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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 5

  The 1988 triumph remains the West Indies’ most recent Test series success on English soil. While honours were even in 1991 and 1995, the decline of the Caribbean outfit became evident with the advent of the 2000s. In the concluding part of this series on West Indian Test victories in England, we cover the […]

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Who Would Have Thought It – Ireland make hay at Lord’s

  It was the moment for which the Irish cricketing fraternity had been waiting for long – a Test match against England on the hallowed turf of Lord’s. When William Porterfield led Ireland out at the Mecca on 24th July 2019, it was a dream come true for the players and the fans alike. Though […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 4

  The West Indies went from strength to strength as the 1980s rolled on, and England bore the brunt of their firepower more than any other team. In the fourth of this five-part series, we look back at the period when the men in maroon caps reached their peak on English soil.   Greenidge slays England […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 3

  In the third part of this series, we embark upon the period during which the West Indies firmly established themselves as the undisputed champions of Test cricket.  Openers star in series-clincher – Fourth Test, Headingley, 1976   The in-form Gordon Greenidge (115) and the swashbuckling southpaw Roy Fredericks put the English bowling attack to […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 2

  Having revisited the West Indies’ successes on the 1950 and 1963 tours in the first of this five-part series, we move on further through the 1960s and into the 1970s in the second part.   Sobers and Gibbs lead a rout – First Test, Old Trafford, 1966   The West Indies began their defence of […]

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Specials – West Indian Test wins in England, Part 1

  The much-awaited battle for the Wisden Trophy between England and the West Indies is underway with the first of three Tests at Southampton. Since their first tour back in 1928, the West Indies have played 86 Tests in England, winning 30 and losing 34. Through this five-part series, we look back at each of […]

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Specials – Best of England v New Zealand T20Is

  England 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 […]

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Specials – Best of the Ashes at Edgbaston

  Another 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 […]

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Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 1

  With the 2019 World Cup almost upon us, it is great time to rewind to two decades back, when England last hosted the showpiece event. Besides featuring some riveting contests and quality performances, the 1999 World Cup, played primarily in England with a few fixtures in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands, was also […]

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Specials – When Namibia held their own against England

  Namibia played their first ODI in more than 16 years when they squared off against Oman in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek’s Wanderers Cricket Ground on April 27. It was also the first instance of an ODI being played on Namibian soil, and the hosts made it […]

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