Tale of a tormented genius
West Country boys were weaned on the romance of Harold Gimblett's debut hundred for Somerset. His career began explosively and ended in tragedy. In the June edition of Wisden Cricket Monthly David Foot tells one…
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Anti-climax for Middlesex as Worcestershire force draw
Middlesex, who held a permanent place in the top three in the Second Division until the end of August, finished their season in a fifth match without a victory.Their promotion hopes were extinguished on the…
Simmons' disciplinary hearing postponed
Phil Simmons' future as West Indies coach hangs in the balance after the disciplinary hearing against him was deferred to next week. ESPNcricinfo understands that Simmons had been asked to present himself on Saturday in…
Officials let down by ICC – Willey
Peter Willey: 'When I was playing in the second XI, if you didn't walk when you nicked the ball you would get a telling off' © Getty Images Peter Willey, the former Test umpire, believes…
Wilson ready for final
Gary Wilson in action for Surrey © Empics Gary Wilson, Ireland's wicketkeeper-batsman, is hoping to make up for his disappointment at missing the World Cup by helping his side to success in next week's Intercontinental…
Sinclair regains NZC contract
A good season with the Central Districts has helped Mathew Sinclair get his NZC contract back © Getty Images Mathew Sinclair, the opening batsman, was among the 20 players to receive contracts from New Zealand…
A history of Australia in India over the years
Neil Harvey of Australia hits out© Getty Images1956-57Australia arrived for the first-ever Test series in 1956 on a demoralised note, after being "Lakered" in the Ashes and "Fazalled" by Pakistan in the one-off Test at…
Pakistan likely to invite Sri Lanka for ODI tournament
The prospect of hosting a second-string Zimbabwean outfit has forced the Pakistan board to contemplate organising a triangular one-day tournament instead of a bilateral one-day series involving Zimbabwe in October-November this year. Zimbabwe are scheduled…
Bashley and Portsmouth to clash in National KO
Ben Nolan-Stone faces his old Portsmouth team-mates when Bashley (Rydal) aim for a regional semi-final slot in the ECB National Club Championship at the BCG this coming Sunday, 2pm.The former Hampshire YC's all-rounder travelled from…
Khaqan century puts Lahore Blues in command
Fine century by Khaqan Raja (120) and gutsy knock by captain SalmanButt (78) and Hafiz Balal (57) earned LCCA Blues 56 runs lead againstLCCA-Whites on the second day of the National Under-19 cricketchampionship Grade-I match…