It would not be an overstatement to say that had T20 cricket been introduced during the peak of Brian Lara’s career, the ‘Prince of Trinidad’ would have been one of the most sought-after players in the format. As it happened, he was not part of the West Indies’ first T20 international, against New Zealand at […]
Read More Specials – Brian Lara’s tryst with T20 cricketHaving played at the 1996 World Cup, the Netherlands failed to make the cut for the next edition in 1999. However, they had the satisfaction of being one of the hosts – the 1999 World Cup featured 42 matches, of which 37 were played in England, two in Scotland and one each in Ireland, Wales […]
Read More Record Book – The first World Cup match in the NetherlandsInternational cricket in Guyana has been synonymous with Bourda in Georgetown for the best part of its cricketing history, and with the Providence Stadium in recent times. However, the first ground in Guyana – and in fact anywhere in the West Indies – to host an ODI match was the Albion Sports Complex in the […]
Read More Specials – Rewind to ODI cricket in BerbiceSierra Leone-based Kent Cricket Club has once again received a generous donation of equipment from the Australian Big Bash side Sydney Thunder. There is no doubt that the ongoing global pandemic has created several challenges for the cricketing world. However, Sydney Thunder has continued to help grow cricket in Sierra Leone, with the latest donation […]
Read More Extras – Sydney Thunder helps Sierra Leone’s Kent thriveThe World Cup Super League resumes this Sunday, with Bangladesh hosting Sri Lanka. The three-match series assumes importance for both teams as they look for crucial points on the road to the 2023 World Cup. The two teams have contested 48 ODIs since their first meeting in 1985-86, of which Bangladesh have won only seven. […]
Read More Record Book – Bangladesh’s ODI wins against Sri LankaThisara Perera, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, finished his ODI career with 2238 runs and 175 wickets. The Sri Lankan all-rounder scored his first and only ODI century in 2018-19, which made him the sixth player to have recorded a hat-trick as well a hundred in men’s ODI cricket. On that note, […]
Read More Record Book – Hundred and hat-trick in ODI cricketSri Lankan left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama bowled his way into the record books with an incredible display on Test debut against Bangladesh at Pallekele. The 22-year-old returned figures of 11/178 – the first instance of a Sri Lankan taking ten wickets on debut. Likewise, his 6/92 in the first innings also created a new national […]
Read More Record Book – Best bowling on Test debut for Sri LankaIn the third and final part of this series, we look back at England’s last three Test matches at Chepauk heading into the ongoing series against India, each of which resulted in defeat. A tame series surrender – Second Test, 1992-93 Reeling from an eight-defeat at Calcutta, England suffered a further setback when captain Graham […]
Read More Specials – England in Chepauk Tests, Part 3Having revisited England’s first three Tests at Chepauk in the first of this three-part series, we move on further through the 1970s and into the 1980s in the second part. A commanding series success – Third Test, 1976-77 Holding a lead of 2-0, England pocketed the series with two matches left. They won the toss […]
Read More Specials – England in Chepauk Tests, Part 2Coming off series wins in Australia and Sri Lanka respectively, India and England will commence their four-Test battle for the Anthony de Mello Trophy on 5th February. The first two Tests will be played at the M.A. Chidambraram Stadium in Chennai (formerly Madras), more popularly known as the Chepauk Stadium because of the locality in […]
Read More Specials – England in Chepauk Tests, Part 1
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