe West Indian rebel tours to South Africa
During the apartheid-linked isolation years of South Africa, the country’s cricket authorities ensured that cricket carried on in the troubled land by enticing a number of ‘rebel’ teams to visit their shores. The best and the most attractive among them was perhaps the star-studded West Indian side that visited twice during the early 1980s. Garfield Robinson looks back at those controversial tours..
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 9
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 8
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 7
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 6
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 5
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 4
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 3
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 2
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreCharles Lawrence, Thomas Wills and the first ever Australian tour of England (1868) : Part 1
The epochal first ever Australian cricket tour to England remains one of the most curious tale of sporting relations. In this series, Pradip Dhole traces the journey and deeds of the Aboriginal cricketers, which remain surprising even after a century and half, and also relates the story behind the men who made this incredible venture possible.
Read MoreThe final Rebel Test
February 8, 1990. In the midst of combustible political situation, the very last rebel ‘Test’ got underway in Johannesburg between South Africa and Mike Gatting’s England XI. Arunabha Sengupta looks at how the game was played amidst protests, demonstrations, massive country-wide changes and the release of Nelson Mandela.
Read MoreThe Triangular Test Series comes to an end
May 27, 1912 . Arunabha Sengupta recounts the failed experiment of multi-national Test tournament that took 86 years to be tried again.
Read MoreKerry Packer's World Series sends tremors through the World of Cricket
“In a player revolution unprecedented in sport, the world’s top 34 Test cricketers have secretly signed contracts to become freelance mercenaries.” Thus ran the earth-shaking story by the late Ian Wooldridge in the Daily Mail of May 9, 1977. Thirty five years after Wooldridge’s scoop, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the fateful day that announced a crack in the foundations of the cricket world.
Read MoreDennis Lillee rips Rest of the World with 8 for 29
On the morning of December 11, 1971, a 22-year-old Dennis Lillee wrecked the star-studded Rest of the World batting to capture eight for 29. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the incredible session which ended with nine wickets to the fast bowler, including the scalp of Farokh Engineer twice.
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