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Cricket has produced many great characters over the years, larger-than-life personalities who made their indelible mark on the cricket field….
Continue Reading...Dickie Bird Umpire and Entertainer
Perhaps the most explosive situation he diffused was when Sarfraz Nawaz, charged up and aggressive, unleashed a beamer high enough…
Continue Reading...Big Saf: The life and times of an odd giant
The former Pakistan swing bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz features prominently in the 1987 book Cricket Characters, by the late British sports journalist…
Continue Reading...Fakir Syed Aizazuddin, the Fakir of Cricket
Fakir Syed Aizazuddin’s sms messages are still intact in my cell phone as if they had just arrived? We were supposed…
Continue Reading...Saling: Pakistan’s Northern-most Cricketing Outpost
For the first quarter century after acquiring ICC’s full member status, Pakistan’s cricket was primarily driven by cricketers from its…
Continue Reading...Patel breaking new ground in America
Atlanta businessman Jayesh Patel is creating history by building an international cricket venue in the United States all on his…
Continue Reading...The VIPs Of Cricket: Scorers
Twenty-five years ago I published my first cricket novel A Tale Of Ten Wickets, describing a cricket match between an…
Continue Reading...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...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…
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