South Africa were expected to be too strong for Sri Lanka in the opening encounter, but what made the gap between the teams even wider were some of Angelo Mathews' tacticsFirdose Moonda at Port Elizabeth30-Dec-2016Angelo…
Sid O'Linn's cricket career was possibly hampered by a rebellious streak, but given a chance to tour England, he got a divorce to ensure his selectionLuke Alfred17-Dec-2016Beloved by a generation of schoolboys and older boys…
Plays of the day from the third T20I between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Mount MaunganuiDeivarayan Muthu08-Jan-2017Williamson hits the roofMartin Guptill's penchant for hitting the roofs of stadiums is well-documented. His most famous strike came…
A hugely promising start with England was cut short by injury but Haseeb Hameed is staying focused and grounded for the challenges aheadAndrew McGlashan17-Jan-2017A Test debut in Rajkot and within touching distance of a century.…
Also: who is the fastest Englishman to 100 ODI wickets, and was Nathan Lyon's 8 for 50 in Bengaluru a record?Steven Lynch07-Mar-2017Craig Williams recently scored an unbeaten 32 in a Namibia total of 44 -…
Dark patches outside the left-handers' off stump caused Australia some concern, but the rest of the Ranchi pitch continued to play well ESPNcricinfo staff19-Mar-2017Pitch watchThe pitch continued to be good for batting on the fourth…
Tamim Iqbal showed composure and determination to be a batting anchor but a more aggressive approach, especially in the later stages of the innings, could have boosted Bangladesh's chances of a winNagraj Gollapudi at The…
How South African coaches Rob Walter and Anton Roux found themselves half a world away, helping Otago pull themselves upFirdose Moonda19-Mar-2017Pretoria and Dunedin each have a university but not much else in common. In cricket,…
Also, what is the record for the number of sixes hit in a T20 match?Steven Lynch17-Jul-2017Simon Harmer recently took 14 wickets in successive first-class matches for Essex. How often has this happened? asked Steve Howe…
And how many batsmen have been run out in the 90s on debut?Steven Lynch03-Oct-2017How many people have been run out in the nineties on their Test debut, as Aiden Markram was? asked Piet de Vries…