Having earlier seen international elevens of Steves and Davids, we turn our attention to the Peters in this post. Incidentally, 29th June marked the feast of Saint Peter, who is considered to be the patron saint of popes. A good number of Peters have plied their trade at the highest level, and after taking […]
Read More Specials – An International XI of PetersAs things stand, there is no certainty yet on whether Zimbabwe’s ODI tour of Australia in August will take place as scheduled. However, that is not going to stop us from revisiting the Chevrons’ most spirited displays on Australian soil. Since their first appearance at the 1992 World Cup, Zimbabwe have played 28 […]
Read More Specials – Zimbabwe’s best ODI performances in AustraliaIt has been two decades since the seventh edition of the Asia Cup was contested in Bangladesh. The quadrangular ran from May 28 to June 7, with all seven matches played under lights at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka. The defending champions were Sri Lanka, who had emerged victorious on their own soil in […]
Read More Specials – Revisiting the 2000 Asia CupGuyana is set to observe its 54th Independence Day on Tuesday, May 26. To mark the occasion in a cricketing context, here’s presenting a Guyanese Test XI, formed from among Guyanese players who have represented the West Indies in men’s Test cricket. Roy Fredericks (59 Tests from 1968-69 to 1976-77) The left-handed Fredericks […]
Read More Specials – Guyana’s all-time Test XIThe Kinrara Academy Oval in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur is currently playing host to the ICC Women’s Championship ODI series between England and Pakistan. Equipped with floodlights and having a capacity of 4,500, the ground got its first taste of ODI cricket back in September 2006, when Australia, India and the West […]
Read More Specials – When Malaysia first hosted ODI cricketJersey may not have qualified for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, but their spirited performance at the recently-concluded T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates showed that they are fast becoming a force to reckon with in the shortest format. The European qualifiers won three out of six matches, and it […]
Read More Specials – Jersey’s most memorable T20 winsAntigua and Barbuda celebrated its 38th Independence Day on Friday, November 1. To mark the occasion in a cricketing context, here’s presenting an Antiguan International XI, formed from among Antiguan players who have represented the West Indies in men’s international cricket. Ridley Jacobs (65 Tests and 147 ODIs from 1995-96 to 2004 – wicketkeeper) […]
Read More Specials – An Antiguan International XIEngland and New Zealand will clash for the first time since their epic World Cup final in July, when they take the field for the first of a five-match T20 international series at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on November 1. Since their first meeting in the shortest format at the inaugural edition of the World T20 […]
Read More Specials – Best of England v New Zealand T20IsAnother chapter of cricket’s oldest epic is underway, as Australia and England battle it out in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Since its debut as Test centre in 1902, Edgbaston has played host to 14 Ashes Tests, with England winning six and Australia three. As we anticipate an enthralling start to the […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Ashes at EdgbastonIn this fifth and concluding part of our series on the matches that shaped the 1999 World Cup, we look back at the highly significant last game of the Super Six stage, the two semifinals – one of which was arguably the best ODI of all time – and the final at Lord’s. Waugh […]
Read More Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 5
