Four decades ago marked the start of a cricketing revolution, the effects of which shook the game. PHILIP BARKER reports. Forty years ago this …
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Plum lives on in Lord’s new Warner Stand
By PHILIP BARKER County champions Middlesex meet Essex this week in the first match played at Lord’s this season. They will do so in front of a…
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Summer must be on its way…Wisden 2017 is out
By PHILIP BARKER Summer can now officially begin. The latest edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was launched at Lord’s on Wednesday. I…
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Diabetes fund-raiser in memory of Lucas
The family of Dan Lucas, the Guardian cricket and rugby writer who passed away suddenly two weeks ago at the age of 31, have set up a JustGiving page …
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Grace and favour for the father of cricket
He was the father of cricket, a colossus who dominated the sport in an era when lunch breaks lasted until the port ran out. Eric Brown reviews the lat…
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SIX OF THE BEST: Specialist Sports Portfolio
In the second of our ‘six of the best’ series, we are delighted to showcase the work of the finalists shortlisted in the Specialist Sports…
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James delighted to be going in to bat at The Times
Nearly 20 years since he opened the batting for England at Lord's with Mike Atherton, Steve James is to resume that partnership, but now in the press …
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Scovell’s insight on 1966’s special sporting summer
Brian Scovell is a prolific sports book writer. His 27th is about a memorable summer of England football and cricket, and is reviewed by ERIC BROWN…
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Selvey’s innings comes to poignant end at Lord’s
STEVEN DOWNES pays tribute to the work of The Guardian's cricket correspondent, who filed his last match report for the paper yesterday…
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England’s forgotten victory in a 1966 World Cup
There's been plenty of coverage over the summer of the 50th anniversary of England's World Cup victory. But as PHILIP BARKER writes, there was another…
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