Few could lay claim to being as much part of the action as Edward Bevan was when commentating for BBC Radio Wales during a cricket match yesterday…
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Category: Cricket writers
Duckworth Lewis’s text book case for Midsomer Murders
A book about cricket statisticians? PETER WILSON is struggling to find the right kind of stars for the film of the book…
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Victory Tests book named in awards shortlist
The British Sports Book Awards are to be staged at the Savoy in London, on May 9, when the winners of a number of categories will be announced…
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Wisden breaks tradition over Pakistan “fixers”
"Breaking records is healthy. Breaking traditions is a grey area. And selecting only four, not five, Wisden Cricketers of the Year was not a decision …
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Golden memories of a cup that runneth over
The cricket World Cup that begins in India this week will have to go some way to match the magic of the first tournament 36 years ago, writes PHILIP B…
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Trevor Bailey, cricketer, writer and broadcaster
Trevor Bailey, one of the best known names among SJA members, died today following a fire at his retirement home in Essex…
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“Mr Essex”: the all-round one-man-band
After retiring he became sports editor of the Financial Times, a one-man-band operation, I believe - just as it had been with Essex…
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How cartoonist helped create “Barnacle Bailey”
“To think,” he said, “I will be retiring to a place down the road from where I was born. In 80 years I have managed to travel just half a mile…
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Chinaman bowls a real googly for sporting fiction
ANTON RIPPON has found a cricket novel which delivers in terms of both fiction and sport…
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Bailey bridges generations in football and cricket
Fifty years on from when SJA member Trevor Bailey became captain of his county, IJAZ CHAUDHRY interviewed him about a varied career which included thr…
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