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Fred Spofforth
Sat, April 28 2018
The Fred Spofforth-Jim Phillips repartee
Fred Spofforth was a much-feared fast bowler. However, on this day, Jim Phillips had an excellent one-upmanship on the legend
Mon, November 06 2017
Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 3
The bare bones of the 1882 Oval Test may be expressed as Test # 9, England v Australia. Australia had won by 7 runs. But, and there is a big ‘but’ in all this, making the bland statement above is akin to stating that Pandit Ravi Shankar was an itinerant strummer or that Michelangelo was a hewer of stone.
Fri, July 14 2017
The S’s: Spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with S, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad.
Sat, December 31 2016
Celebrating New Year: How five of the greatest cricketers did it
Great cricketers have unique ways of welcoming the New Year. Arunabha Sengupta looks at how five of the greatest cricketers of the yore made the New Year memorable.
Fri, December 11 2015
22 cricketers who are immortalised in statue at a cricket ground
As Ricky Ponting got the honour at Hobart with his statue, we present 22 cricketers from the history of the game, who are immortalised in statue at a cricket ground.
Thu, December 11 2014
10 famous moustaches in cricket
CricLife looks at 10 cricketers who have redefined fashion on the field with their trademark moustaches.
Fri, April 28 2017
WG Grace versus Fred Spofforth – was the Father of Cricket unable to overcome his Demon?
Grace scored 308 runs from 10 innings in seven Tests at an average of 30.80 against Spofforth.
Tue, May 02 2017
Hat-trick— the origins of the term
An insight into the origins of the term for one of cricket's finest bowling achievements.
Tue, September 09 2014
Fred Spofforth’s rage against WG Grace that paved the way for the first Test match in England
The Australian ace went on to produce the spell of bowling that created the legend of the Ashes.
Mon, July 07 2014
Ashes 1882: Death and WG Grace — the 10-minute mystery surrounding the match
August 29, 1882. England failed to get the 85 runs to win a spectacular thriller of a match and it resulted in the lore of The Ashes. However, was it only English cricket that had supposedly died that day? Did other deaths have some bearing on the result? Why were10 minutes mysteriously added to the innings break? Arunabha Sengupta looks at some myths and legends to unearth the truth behind the tales.