In Focus – Six players to watch out for in the ICC WCL Division Two

The upcoming ICC World Cricket League Division Two, to be played in Namibia from April 20 to 27, is set to be the last edition of the WCL as we have known it. Having been one of the most hard-fought Associate tournaments over the years, the multi-divisional WCL will make way for two […]

Who Would Have Thought It – Auckland rout Pakistan for 48

Close on the heels of an insipid World Series Cup campaign in Australia in 1988-89, where they failed to reach the finals after having won only two out of eight league games, Pakistan hopped across the Tasman Sea for a full tour of New Zealand. After warming up against a National Second XI in a […]

Specials – Australia’s one-match ODI grounds

The arrival of Perth’s Optus Stadium on the international scene in January 2018 increased the total number of men’s ODI grounds in Australia to 19. Of these, as many as seven grounds have ended up hosting just a solitary ODI each. Here is a look back at these forgotten venues’ trysts with the international […]

Famous Test Matches – West Indies v England, Kingston, 1989-90

England came into the 1989-90 Caribbean tour on a streak of 29 winless Tests against the West Indies. Their last win against the islanders had come in 1973-74; since then, they had lost 20 and drawn nine Tests. This miserable run included two back-to-back 5-0 drubbings, at home in 1984 and away in 1985-86, […]

Extras – Australian philanthropist boosts Sierra Leone cricket

It would not be an overstatement to suggest that the Kent Cricket Club (KCC) is gradually claiming the title of the pride of Sierra Leone cricket, because of its persistent drive in developing club cricket by using a novel approach that is in line with current international trends in sports administration. Of late, […]

Record Book – Sri Lankan Test centurions in Australia

Sri Lanka have begun the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy off the wrong foot, as they got skittled for 144 on the first day at the Gabba. The Lions now face an uphill task if they are to succeed in Australia, where they have lost 11 and drawn two Tests so far. However, despite the winless record, […]

Extras – Sydney Thunder donate equipment to Sierra Leone’s Kent

Sydney Thunder and Children’s Cricket Charity have made a donation of cricket equipment and clothing to the Kent Cricket Club in Sierra Leone. The equipment donated included batting gloves, wicketkeeping gloves, helmets, batting pads, bats, tight pads, shirts and trousers. Sydney Thunder is a well-known T20 team that competes in the women’s and […]

Review – 2018 Test Team of the Year

The Cricket Cauldron’s Test team for the year 2018 features two players each from India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and one each from England, South Africa and the West Indies. Two notable players to have missed out very narrowly are South Africa’s AB de Villiers and Australia’s Pat Cummins. This year’s team […]

Review – 2018 Test cricket recap

The final day of the Melbourne Test, which saw India seal a resounding 137-run win, was the last piece of action in what was a riveting year for Test cricket. The Test family grew by two teams in 2018, as Ireland and Afghanistan made their debuts against Pakistan and India respectively. In a refreshing […]

Record Book – New Zealand’s biggest Test wins by runs

With Sri Lanka placed at 231/6 in pursuit of a gargantuan 660 after the fourth day of the ongoing Boxing Day Test at Christchurch, New Zealand are on the verge of registering their biggest ever Test win in terms of runs. The Black Caps need to take the remaining four wickets for less than […]