Specials – Milestone Tests for the West Indies

The West Indies completed their 550th Test match recently, going down to New Zealand by an innings and 12 runs at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. On that note, here is a look back at how they have fared in their milestone Tests over the years. 50th Test – lost to England by nine wickets, […]

Specials – When Malaysia first hosted ODI cricket

The 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 […]

Record Book – West Indies’ highest successful ODI chases

The fourth game of the ongoing Ireland Tri-Series saw the West Indies chase down a target of 328 against hosts Ireland at The Village in Malahide to complete a five-wicket win. Leading the way was Sunil Ambris, who struck 148, his first ODI hundred, to help the Windies record their highest successful ODI chase […]

Record Book – Numbers from West Indies v Sri Lanka Test history

Sri Lanka are set to begin only their fourth Test series in the Caribbean, and their first there in ten years, with the first of three Tests starting at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain tomorrow. Since their first meeting in whites in 1993-94, the two island teams have played each other […]

Record Book – The first day/night international on English soil

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) warmed up to the concept of floodlit cricket only in 1997, when the first day-night match was played under temporary lights at Edgbaston between Warwickshire and Somerset in the 40-overs Sunday League. The idea caught on and by 2000, most counties had installed temporary floodlights at […]

IN FOCUS – Legends and stars galore in a Lord’s special

A much-awaited limited-overs match is set to be played at Lord’s on Saturday, 5th July as part of the iconic ground’s bicentenary year celebrations. The said game will be a 50-overs-a-side contest between a Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C) side and a Rest of the World side, with both teams featuring some of the former […]