On this day in 1932, Yorkshire left-arm spinner Hedley Verity achieved the remarkable analysis of all 10 wickets for 10 runs, to inflict a ten wicket defeat on Nottinghamshire at Headingley. Andy Bull of The Guardian has written a delightful tribute to Verity in today’s Guardian (www.guardian.co.uk) highlighting what a courageous and remarkable individual he [...]
Today is the scond anniversary of one of the most compelling pieces of Cricket I have ever seen. England was on the verge of losing its sixth consecutive Test match to Australia when Monty Panesar walked out to join Jimmy Anderson at The Swalec Stadium in Cardiff. They trailed Australia six runs, with only one second innings [...]
Yesterday, I went to watch an Under 13’s game of Cricket, and saw one of the best young cricketers I have ever seen. Sadly, he is now 39 years old, and has not played Professional Cricket for over a decade. I have been privileged in my life to have been close to genius. By ‘keeping [...]
