Amidst all the hype about the 2,000th Test at Lord’s, and Sachin Tendulkar’s pursuit of his 100th International century, Duncan Fletcher is due to complete 100 Tests as an International Coach. It is a remarkable achievement in a world which is intolerable of failure, and jettisons coaches as the scapegoats, rather than players (or administrators) [...]
Today, July 18th, is the anniversary of the birth of London County’s Founder, Dr WG Grace. If he were alive, he would have been 163 not out today. On his 56th birthday, he scored his final First-Class century (166) for London County v MCC, in 1904. He was the first icon of Cricket, played in the [...]
Yesterday, I enjoyed the rare, and very special, privilege of watching a genius at work from very close quarters. As a student of the game, I visited The County Ground, Taunton, home of Somerset County Cricket Club, to observe Sachin Tendulkar, the world’s best batsman, prepare for the England Test and ODI Series against India. His first [...]
