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Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history

10 May 2016 0 comments

…may have walked away. But a century against West Indies in Barbados last May and a change of coach, Trevor Bayliss in for Peter Moores, revived Cook as batsman and…

Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969

9 May 2016 0 comments

…chief medical director of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. Tom Hickling: A batsman who is based in Chesham and worked as a hosiery salesman for Pretty Polly and…

Golden boy Root falls for first ball dismissal on Yorkshire return

5 May 2016 0 comments

…His appearance in the Yorkshire side at Trent Bridge was his first since scoring 54 in the shattering World T20 final defeat by the West Indies on April 3rd, demonstrating…

Moeen Ali – Hearing of poor James’ heart trouble put T20 Final defeat in perspective

4 May 2016 0 comments

…bowled, Moeen’s last appearance was for England in their World Twenty20 final defeat against West Indies in Kolkata. Assuming he is picked, his next match for them will be the…

Northeast sees light through the Key-hole

4 May 2016 0 comments

…live on in the men he leaves behind. Key, who played 15 times for England and notched up one ton, a massive 221 against the West Indies in 2004, hung…

Will curse of the kickabout mean soccer warm-up gets the boot?

4 May 2016 0 comments

…the 2nd XI with good pace and he’s very excited about the opportunity,” said White. “I think he sees very limited opportunities in the West Indies now, a little bit…

Martin Johnson column – 1,000 runs in May? No just 1,000 Goose pimples!

4 May 2016 0 comments

…7C equalled the record for the lowest temperature in a Test, and the West Indies effectively downed tools in protest at the cold and lost by an innings and 283…

Wisden… The game’s voice keeps ticking along

3 May 2016 0 comments

…India at home and were heading for defeat in a three-match series against New Zealand. David Gower had endured a very public sacking following the 5-0 ‘blackwash’ against the West…

Peter Hayter column – Viv would have been on Cook’s side over helmets

26 April 2016 0 comments

…maroon cap of the West Indies, when every other batsman in world cricket was doing so as a matter of routine, are worth recalling. The first, according to the Master-blaster,…

Devils or angels, these men made a huge impact on world cricket

19 April 2016 0 comments

…characteristic chutzpah, he lured the world’s best players with promises of increased rewards. It was a ruthless move that left countries like England, Australia and the West Indies not only…

How the English team managed to bloom in the past year thanks to Strauss’ wisdom

19 April 2016 0 comments

…the nation shrugged its utter lack of surprise. The Test side had failed to put away a West Indies outfit, stripped of their stars by their continuing disputes with their…

I’m to blame for everything, good or bad, insists Batty

12 April 2016 0 comments

…T20 cricket, the inclusion of West Indian Dwayne Bravo and South Africa’s Chris Morris should enable them to improve on last season where they did not make it out of…

Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man

12 April 2016 0 comments

…four balls to leave his side 111-7, he would have been kicking himself all the way back to the dug-out. Then, with everyone present at Eden Gardens, particularly the West…

Predictions for the 2016 T20 Cricket World Cup

16 March 2016 0 comments

…Afghanistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka will then come in in some order. In Group 2 the winner is predicted to be India with New Zealand favored as the runner-up….

We’ll miss Brendon McCullum…

1 March 2016 0 comments

…Botham’s frustrations against the West Indies against whom he averaged 21.4 with the bat and won just one Test in 20 attempts. Many feel McCullum’s numbers would have been stronger…

West Indies talent is there – now reform needed to cultivate it

29 February 2016 0 comments

…the West Indies Board retains a terrible relationship with many players. Unless that is rectified, the West Indies will only rarely be able to pick their strongest team. The West…

Derek Pringle column – When the panic sets in there is nowhere to hide…

28 February 2016 0 comments

…ago. West Indies’ dominance over England had been almost absolute for 20 years but this represented a rare opportunity to beat them as England began their second innings on the…

Don’t Bash Blast, franchise system won’t work for us

20 February 2016 0 comments

…t20 tournament, the NatWest Blast. Now a solution seems at hand. On March 7, the ECB board is likely to vote through a change in the competition, advocated by Harrison…

Phil Defreitas: ‘I want to give something back to cricket’

14 February 2016 0 comments

…under the right conditions – especially on home shores – few England bowlers have been so effective. During the 1991 home series against the West Indies, Defreitas’ metronomic accuracy and…

Joe Root has strength fused with tranquility

13 February 2016 0 comments

…as well as physically, as his one-day hundred against the West Indies in Antigua, two years ago, revealed. On a pitch being used for the third time in a week,…

Important Details About the Twenty20 cricket 2016

12 February 2016 0 comments

…are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. The associate members qualifying teams are Ireland, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Oman, Afghanistan, and Scotland….

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

9 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler David Graveney might have been born in Bristol and played the vast majority of his cricket in the West Country but his family were very much from…

Pringle column: ‘Mankading’ and the ‘Spirit of the Game’

9 February 2016 0 comments

…West Indies to beat Zimbabwe in a close and crucial game to win a place in the quarter-finals. With just three runs required and six balls remaining, Paul ran out…

Hayter column: Why I won’t doubt Jimmy

8 February 2016 0 comments

…the sporting phenomenon known as ‘foot in mouth’. It took place on April 9, 2004, when, during a Press conference on the eve of England’s fourth Test against West Indies…

Ian Bell to captain MCC in Abu Dhabi

5 February 2016 0 comments

…T20 matches against the West Indies on March 4 and 6. Warwickshire then have a two-day practice game involving players from their own squad in Sharjah, before meeting a UAE…

Search Results for "west indies"

Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history

Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969

Golden boy Root falls for first ball dismissal on Yorkshire return

Moeen Ali – Hearing of poor James’ heart trouble put T20 Final defeat in perspective

Northeast sees light through the Key-hole

Will curse of the kickabout mean soccer warm-up gets the boot?

Martin Johnson column – 1,000 runs in May? No just 1,000 Goose pimples!

Wisden… The game’s voice keeps ticking along

Peter Hayter column – Viv would have been on Cook’s side over helmets

Devils or angels, these men made a huge impact on world cricket

How the English team managed to bloom in the past year thanks to Strauss’ wisdom

I’m to blame for everything, good or bad, insists Batty

Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man

Predictions for the 2016 T20 Cricket World Cup

We’ll miss Brendon McCullum…

West Indies talent is there – now reform needed to cultivate it

Derek Pringle column – When the panic sets in there is nowhere to hide…

Don’t Bash Blast, franchise system won’t work for us

Phil Defreitas: ‘I want to give something back to cricket’

Joe Root has strength fused with tranquility

Important Details About the Twenty20 cricket 2016

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

Pringle column: ‘Mankading’ and the ‘Spirit of the Game’

Hayter column: Why I won’t doubt Jimmy

Ian Bell to captain MCC in Abu Dhabi

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