John Woodcock: The Long Life of The Sage
John Woodcock lived a long life. A really long life. He was born on 7 August 1926. That day Gloucestershire…
Continue Reading...One-cap wonders
Over two years ago I introduced ScoreLine readers to two remarkable English Test cricketers, each with one cap. Joseph Emile…
Continue Reading...Fazal Mahmood and his Times: Great Memories
‘Fazal Mahmood’s name is synonymous with match-winning world-class medium pace bowling in the cricket world. For over a dozen years…
Continue Reading...Cricket in the Land of the Red Sun
Japan, a country known for its Shoguns, Samurais, Kabuki, Mama-Sans and Ryokan with Futons, saw the arrival of cricket on…
Continue Reading...Let the Children Play Cricket
When COVID and lockdown struck at English cricket at the start of this season, there were real fears that they…
Continue Reading...Analysis Reality versus Illusions
Pakistan cricket hangs in thin balance. I must confess, there are times when one wants to restrain ostracizing PCB’s policies….
Continue Reading...HBL Pakistan Super League 6
COVID … Cancellation … Cracking Cricket…New Champion The PSL 6 was finally completed. Finally! . It was one minute on and next…
Continue Reading...STORY OF SELF-INFLICTION
Questions about the standard of first-class cricket in Pakistan have been asked since its inception in December 1948. In its…
Continue Reading...The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: T20 World Cup Roundup
After five and a half years, and from the ashes of the cancelled 2020 World Cup, has come the 2021…
Continue Reading...Ramiz Raja, Man on a mission
It was a fine afternoon in 1997 in Lahore when I stepped into Ramiz Hassan Raja’s Allied Bank office for…
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