Cricket History
Cricket is a summertime team sport using a bat and ball that was developed by the British and is popular in such countries as India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the West Indian nations. The first games of cricket were played in England in the 1300s. The first "test match" between England and Australia, which is known as "the Ashes" and lasted 5 days, occurred in 1882. The World Cup series of 1-day cricket matches was established in 1975 and has been played every 4 years since then. This section focuses on the history of cricket.
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| Cricket: Miller More Than a Hero of Yesteryear Keith Miller would have loved to have played in the current Australian side, though he may not have approved of their... |
Keith Miller Dies Aged 84 Cricket: Australian legend Keith Miller, one of the finest allrounders in cricket history, has died in a nursing home. |
| Sachin Tendulkar – Master Blaster! Sachin Tendulkar, is one of the greatest players ever born in India, who played more than 300 ODIs & 38 centuries, achieved... |
Steve Waugh - King of Cricket! One cannot think Cricket without Steve Waugh. No doubt he has his place among cricket’s all-time greats. Not only for he... |
| England Wins Make Lara the Second-most Defeated Cricketer Ever March 25: Having lost the second test, Bria Lara has drawn level with Allan Border as the second most defeated cricketer... |
Cricket: The Series Between India and Pakistan Involves More Than Just Cricket For the countries involved it is hard to overstate the importance of the forthcoming cricketing skirmish between Pakistan... |
| First and Last Sir Viv Richards, former West Indies captain. |
Cricket: Mike Ticher on Steve Waugh January 5: If Steve Waugh's career has taught us anything it is surely that cricket is not a festivity - it is about... |
| Indian Cricket: A destiny waits, a nation hopes The upcoming International Cricket sees Indian Cricket on the threshold of attaining greatness, while at the same time... |
Last of Old Guard Meticulous, authoritative and retiring at 40, Alec Stewart has become a national treasure who will be missed when the... |
| Interview: Graham Thorpe April 21: Surrey's batsman has no regrets about his very public decision not to tour with England last winter but would... |
Proud Waugh Leads Australia Through a Golden Age of Greatness England lost badly but to arguably one of the best teams of all time, writes Paul Kelso. |
| Waugh: Gone and forgotten The retirement of Mark Waugh, an elegant batsman who became mixed up in the bookies scandal, provokes a mixed response, as... |
The End of an Era Mark Waugh was the most elegant Test c than the right at giving representation to minorities, but it refuses to give them... |
| Interview: Mark Waugh The most elegant batsman of his generation has flown in to help Essex's end-of-season push. But though he is also... |
England's Golden Oldies July 14: Well paid, very fit and still going. Vic Marks picks his veterans' team. |
| Cricket: To be the captain of the Indian Cricket Team The captain of the Indian Cricket team must take it all. This is the job where roses come with thorns and that is why it is... |
Cricket: What Cricket has and Baseball doesn't Cricket and baseball have always been considered cousins. However, much of the world outside the United States feel... |
| Cricket: The man they call 'GILI'-Adam Gilchrist. A true match winner and a great competitor. He has entertained millions of Cricket lovers with his swashbuckling stroke... |
CRICKET: Sachin Tendulkar-- Modern God of batting There are those in sports that become legends while they're still players. Meet Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the best batsman... |