South Africa made a historic return to Test cricket after 22 years in the wilderness as they took on the West Indies in a one-off Test match played at the Kensington Oval at Bridgetown in Barbados from April 18 to 23, 1992. The West Indies had been unbeaten at Bridgetown for the last 57 years, while […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – West Indies v South Africa, Bridgetown, 1991-92One of the best memories of my school days was when I switched on the television to catch the coverage of international cricket played in the Caribbean. The matches, which started at around 8 p.m in my country, were preceded by the remixed Funkstar De Luxe version of Bob Marley’s Sun is Shining with […]
Read More SPECIALS – Cricket and CalypsoThe gutsy all-rounder Rusi Surti (born May 25, 1936 in Surat) passed away on 13th January in Mumbai due to a heart attack, aged 76. He was a key member of the Indian Test side in the 60’s, and in spite of his versatile all-round abilities, ended up playing only 26 Tests. He was […]
Read More SPECIALS – Tribute to Rusi SurtiThis match was momentous for resulting in Zimbabwe’s first overseas Test victory, which ultimately led to their first ever series win (though they had won the one-off home Test against India earlier in the season). Zimbabwe had their best years of Test cricket during this period and this match, played between November 27 and […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Peshawar, 1998-99Yet another Boxing Day is upon us, and yet another traditional Boxing Day Test match is underway at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. An MCG Test which included 26th December as one of the days was first played in the 1950-51 Ashes, but it was only in 1980 that it became an annual […]
Read More Specials – Best of Boxing Day TestsAustralia had a 2-1 lead in the five-Test series against the West Indies coming into this Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the fourth of the series. The hosts had taken the first two matches at Brisbane and Sydney before West Indies pulled one back in the third Test at Adelaide. The match began on New Year’s Eve, 1951. […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Australia v West Indies, Melbourne, 1951-52In this Specials edition, we take a look at the history and current scenario of women’s Test cricket around the world. Cricket might be universally known as the Gentlemen’s game, but women too have been playing Test cricket since 1934-35. Dwindling Number Of Tests Unfortunately, the number of Women’s Tests are dwindling at […]
Read More SPECIALS – Women’s Test cricketThe West Indies were just beginning their dominance as the world’s champion team when they came to England for the 1980 Wisden Trophy. The result in this first of five Tests at Trent Bridge ultimately proved to be decisive, what with the series being played in the wettest summer in 26 years. England failed to maintain substantial […]
Read More FAMOUS TEST MATCHES – England v West Indies, Trent Bridge 1980Australian captain Allan Border said after this match that the result achieved by his team must be the ‘greatest heist since the Great Train Robbery’. And surely, Australia scored a victory which seemed highly improbable throughout the Test. This was the first match in a three-Test series, played at the Sinhalese Sports Club […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo, 1992Bangladesh suffered yet another series sweep after a tame 10-wicket defeat to the West Indies in the second Test at Khulna. Though there was success for individuals like Sohag Gazi (who took 9 wickets on debut) and Abul Hasan (who scored a stunning hundred from No.10 on debut), Bangaldesh failed again as collective unit. […]
Read More SPECIALS – Bangladesh’s near-misses
The Cricket Cauldron 