In Focus – A historic win on home soil for the Barramundis

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) national team, popularly known as the Barramundis, bounced back from defeat in style to win the second World Cricket League match against Scotland at Amini Park in Port Moresby last Sunday. Having gone down by 101 runs in the first game, they thus had the satisfaction of recording their […]

Famous Test Matches – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi, 1999-00

Pakistan, under new captain Saeed Anwar, were looking for redemption on their home turf following a 3-0 whitewash defeat in Australia. The Sri Lankans however had started the tour on a positive note, sweeping the ODI series 3-0, and aimed at repeating the success of their last Test series in Pakistan – a 2-1 […]

In Focus – Eight players to watch out for in the ICC WCL Division Five

The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five gets underway in Benoni, South Africa today. The week-long 50-over tournament will feature eight Associate nations, with the top two teams earning entry into the six-team Division Four tournament in 2018 and getting a step closer to a shot at qualification for the 2023 World Cup. […]

Famous Test Matches – England v West Indies, Headingley, 1969

The West Indies, smarting from an embarrassing defeat to Ireland in a tour game eight days earlier, needed to win the third and final Test at Headingley, played from July 10 to July 15, 1969, in order to square the series. England were 1-0 up coming into the match, courtesy a comprehensive ten-wicket win […]

Specials – Moments from Australia v Bangladesh Test history

Australia and Bangladesh will be facing each other in whites after more than 11 years when they begin their two-Test series in Dhaka on August 27. The history between them in the longest format is brief – only four matches across two series have been played since 2003. Nevertheless, these Tests have had their […]

Who Would Have Thought It – Married v Single at Lord’s

The olden days of first-class cricket in England were replete with intriguing and bizarre fixtures, such as One-Legged XI v One-Armed XI, Smokers v Non-Smokers and Over 38 v Under 38, to name a few. Among these off-beat encounters were seven matches titled Married v Single, contested between – as the name suggests – […]

Famous Test Matches – England v South Africa, Old Trafford, 1998

South Africa had stormed to a 1-0 lead in the series with a ten-wicket win in the second Test at Lord’s, and came into the third, played at Old Trafford from July 2 to July 6, 1998, riding on a wave of confidence. The visitors replaced opener Adam Bacher and pace bowler Shaun Pollock, […]