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Neville Cardus
Fri, July 06 2018
Match Report: The Neville Cardus Way
Neville Cardus, often absent at the match, used to retrofit events based on the same entity he had proudly dismissed as an ass.
Wed, July 04 2018
What if Neville Cardus wrote about T20 cricket?
For Cardus T20s would have been no different. He would have parallels with the British Army in the colourful attire and the march of the Empire through cricket epic gladiatorial contests in the powerful strikes and the image of medieval knights in the cornucopia of helmets, armguards, gloves and pads.
Tue, July 11 2017
William Attewell: Yet another Neville Cardus lie
In the Autobiography of Neville Cardus, there are accounts of his experiences as the assistant coach of Shrewsbury School, along with the delightful anecdotes about the Nottinghamshire and England cricketer William Attewell.
Fri, April 28 2017
KS Ranjitsinhji: The Maharaja of Elegance — and of Nawanagar
For Neville Cardus, there was far more to Ranji than his leg-glance, something almost mystical in the way that he played his game, indeed in the way he approached the game.
Fri, April 22 2016
Neville Cardus and the 1882 ‘Birth of the Ashes’ Test match
Neville Cardus took his characteristic amount of liberties while reconstructing the 1882 Test match at The Oval, the resulting account having as many holes as a perforated sieve.
Mon, April 11 2016
The curious case of Neville Cardus’ birth-date
What was Neville Cardus' real birth-date? Why did he change it?
Fri, December 16 2016
15 iconic quotes on Jack Hobbs
Hobbs was a legend of his era and is still remembered for his contribution towards cricket.
Wed, February 11 2015
Bill Lawry’s batting frustrates a taxi driver!
When an impatient pedestrian patted the taxi with his umbrella, the taxi-driver jumped out and punched the man.
Mon, September 01 2014
Myth busting – Ranji, CB Fry, Sussex and the fertile mind of Neville Cardus
The ones who look at the lines of Cardus with scientific scrutiny often find glaring factual flaws.
Thu, August 25 2016
Archie MacLaren’s amateurs fell Warwick Armstrong’s mighty Australians in one of cricket’s greatest fairytales
When Archie MacLaren claimed that he could pick a team to defeat Australia — and did so.