Tyke in his pomp
A classic example of the old-fashioned cricket biography: polite, respectful and enthusiastic by turn, with none of the intrusiveness of contemporary biographyStephen Fay07-Oct-2007The Wisden Cricketer
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Right on the ball
Despite having a small target to defend and not being backed up in the field, India's U-19 bowlers turned in a magnificent performanceGeorge Binoy in Kuala Lumpur04-Mar-2008 Ajitesh Argal picked up the Man-of-the-Match award for…
The McGain aim
At 35 and with only 14 first-class matches to his name, a Victoria legspinner is suddenly a leading candidate for an Australia Test call-upBrydon Coverdale02-Mar-2008 Bryce McGain has taken years to cement a place for…
We're here to bury Stanford
The British media landed in Antigua with perhaps the sole motive of smudging Allen Stanford's campaign in true Poms' style. Tony Cozier looks at the various issues that surfaced during the tournament. Tony Cozier02-Nov-2008 The…
Can England continue to surprise?
They came into this tournament as no-hopers, yet England now find themselves in the semi-finals. But, in many ways, that's just typical of themOsman Samiuddin in Centurion01-Oct-2009The real story of this tournament, and also the…
Vaas back in the swing of things
Everyone may have gotten used to Sri Lankan cricket without Vaas, but the bowler's desire to play international cricket's still brightSriram Veera20-Mar-2010Kumar Sangakkara must have seen it a thousand times yet when it came towards…
Master of the game
Sachin Tendulkar has such staggering numbers in both Tests and ODIs that it's conceivable some of those records may never be brokenS Rajesh06-Jun-2010A criticism that is sometimes levelled at talented cricketers is that their numbers…
Uphill task for Australia
India's batting line-up and spinners give them a distinct upper hand in the two-Test series against AustraliaS Rajesh29-Sep-2010A two-Test series does scant justice to a rivalry which has been the most consistently compelling of the…
Mercurial England spring back to life
An inspired fightback against South Africa has revived a campaign that has been an emotional roller-coaster thus farAndrew Miller06-Mar-2011The logic of England's World Cup campaign veers once again towards the ludicrous. Four agonisingly enthralling fixtures…
Sound and fury signifying much
International opponents have known for years how feisty Simon Katich can be as an adversary, and now Cricket Australia has been similarly enlightenedDaniel Brettig10-Jun-2011It was entirely fitting that Simon Katich delivered his stream of righteous…